Handy (https://handy.computer/ and documentation https://github.com/cjpais/Handy) is a speech to text tool, available on MacOS, Windows, and Linux and that works in any open text space on the computer.

Triggers from a keyboard shortcut.

Pauses and punctuation recognized, correction of hesitations.
History of recordings and transcripts.

Based on the Whisper models of Open AI and Parakeet v3, which can be used as desired after download.

Free, no account, open-source, and unlimited.

Source for the recording: “Digital civilization, let’s open the debate”, National Council for AI and Digital