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On the recordRead 10 Oct 202617 facts
OpenASR
Plans and prices
OpenASR Desktop
Free
Free to start; macOS and Windows desktop apps; Linux desktop app planned
Read 10 Oct 2026 · openasr.org
On the record
- API compatibility
- The local server supports a subset of the OpenAI audio transcriptions API, and the docs say existing integrations can usually point to its local server URL.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Desktop platforms
- The desktop apps are available for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 10 or later on x64; a native Linux desktop app is planned.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- The open core includes a CLI, local HTTP API, model format, and Docker server, with CLI and server support for Linux.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Exports
- The site lists plain text, structured data, and timestamped subtitles as export formats.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Audio, models, and transcripts are processed locally, and transcription can continue without a network connection.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Models
- Users can choose from a model catalog, and the site says models run on the user’s own machine.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The troubleshooting page says the default first-use model download is roughly 1 GB and each installed model pack remains on disk until removed.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Offline dictation
- Yesopenasr.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The product says it has no telemetry, analytics SDK, account, or cloud transcription path; optional text refinement or translation sends recognized text to the selected provider.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy model
- on-deviceopenasr.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- OpenASR turns speech into text on a user’s computer for recordings, dictation, and live captions.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The Rust core, CLI, local HTTP API, and model catalog are public under Apache-2.0, while the macOS and Windows desktop apps are closed source.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says model downloads are verified and describes a signed model catalog; macOS downloads are signed and notarized, and the Windows installer is signed.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Speaker and timestamps
- OpenASR can separate speakers and keep timestamps beside transcript text.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The troubleshooting page directs users who remain stuck to open an issue on GitHub with their operating system details and steps tried.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOS,Windows,Linux (CLI/server)openasr.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Transcription features
- The desktop app supports file transcription, dictation into other apps, and live captions.openasr.org · read 10 Oct 2026
