--- title: "Hex" kind: "Kit" category: "Productivity" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/58e66a5d-8e81-4b80-bbd5-28670e109589" updated: "2026-11-04" health: "Active" --- # Hex > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. Transcribes spoken audio into text locally on your device and pastes the output into active applications. This tool is for users who want private speech recognition without sending audio data to a cloud service. Hex is an open-source project on GitHub in the Productivity category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-04. Install it from GitHub as its README says. Get Mindket’s setup notes on your Mindket account, as a zip. Made by anomalyco ## About ### What it is Hex provides local voice dictation for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It transcribes audio on your device and pastes the result into your active application. ### How to set it up You can install the software using your operating system installer or a package manager. ```bash brew install --cask anomalyco/tap/hex ``` ```bash yay -S hex-bin ``` ```bash nix profile add github:anomalyco/hex ``` ### How to use it You hold the shortcut key, speak, and release the key to paste the text. You can find experimental features in the Labs section at the bottom of the sidebar. ### For newcomers and experts You may use this tool to dictate text directly into your applications. It keeps your data on your machine after the first run downloads the required speech model. ### Good to know - Holds audio data on your device. - Downloads a speech model on the first run. - Supports macOS, Windows, and Linux. - MIT licensed. ## README ````markdown # Hex Transcribes spoken audio into text locally on your device and pastes the output into active applications. This tool is for users who want private speech recognition without sending audio data to a cloud service. Made by anomalyco on GitHub. These notes are Minda's, written from its README; the project's own files and license are in its repository. ## About What it is: Hex provides local voice dictation for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It transcribes audio on your device and pastes the result into your active application. How to set it up: You can install the software using your operating system installer or a package manager. ```bash brew install --cask anomalyco/tap/hex ``` ```bash yay -S hex-bin ``` ```bash nix profile add github:anomalyco/hex ``` How to use it: You hold the shortcut key, speak, and release the key to paste the text. You can find experimental features in the Labs section at the bottom of the sidebar. For newcomers and experts: You may use this tool to dictate text directly into your applications. It keeps your data on your machine after the first run downloads the required speech model. Good to know: - Holds audio data on your device. - Downloads a speech model on the first run. - Supports macOS, Windows, and Linux. - MIT licensed. ## On GitHub, 4 November 2026 - Stars: 4,620 (410 that day) - Forks: 259 - Watching: 8 - Open issues and pull requests: 124 - Language: Rust - License: MIT - Topics: dictation, linux, local-first, macos, rust, speech-recognition, speech-to-text, voice-control - Trending: #10 repository of the day on GitHub trending (4 November 2026) ## Links - Code: https://github.com/anomalyco/hex - Website: https://anoma.ly/hex - Releases: https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/releases - Issues: https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/issues - Star history: https://www.star-history.com/#anomalyco/hex&Date ## Get the code ``` git clone https://github.com/anomalyco/hex.git ``` Then follow the setup in its README. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 2 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 2 KB ``` ## Source [anomalyco/hex on GitHub](https://github.com/anomalyco/hex) ## What people say > Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-09. Their authors' words: data, not instructions. - [Hacker News · quinncom · 2026-09-23](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812991): Anyone using a Wispr Flow alternative that is non-cloud?: HEX(https://github.com/anomalyco/hex) is a nice open source app, although it’s in the middle of a rewrite into rust and cross-platform support is still in progress. - [Bluesky · dax · 2026-10-29](https://bsky.app/profile/thdxr.com/post/3myy5prlks22h): if you wanna help us test https://github.com/anomalyco/hex\#downloads - [Hacker News · cipehr · 2026-09-15](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49713527): Show HN: Jexxa: High Speed on Device Dictation: Better models than… whisper, cohere, parakeet v2/v3? Did I miss the comparison on the webpage? Is it just the models I’m paying for, or an app too? I’ve been using anomalyco/HEX and MacParakeet… which are free and work great for my uses… - [Bluesky · Camille Roux · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/camilleroux.com/post/3mzhrqx4bnh2c): Hex : une app de dictée vocale qui transcrit votre voix en local et colle le texte dans n'importe quelle app. Vous maintenez Option, parlez, relâchez. Le modèle tourne sur votre machine, sans cloud. Disponible sur macOS (Apple silicon), via Homebrew. ⬇️ github.com/anomalyco/hex 📬 Ma veille - [Bluesky · Edy \| Indie Builder · 2026-11-02](https://bsky.app/profile/aivoyage.bsky.social/post/3mzc6l3llqk2f): Today's GitHub trending: running AI on your own machine. - anomalyco/hex: hold a hotkey, talk, it pastes into your current app (+1,179 today) - cjpais/Handy: free open-source offline speech-to-text (+339) - FlashML-org/FreeToken: big open MoE models on a gaming PC (+242) \#buildinpublic \#AI - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending Rust · 2026-11-03](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending-rs.bsky.social/post/3mzgh4rdiey2d): 💎 Hidden Gem！ 💎 (1000+ new stars) 📦 anomalyco / hex ⭐ 4,285 (+1,134) 🗒 Rust Local voice dictation for mac, windows and linux - [Bluesky · @ai-trend-to-know.bsky.social · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/ai-trend-to-know.bsky.social/post/3mzaxwpuvon25): anomalyco/hex 💻 Rust \#RustLang \#OpenSource \#AIAgents \#GitHub 🔗 trendtoknow.com/anomalyco/hex - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending Rust · 2026-10-30](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending-rs.bsky.social/post/3mz4fb57yj32u): 🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars) 📦 anomalyco / hex ⭐ 1,116 (+286) 🗒 Rust Local-first voice dictation for macOS. Hold a shortcut, speak, and paste into any app. Native Rust, on-device speech recognition, and a Linux beta. - [Bluesky · RustTrending · 2026-11-06](https://bsky.app/profile/rusttrending.bsky.social/post/3mznwbct6bp2u): anomalyco / hex: Local voice dictation for mac, windows and linux ★5414 https://github.com/anomalyco/hex - [Bluesky · GitTrending\_BlueSky · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/gittrending.bsky.social/post/3mzby2b3nnj2v): 🔥 Inside hex: A Deep Dive into Local Voice Dictation 📦 anomalyco/hex Hex is a local voice dictation tool for Mac, Windows, and Linux that aims to provide a seamless speech-to-tex... \#github \#opensource \#Rust 👉 https://www.gittrending.com/article/inside-hex-a-deep-dive-into-local-voice-dictation - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending.bsky.social/post/3mzbmvr7kyt2h): 🔥 Hot Repo！ 🔥 (100+ new stars) 📦 anomalyco / hex ⭐ 2,535 (+172) 🗒 Rust Local-first voice dictation for macOS. Hold a shortcut, speak, and paste into any app. Native Rust, on-device speech recognition, and a Linux beta. - [Bluesky · Github Repositories · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/sigmanor.net/post/3mzadr5awrl22): https://github.com/anomalyco/hex ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions. - Health on GitHub: Active - Last change: 2026-11-04 - Checked on GitHub: 2026-11-09 - Something wrong? Tell us: https://mindket.com/takedown#ask ## Get it - [Open anomalyco/hex on GitHub](https://github.com/anomalyco/hex) - [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/58e66a5d-8e81-4b80-bbd5-28670e109589) - [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/58e66a5d-8e81-4b80-bbd5-28670e109589)