{"version":"v1","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","id":"hex","name":"Hex","repo":"anomalyco/hex","repository_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex","docs_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex#readme","description":"Local voice dictation for Mac, Windows and Linux; hold a key, speak, and it pastes. MIT, with Windows and Linux in beta.","summary":"Hex (v3.3.0, Nov 2026, ~4k stars) is a dictation app. Hold a shortcut, speak, and it pastes the text into the app you are in. The first run downloads a speech model and transcription then stays on your device; update checks still use the network. Optional Modes can rewrite text through OpenCode. MIT and free. Macs need Apple silicon and macOS 15; Windows and Linux are betas that need a 2013 or newer AVX2 processor on x86_64. The project does not take pull requests, only issues. Whether it collects usage data was not established.","capabilities":["speech-recognition"],"tags":["Dictation","Speech-to-text","Desktop app","Windows","macOS","Linux","Runs AI locally"],"alternatives":[],"facts":{"runs_locally":{"status":"yes","value":"Yes; transcribes on your device after the first model download","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex#how-it-works","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","modes":["local"],"untrusted_source_quote":"the first run downloads a speech model; after that nothing leaves your machine"},"code_license":{"status":"yes","value":"MIT","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/LICENSE","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":"MIT","untrusted_source_quote":"MIT License"},"model_license":{"status":"partial","value":"Depends on the model you pick from its catalogue of about 15 (Parakeet, Whisper, Qwen3-ASR, SenseVoice and others); Hex lists only Parakeet Ultra, under CC-BY-4.0, in its notices. The other models' licences are not listed by Hex","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md","checked_at":"2026-11-03","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":null,"applies":true,"untrusted_source_quote":"Parakeet Ultra by Moondream, based on NVIDIA Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3."},"commercial_use":{"status":"partial","value":"The app is MIT, which allows commercial use; the speech model's terms were not checked","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/LICENSE","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","untrusted_source_quote":"MIT License"},"paid_services":{"status":"yes","value":"None required; dictation works without OpenCode, which is only used for optional rewriting","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/docs/features/dictation.md","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","required":[],"optional":["OpenCode"],"untrusted_source_quote":"Commands and OpenCode are not required."},"hardware":{"status":"partial","value":"x86_64 needs a 2013 or newer AVX2 processor; Windows x64 needs a current graphics driver for Vulkan; Macs need Apple silicon; no RAM figures","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/docs/windows.md","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","cpu_ok":null,"min_vram_gb":null,"min_ram_gb":null,"untrusted_source_quote":"x86_64 PCs need a 2013 or newer processor with AVX2"},"platforms":{"status":"partial","value":"macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon; Windows 10/11 and Linux (x64 and ARM64) are betas","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex/blob/dev/docs/windows.md","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","windows":"partial","macos":"yes","linux":"partial","untrusted_source_quote":"The Windows port is a beta"},"setup":{"status":"yes","value":"Easy; download an installer or use Homebrew, AUR or Nix","source_url":"https://github.com/anomalyco/hex#downloads","checked_at":"2026-11-02","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","level":"easy","untrusted_source_quote":"brew install --cask anomalyco/tap/hex"}},"metrics":{"stars":4091,"forks":240,"contributors":23,"archived":false,"last_push_at":"2026-11-03T00:16:39Z","latest_release":{"tag":"v3.3.0","published_at":"2026-11-02T16:43:16Z"},"fetched_at":"2026-11-03T01:20:55.050Z"},"url":"https://repoquarry.dev/projects/hex","note":"Installation guidance: follow docs_url. This service never installs or runs code."}