https://github.com/kitlangton/Hex

Near-instant accurate-enough transcription using local Parakeet V3.

Handy is multi-platform, also great:

https://github.com/cjpais/Handy

Every time a new STT model or app is announced, I see if it displaces Hex for me but so far none have.

I’ll check out Yap though.

> Why not the Fn / key? It's the obvious one-finger choice, but on macOS the Fn key emits no real keypress — only a hidden hardware flag — so

And

> macOS permissions (read this if the hotkey "does nothing")

Sorry but I can't see a reason to use this over something tried and tested like Handy, which is free, open source, on-device, does post capture correction and isn't limited to whisper (you can use parakeet v3 which I find way better than whisper)