hns

hns is a command‑line utility that captures audio from a microphone, transcribes it locally with the faster‑whisper model, and outputs the resulting text to the terminal while automatically copying it to the system clipboard. The tool downloads the Whisper model on first use, after which it can operate entirely offline, supporting any language that Whisper handles. Configuration is possible through environment variables, allowing users to select model size and language preferences.

The primary audience is developers and power users who work in terminal environments and need quick, private speech‑to‑text conversion. By writing the transcription to standard output and sending status messages to standard error, hns can be piped into other CLI programs, making it suitable for integrating with AI coding assistants, LLM‑based text polishers, or personal journaling scripts.

hns is released under the MIT license, is available on PyPI, and is advertised as a stable, fully open‑source project that emphasizes local processing, clipboard convenience, and composability with other command‑line tools.