OpenLess Voice Input

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

OpenLess is a cross-platform (macOS 12+, Windows 10+) voice-input app built with Tauri 2 + Rust + React/TypeScript. Press a global hotkey, speak, release — the app records audio, transcribes via Volcengine streaming ASR or Whisper, polishes the transcript with an LLM, and inserts the result at the active cursor in any app. It is a fully open-source alternative to Typeless, Wispr Flow, and Superwhisper.

Installation (End Users)

macOS

1. Download OpenLess_<version>_aarch64.dmg from Releases.
2. Open the DMG, drag OpenLess.app to /Applications.
3. Launch, grant Microphone and Accessibility permissions when prompted.
4. Quit and reopen — Accessibility only takes effect after a restart.
5. Open Settings → fill in ASR + LLM credentials.