HotMic

A lightweight desktop application that transcribes audio using the Groq API and Whisper-large-v3 model.

Features

• Press a global shortcut to start/stop recording
• Audio is sent to Groq API for transcription
• Results are automatically copied to clipboard
• Visual feedback during recording and processing
• Configurable keyboard shortcut

Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run the application:

   npm start
   

Configuration

1. Sign up for a Groq API account at https://console.groq.com
2. Get an API key
3. Enter your API key in the app settings

Usage

1. Press the configured global shortcut (default: Ctrl+Shift+Space) to start recording
2. Speak into your microphone
3. Press the shortcut again to stop recording and begin transcription
4. Once transcription is complete, the text will be copied to your clipboard

Development

• Run with developer tools: npm run dev
• Build distribution: npm run build

Dependencies

• Electron
• Electron Store
• Form Data

License

MIT