Whisper

Voice recognition based on Whisper

New in version 3.6

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Whisper is an input method editor (IME) with voice recognition based on Whisper

It can work as standalone app and also offers an IME which can e.g. be activated
via the microphone button in HeliBoard.

At first start it needs to download the Whisper models from Hugging Face.
This is the only use of the internet permission.

Voice recognition works completely offline.

As standalone app Whisper can also translate any supported language to English.

To get the most out of Whisper:

Press and hold the button while speaking

Pause briefly before starting to speak

Speak clearly, loudly, and at a moderate pace

Please note that there is a limit of 30s for each recording

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Download Whisper model from Hugging Face

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 3.6 (36) suggested Added on Feb 01, 2026

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- pair with Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
- connect to paired Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to connect to paired Bluetooth devices
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "microphone"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "microphone"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- change your audio settings
  
  Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- query all packages
  
  Allows an app to see all installed packages.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.woheller69.whisper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 21 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

New in version 3.5

Update for Android 15 (SDK 35)
Deprecation warning
Translations

Version 3.5 (35) - Added on Sep 01, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- pair with Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
- connect to paired Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to connect to paired Bluetooth devices
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "microphone"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "microphone"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- change your audio settings
  
  Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- query all packages
  
  Allows an app to see all installed packages.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.woheller69.whisper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 21 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

New in version 3.4

Bluetooth support
Improved language selection
Translations
Bugfix

Version 3.4 (34) - Added on Aug 01, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- pair with Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
- connect to paired Bluetooth devices
  
  Allows the app to connect to paired Bluetooth devices
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "microphone"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "microphone"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- change your audio settings
  
  Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- query all packages
  
  Allows an app to see all installed packages.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.woheller69.whisper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 21 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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