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Parakeet

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Transcription macOS
Source Code
Parakeet settings

About

Parakeet uses NVIDIA’s Parakeet TDT model for extremely fast on-device speech recognition on Apple Silicon. The compact 0.6B parameter model delivers strong accuracy across 25 European languages with word-level timestamps, all without requiring a cloud connection.

Features

  • NVIDIA Parakeet TDT - extremely fast on Apple Silicon
  • 25 European languages supported
  • Word-level timestamps
  • No API key or cloud account needed
  • Compact model size (~600 MB)

Transcription Models

ModelIDSize
Parakeet TDT v3 0.6Bparakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3~600 MB

Configuration

No API key required. Parakeet runs entirely on-device.

Setup

  1. Open TypeWhisper Settings > Plugins
  2. Find the Parakeet plugin and enable it
  3. The model will be downloaded on first use
  4. Select Parakeet as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile