Local Models (sherpa-onnx) adds offline transcription to TypeWhisper for Windows using sherpa-onnx. The plugin currently exposes NVIDIA Parakeet for broad local transcription and Canary 180M Flash for a smaller model with translation support.
Features
Offline transcription on Windows through sherpa-onnx
Downloadable model files from Hugging Face
CPU provider configuration
Parakeet model with broad language coverage
Canary model with English, German, French, and Spanish support
Translation support when the Canary model is selected
No API key or cloud account required after the model is downloaded
Transcription Models
Model
ID
Size
Languages
Translation
Parakeet TDT 0.6B
parakeet-tdt-0.6b
~670 MB
25
No
Canary 180M Flash
canary-180m-flash
~198 MB
4
Yes
Configuration
Model - Select either Parakeet TDT 0.6B or Canary 180M Flash.
Download - Downloads all required ONNX model files and token files.
Language - Canary supports en, de, fr, and es.
Setup
Open TypeWhisper Settings > Plugins
Select Local Models (sherpa-onnx)
Download and load the model you want to use
Select the sherpa-onnx provider as your transcription engine
Notes
Parakeet is the recommended model for general offline transcription.
Canary is the option to use when you need translation support.
The plugin stores model files under the plugin data directory in Models/<model-id>/.
