About

The About tab shows app info and useful links. Access it from the sidebar in Handy’s settings window.

Handy About Settings

App Language

Change the language of Handy’s user interface. This is separate from the transcription language, which is configured in Models.

Version

Shows the current version of Handy installed on your machine.

Directories

  • App Data Directory - Where Handy stores configuration, models, and recordings
  • Log Directory - Where Handy writes log files

You can click these to open them in your file manager. See Debug > Finding Logs for the default paths on each platform.

Support Development

Handy is free, open-source software built by the community and is currently maintained by a single developer (CJ). If Handy is useful to you, please consider supporting its development. Every contribution makes a real difference and helps keep Handy free for everyone.

donate

You can also support through GitHub Sponsors, or reach out at contact@handy.computer about sponsorship. Reoccuring substantial sponsors get their logo and link on the website and GitHub README.

Source Code

Handy is fully open source. You can browse the code, report issues, or contribute on GitHub.

Acknowledgments

Handy is built on top of amazing open-source projects, including Whisper and other speech recognition models that make local transcription possible.