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Handy vs Jarvis
Handy has 31,791 GitHub stars, 2,896 forks, 158 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Jarvis has 634 stars, 108 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 28 days ago. Handy leads on adoption by 4,914% (31,791 vs 634 stars). Handy is written in Rust under MIT; Jarvis is written in TypeScript under MIT. Handy has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Jarvis 17%. Handy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Handy | Jarvis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 634 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 108 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Handy if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Jarvis if
- You want the Jarvis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Jarvis fits your workflow better
About Handy
Handy is a cross platform desktop application for offline speech to text transcription. It runs entirely on the user’s machine, capturing audio via microphone input and converting speech to text using local machine learning models without any cloud dependency. Built with Tauri and Rust, it targets Windows, macOS, and Linux, and emphasizes simplicity, privacy, and extensibility over raw accuracy or feature breadth.
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About Jarvis
Jarvis is a free, MIT licensed, open source voice dictation and voice control assistant for the Mac, built for anyone who wants hold a key dictation and local, private AI processing without a subscription.
read the full Jarvis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Handy or Jarvis more popular?
Handy has 31,791 GitHub stars and Jarvis has 634. Handy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Handy and Jarvis free?
Both are open source. Handy is licensed under MIT and Jarvis under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Handy and Jarvis?
Handy is written in Rust and Jarvis in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Handy or Jarvis?
Choose Handy if you want the larger community (31,791 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Jarvis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.