--- title: "Handy vs stealing-ur-feelings" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/cjpais-handy-vs-noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings" tools: ["cjpais-handy", "noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings"] --- # Handy vs stealing-ur-feelings *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Handy when handy is primarily Rust; stealing-ur-feelings is JavaScript; pick stealing-ur-feelings when stealing-ur-feelings is primarily JavaScript; Handy is Rust. [Handy](https://handy.computer) reports 26k GitHub stars, 2.3k forks, and 167 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [stealing-ur-feelings](https://github.com/noahlevenson/stealing-ur-feelings) has 924 stars, 33 forks, and 13 open issues, last pushed Apr 26, 2023. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [Handy's repository](https://github.com/cjpais/Handy) and [stealing-ur-feelings's repository](https://github.com/noahlevenson/stealing-ur-feelings). | | [Handy](/tools/cjpais-handy.md) | [stealing-ur-feelings](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. | Winner of Mozilla's $50,000 prize for AI | | Stars | 26,254 | 924 | | Forks | 2,257 | 33 | | Open issues | 167 | 13 | | Language | Rust | JavaScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | - | | Categories | Computer Vision, Speech & Audio, Vector Databases | Computer Vision, Speech & Audio, Vector Databases | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Handy](/tools/cjpais-handy.md) | [stealing-ur-feelings](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 1172d | | Open issues (now) | 167 | 13 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/cjpais-handy/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose Handy if… - Handy is primarily Rust; stealing-ur-feelings is JavaScript. - Tags unique to Handy: accessibility, cross-platform, rust, speech-to-text. - More GitHub stars (26k vs 924) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose stealing-ur-feelings if… - stealing-ur-feelings is primarily JavaScript; Handy is Rust. - Tags unique to stealing-ur-feelings: ai, ar, art, augmented-reality. - Leaner open-issue backlog (13). ## When NOT to use Handy - Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ## When NOT to use stealing-ur-feelings - Last GitHub push was 1173 days ago (dormant maintenance, Apr 26, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on stealing-ur-feelings. - Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between Handy and stealing-ur-feelings? Handy: A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.. stealing-ur-feelings: Winner of Mozilla's $50,000 prize for AI. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose Handy over stealing-ur-feelings? Choose Handy over stealing-ur-feelings when Handy is primarily Rust; stealing-ur-feelings is JavaScript; Tags unique to Handy: accessibility, cross-platform, rust, speech-to-text; More GitHub stars (26k vs 924) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose stealing-ur-feelings over Handy? Choose stealing-ur-feelings over Handy when stealing-ur-feelings is primarily JavaScript; Handy is Rust; Tags unique to stealing-ur-feelings: ai, ar, art, augmented-reality; Leaner open-issue backlog (13). ### When should I avoid Handy? Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ### When should I avoid stealing-ur-feelings? Last GitHub push was 1173 days ago (dormant maintenance, Apr 26, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on stealing-ur-feelings. Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ### Is Handy or stealing-ur-feelings more popular on GitHub? Handy has more GitHub stars (26,254 vs 924). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Handy and stealing-ur-feelings open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to Handy or stealing-ur-feelings? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Handy alternatives](/tools/cjpais-handy/alternatives) and [stealing-ur-feelings alternatives](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings/alternatives) ([Handy markdown twin](/tools/cjpais-handy/alternatives.md), [stealing-ur-feelings markdown twin](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/cjpais-handy-vs-noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Handy or stealing-ur-feelings? Handy: Very active. stealing-ur-feelings: Dormant. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for Handy and stealing-ur-feelings? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Handy trust report](/tools/cjpais-handy/trust); [stealing-ur-feelings trust report](/tools/noahlevenson-stealing-ur-feelings/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=cjpais-handy`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=cjpais-handy) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_