Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage

Install using AppImage (Split Parts)

Large AppImage files are provided as split parts in the GitHub Release assets.
Download all parts into the same folder, then reassemble:

cat Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage.part.* > Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage

Optional checksum verification (if the release provides a .sha256 file):

sha256sum -c Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage.sha256

Run the AppImage:

./Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage

Show In App List (Desktop Menu)

To make the AppImage appear in your app list/search, create a desktop entry:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
cp Whisper-Free-x86_64.AppImage ~/.local/bin/whisper-free
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/whisper-free
cp assets/app-icon-512.png ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/whisper-free.png

Create ~/.local/share/applications/whisper-free.desktop with:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Whisper-Free
Comment=Local, privacy-first speech-to-text with overlay
Exec=/home/your-user/.local/bin/whisper-free
Icon=whisper-free
Terminal=false
Categories=AudioVideo;Utility;
StartupWMClass=Whisper-Free

Then refresh desktop databases:

update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
gtk-update-icon-cache ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor