Halo CLI

A command-line interface for dictating and transcribing without leaving the terminal.

Example session — not a live terminal

$ halo listen▌
Listening… speak, then press ctrl+c to stop
Transcribed 1 utterance in 1.8s
$ halo transcribe standup-notes.wav
Transcribing standup-notes.wav…
Done — saved to standup-notes.txt
$ halo transcribe call.mp3 --format srt
Transcribing call.mp3…
Done — saved to call.srt

The Halo CLI is still in development. This session is illustrative — it shows the workflow we're building toward, not a released tool.

Scriptable transcription

Pipe audio files through Halo as part of a build step, a note-taking script, or any pipeline you already run.

Multiple output formats

Plain text, timestamped transcripts, and subtitle formats, chosen with a flag.

Same engine as the desktop app

The CLI is meant to use the same transcription engine as Halo on Windows — no separate model to trust.

Coming soon

Installation isn't available yet

We'll publish install instructions here once the CLI ships. In the meantime, the desktop apps are tracked on the download page.

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