Sensory TrulyHandsfree

by Sensory

Sensory's on-device wake-word + small-vocab ASR — long-standing OEM voice IP.

TL;DR

Sensory's on-device wake-word + small-vocab ASR — long-standing OEM voice IP.

Best for oEMs adding always-on wake words to consumer hardware — TVs, earbuds, appliances, toys. Pricing: Enterprise · OEM contract.

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Products
License
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Stars
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Pricing
Enterprise · OEM contract
Platforms
Hardware, Edge

What it is

Sensory has shipped on-device speech IP since 1994. TrulyHandsfree is the wake-word engine; TrulyNatural is the small-vocabulary recognizer. Both are widely embedded in consumer hardware OEMs but not customer-facing.

Best for: OEMs adding always-on wake words to consumer hardware — TVs, earbuds, appliances, toys.
Watch out for: Not consumer-purchasable; commercial licensing only; pairs with Sensory TrulyNatural for larger vocab.

Install / use

sensory.com — OEM evaluation + licensing

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported40
HIPAA eligibleNo

Sensory TrulyHandsfree vs Whipscribe

FeatureSensory TrulyHandsfreeWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingEnterprise · OEM contractfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages4099
PlatformsHardware, EdgeWeb, API, MCP

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