Offline Dictation and Voice Typing Apps

VoiceStudio is a local AI voice studio for creators who need speech generation and audio production without uploading their recordings. It combines voice creation, video dubbing and longer spoken projects in one application.

Wisper is a voice dictation app for people who want to speak into their desktop apps while keeping speech processing on their own computer. It remembers the window where dictation began and inserts the transcript there, even if you switch windows while talking. It can't return to a specific browser tab within that window.

Notely Voice turns speech and recordings into editable notes for lectures, meetings and interviews. It runs Whisper on your device, so speech recognition works offline after you download a model and doesn't upload audio to a cloud service.

VoxInput is an open-source dictation tool for Linux and macOS that types spoken words into the active application. It's for people who want speech input across their desktop, including applications without their own dictation feature. On Linux, it also works in the system console.

AudioWhisper is a macOS menu bar app for dictating into other apps and converting recordings to text. It suits people who want on-device speech recognition with the option to use cloud transcription.

Fisper is a voice-to-text app for Apple Silicon Macs that puts dictated text into the app you're using. It runs Whisper locally and works offline after the initial model download. It's for people who want to dictate in everyday apps or talk to terminal-based AI agents without sending their audio to a cloud service.

Phorminx turns speech into text in Windows apps and keeps a searchable record of meetings. It's for people who want dictation, translated transcripts and answers about a call without sending the conversation to a cloud AI service.

Dictivo is a desktop dictation app for people who want to write emails, notes and AI prompts by speaking. It processes speech on your computer by default, so you can use local dictation for sensitive drafts and client notes.

VoiceInk is a local AI dictation app for Mac users who want to speak emails, notes, and prompts into the applications they already use. Speech transcription works offline.

Numen provides hands-free voice control and dictation for Linux. It is for people who want to operate their computer through speech, including users who cannot comfortably type or want to reduce hand strain.

JesType is a paid dictation app for people who want to write emails, documents, and other text by speaking while keeping their audio on their own computer. It runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 13.4 or later and 64-bit Windows PCs running Windows 10 or later. Intel Macs aren't supported.

SpeakUp is a dictation app for people who want to write by voice on a Mac. It's suited to confidential notes, everyday writing and reducing typing because of RSI or accessibility needs.

WritHer is a voice dictation app for people who want to write in Windows desktop apps and manage everyday tasks by speaking. It works offline after the initial model downloads, without an account.

Whisperstream turns speech into text in the app you're writing in. It's for people who want to dictate messages, documents or coding prompts while keeping speech recognition on their computer.

SpeakoFlow lets you dictate into other apps and ask an AI assistant for help without leaving your work. It's for people who want voice typing, spoken conversations and meeting notes with processing on their own computer.

WhisprStream turns speech into text at your cursor in other Mac apps. It's for people who dictate notes, email, or coding prompts and want speech processing to stay on their own computer.

Murmure turns speech into text on your computer for people dictating notes, documents or code who want to keep recordings off cloud transcription services. It uses NVIDIA Parakeet and works offline without an account.

VoxKey is a free, open-source dictation app for people who want to speak into Mac text fields without sending audio to a cloud transcription service. It requires Apple Silicon and macOS 26 or later. Speech recognition runs locally and works offline after you download a model.

FluidVoice turns speech into text in Mac apps, including email, documents, chat, terminals and code editors. It suits people who want local dictation with optional editing before text reaches the active app.

TypeWhisper is a macOS dictation and transcription app for people who want to turn speech into text across their apps. Local speech models keep audio on your Mac; optional cloud transcription sends it to the selected provider.

Google AI Edge Eloquent turns speech into edited text for people who prefer dictating notes and drafts to typing them. It uses on-device Gemma models to remove verbal filler and self-corrections.

VoiceFlow is a dictation app and meeting recorder for developers and anyone who wants to turn speech into text without cloud transcription. It inserts dictated words into text fields across your computer and transcribes recorded calls locally.

Enconvo is a native Mac AI assistant for people who want help with writing, research and tasks inside their everyday apps. It uses screen and selected-text context so you can ask about what you're working on without moving everything into a separate chat.

Whisperian is an Android speech-to-text app for people who'd rather dictate than type, including writers, engineers and people handling everyday correspondence. It supports offline transcription as well as cloud services, and gives users configurable workflows as an alternative to WisprFlow or Superwhisper.

Murmur is a desktop dictation app for people who want to speak into the apps they already use. It turns speech into text and inserts it at the cursor.

WhisperIME converts speech to text on Android for people who want offline dictation in their keyboard or a standalone transcription app. It uses Whisper for recognition on the device.

Yap is a voice dictation app for people who prefer speaking to typing emails, messages or prompts on their Mac. It transcribes speech on-device and inserts the result into the text field you're using.

WayVoice is a local AI dictation app for Linux users who want to enter text by speaking in their desktop applications. It processes speech on your machine, with no cloud service required for recognition.

Talk DAT! is a free, open-source dictation app for people who want to turn speech into formatted writing across their desktop apps. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and Apple silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later. Downloaded models let it work offline without an account, keeping speech and text on your computer.

Dictate Keyboard is a voice keyboard for people who prefer speaking to typing in Android apps. It builds on FlorisBoard and lets you choose where speech recognition happens.

CloverPal is an Android app for private AI conversations and character roleplay on your phone. It runs models on-device, so you can chat offline once you've downloaded or imported a model.

Whisper Local is a free, MIT-licensed dictation app for Windows and macOS, aimed at people who want voice typing without cloud processing. It's an alternative to Wispr Flow and Dragon that inserts speech into the active text field, including in chat apps, browsers and code editors. It doesn't require an account or API key.

Voicebox combines speech creation and dictation for people producing audio or working with AI agents. It's a free, open-source alternative to ElevenLabs and WisprFlow that processes voice data on your own machine.

Whispering is a speech-to-text app for people who want to dictate text into other applications and choose where transcription happens. Its desktop app runs within Epicenter, but the project currently lists it at compile status after a storage migration.