NotelyVoice: set up offline dictation on Android

In this French-language tutorial, Gaël walks through NotelyVoice, an Android app for voice notes and on-device transcription. He describes it as free and open source, with no ads or registration, and says it works offline after downloading the app and its speech model. The tutorial uses F-Droid to install the app, which he reports as a 20 MB download.

The setup selects French as the recognition language while the interface stays in English. Gaël compares a 142 MB Standard Multilanguage model with a 465 MB Optimized Model. He recommends the larger option based on his experience with French transcription, noting that the smaller model sometimes misses words. The first transcription prompts the model download.

In the recording demonstration, he identifies Whisper as the speech technology and says the phone performs the computation locally. The resulting text includes punctuation. He then demonstrates Summarize, heading and bold formatting, copying text, sharing audio or text, and importing an audio file. He also describes support for turning videos into text.

Storage and processor use are practical considerations. Gaël reports smooth operation on his seven-year-old Mi A1 running Android 10, but does not specify minimum hardware requirements. He advises clear articulation and proofreading; his results do not establish accuracy across every phone, speaker or recording.