Free, open source voice dictation for macOS. On-device transcription with Apple's Speech framework. No cloud, no API keys, no account.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
United StatesPlatforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
Dictanote Alternatives
Dictanote is described as 'Seamlessly switch between typing and voice to take notes with support for 40 languages. Real-time transcription with paragraphs, punctuation, and emoticons' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dictanote for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Web-based and Android apps. The best Dictanote alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dictanote are Vibe Transcribe, Trilium Notes, CherryTree and Cryptee.
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Open-source AI voice typing for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, get polished text in any app.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
WordWand is a system-wide AI assistant for macOS that works in any app through a single keyboard shortcut. No copy-pasting, no tab switching — just select text, press a hotkey, and transform it instantly.
24 LLT — Local Live Translator alternativesFast, fully local dictation and live translation for Apple Silicon Macs — Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet run on-device, no cloud. A global hotkey types into any app, subtitles stream to OBS and vMix, and the free iOS companion app turns an iPhone into a wireless mic. $29 one-time.
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StarWhisper is a Windows voice-to-text app with private offline transcription, optional cloud transcription, dictation, file transcription, and GPU acceleration.
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57 Privacy Scribe alternativesPrivacy Scribe is a lightweight, local-first voice dictation tool for Windows that runs OpenAI Whisper entirely on your
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
Keep your personal notes truly private with MyEncryptedNotes — a fast, lightweight, and fully offline encrypted notepad for Windows. All data is protected locally using ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption, ensuring modern, high-performance security without cloud dependencies.
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Hello Transcribe is a private and secure speech to text transcriber that uses OpenAI Whisper and Whisper.cpp.
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Transcriboar is a lightweight Android transcription app that uses the device’s built-in SpeechRecognizer to convert speech to text in real time.
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Record meetings, lectures, and podcasts. Transcribe in 10+ languages with on-device Apple models. Get ChatGPT-powered summaries via Apple Intelligence — no subscriptions.
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Voice AI assistant for Mac. Hold a shortcut, speak, and get clean text in any app. It can also edit text, answer questions about what is on screen, and run quick tasks by voice.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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