Dictato is described as 'Fast, private dictation for Mac. Transcribe speech to text instantly using Whisper, Parakeet, or Apple engines. 100% on-device — no cloud, no data sent. Works everywhere you type' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Dictato for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and Android apps. The best Dictato alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dictato are FUTO Voice Input, OpenWhispr, Onit AI and Whisper.