Hold a key, speak, release — AI voice-to-text dictation that types into any Windows app. Free & open-source.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
HoldSpeak Alternatives
Apps similar to HoldSpeak include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and TypeWhisper. There's no shortage of Audio Transcription Tools like HoldSpeak, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone and iPad.
Alternatives list
Free offline dictation for Windows and Ubuntu Linux that types what you say into any application, using a Whisper speech model that runs on your own machine.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu
Greece
EU
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Keeps each recording byte-for-byte, transcribes it through a service you choose, and lets you search inside everything you have.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
Spain- EU
+1
On-device voice dictation for Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and Whisper-transcribed text appears at your cursor. No cloud, no account, no subscription.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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koedesk is a cross-platform voice-to-text tool. Press and hold a key, speak naturally, and your words are typed straight into whatever app you're using — Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, Mail, your editor, anywhere you can type.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
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Hello Transcribe is a private and secure speech to text transcriber that uses OpenAI Whisper and Whisper.cpp.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
South Africa
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72 Whisper AI Transcription alternativesTranscribe audio and video files in a blink, automatically, all offline, and with highly accurate results. AI Transcription uses OpenAI’s Whisper technology and Apple Speech Recognition to convert speech (like in podcasts, presentations, lectures, or voice messages) into text...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
Germany- EU
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100% on-device, privacy first speech to text desktop app with offline Qwen grammar cleanup.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS. 100% local, powered by WhisperKit and local LLM cleanup. Hold Control to record, release to transcribe and paste.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
A simple transcription service app that records your voice and converts it into text. Use it to quickly transcribe your audio.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
VibeVoice is a novel framework designed for generating expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio, such as podcasts, from text. It addresses significant challenges in traditional Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, particularly in scalability, speaker consistency, and...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Python
- Self-Hosted
- Hugging Face
- United States
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United Kingdom
