OpenWhispr Alternatives

Apps similar to OpenWhispr include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, FUTO Voice Input, TypeWhisper and BetterAudio. You're spoiled for choice with Audio Transcription Tools like OpenWhispr: we list more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android.

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  1. Steno icon

    Steno

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    Steno is a native macOS menu bar app that turns your voice into text instantly. Hold a hotkey, speak, release — your words appear at the cursor in any application. Steno delivers sub-second transcription with over 95% accuracy. The entire app is just 1.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Dashboard showing today's stats (1,400 words, 79 sessions, 264 WPM) and all-time usage. AI Commands let you speak instructions like "Reply to this saying I'll be there at 5" and Steno writes the response
    Full history of every dictation with word count, WPM speed, and transcription time. Copy any past entry with one click.
    Settings panel with recording options (continuous mode, floating overlay, silence alerts), voice commands for hands-free punctuation, multi-language support, and voice isolation to filter background noise.
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  2. NeverTyping icon

    NeverTyping

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    Private, on-device voice dictation for Mac - hold a key, speak, and clean text appears in any app. 100% offline, no subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. THOHT icon

    THOHT

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    Write at the speed of THOHT. AI-powered dictation that actually understands you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. Iris flow icon

    Iris flow

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    Iris Flow is an open-source overlay dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Hold Left-Ctrl to speak, release, and the transcript is pasted at the cursor in Notes, Slack, browsers, editors, and other apps. There is no account and no hosted backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Bozex Dictator icon

    Bozex Dictator

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    Dictation, live subtitles with translation, and text-to-speech all run locally for privacy, supporting 100 languages for speech, 198 for translation, and 45 for offline use. Dictates and captions in any app with no audio upload, usage limits, ads, or sign-up.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
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    Speech to text, dictation, live subtitles and translation — all running on your own machine.
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  9. Speak Plume icon

    Speak Plume

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    Plume is a desktop speech-to-text app for macOS and Windows that lets you dictate text without sending your voice recordings to the cloud.

    7 Speak Plume alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Speak Plume screenshot 1
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  10. Thinkur icon

    Thinkur

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    Dictation & Meeting recording MacOS app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Hello Transcribe icon

    Hello Transcribe

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. WizWhisp icon

    WizWhisp

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    Local speech-to-text app for Windows 10/11 using Whisper AI, transcribes audio and video files offline, protects privacy, supports 90+ languages and multiple formats, offers GPU acceleration, drag-and-drop, and exports to SRT, VTT, TXT, or LRC formats.

    20 WizWhisp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  13. HoldToType icon

    HoldToType

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    HoldToType turns speech into text at the cursor in any Windows program: hold two keys, speak, let go, and the words land where you were typing. Recognition runs on your own computer with open models, and you are not tied to Whisper: Nemotron 3.

    44 HoldToType alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Status: is everything ready, at a glance
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  14. FU Flow icon

    FU Flow

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    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)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
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    Main window: the dictation key, the ready state and a live log of what was typed.
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  15. TalkingKey icon

    TalkingKey

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    Hold one key, speak, and your words are typed into any app. Fully local, private, push-to-talk dictation for macOS powered by whisper.cpp.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    TalkingKey: on-device voice dictation for macOS. Hold a key, speak, and the text is typed into whatever app you are in.
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