Dictabar is a native menu-bar voice typing app for Apple silicon Macs. Press a global shortcut, speak, and your words are inserted directly into any app that accepts text.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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Spokenly Alternatives
Apps similar to Spokenly include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, OpenWhispr and TypeWhisper. There's no shortage of Audio Transcription Tools like Spokenly, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone and Android.
Alternatives list
Voice2Win is a free speech-to-text application that performs transcription locally on the device. It lets users dictate directly into the active application using configurable global hotkeys, record conversations with speaker recognition, launch programs, files and websites...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
Untyped is a voice to email app for Android. Speak your message, pick a tone, and send your email — directly from Gmail or Outlook. No typing required.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
Ireland
EU
Ottex helps busy professionals turn speech into the right output for each task. In ChatGPT it preserves your exact words. In Gmail it follows your email style. In Linear it creates structured tickets. Create reusable workflows with instructions, tone, examples, and formatting...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Jotr is a free Mac transcription app for audio and video files. It helps Mac users turn recordings into local transcripts, timestamped review sessions, notes, highlights, summaries, captions, and clean exports.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Global
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101 Nuance Dragon alternativesInteract with your PC through voice commands and dictation. Supports tasks such as text formatting, web searching, and sending emails. Available for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android, it enhances productivity and accessibility with hands-free operations.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
United States
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Local, GPU-accelerated dictation for Windows. Hold CapsLock (finally a use for that key), speak, text appears at your cursor. Fully offline — no cloud, no subscription.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
Typewave is a simple Windows voice typing app. Press a shortcut, talk, and the words land in the field you were already in: Outlook, Word, VS Code, Notion, Slack, chat, browser. No extra dictation window, no model picker to start, works everywhere you can type.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
Canada
Meeting AI Analyser is a Windows desktop app that gives live structured meeting notes without uploading audio anywhere and without a bot joining the call. Captures system audio + microphone via WASAPI, transcribes locally with Whisper (90+ languages), then sends only the text...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
Vocaly is privacy-first, push-to-talk voice typing software that lets you dictate into any application on your laptop in real time. Press & hold F2, speak naturally, release, and your words appear instantly wherever the cursor is positioned - IDEs, docs, chats, terminals...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
United Kingdom
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Free, offline voice dictation for macOS, Windows & Linux — hold a key, speak, and your words appear at the cursor. Local Whisper, learns your vocabulary, no subscription. A Wispr Flow alternative.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Python
