Windows Speech Recognition Alternatives

Windows Speech Recognition is described as 'Makes using a keyboard and mouse optional. You can control your PC with your voice and dictate text instead' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Windows Speech Recognition for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Web-based and Linux apps. The best Windows Speech Recognition alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Speech Recognition are Handy STT, FUTO Voice Input, Voxtral and Whisper.

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  1. SpeechPulse icon
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    SpeechPulse is a dictation software for Windows 10/11 and Apple Silicon Macs. It can type into any text input, including text editors, web browsers, and office applications. SpeechPulse works fully offline and doesn’t require any internet connectivity.

    106 SpeechPulse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Efficiently convert speech to text with this easy-to-navigate tool. Offers real-time transcription with secure storage on iCloud, supporting 20 languages from English to Vietnamese.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Work by Speech is the first program in the world that allows efficient work on a computer by speech without needing a keyboard and mouse.

    31 Work by Speech alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Simple, hackable offline speech to text - using the VOSK-API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Monologue icon
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    Effortless, perfect voice dictation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Speakr icon
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    Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing audio recordings (like meetings), generating concise summaries and titles, and interacting with the content through a chat interface. Keep all your meeting notes and insights securely on your own server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  7. VoiceMacro icon
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    Control applications or games by voice commands and/or by the press of a keyboard, mouse button or combinations of it, additionaly you can start any of your macros by scheduler, by a macro action, or from an external program.

    18 VoiceMacro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Free, open-source desktop assistant for offline speech-to-text and computer voice control, using Python and Vosk engine, offering real-time dictation, fuzzy matching, extensive hotkey support, dual input modes, and deep customization, all with strict data privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Speechnotes icon
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    Dictation Notepad - Free Online Speech Recognition Text Editor Web App for Chrome.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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    CMU Sphinx is a speaker-independent large vocabulary continuous speech recognizer released under BSD style license. It is also a collection of open source tools and resources that allows researchers and developers to build speech recognition systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. LipSurf icon
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    "Siri for Chrome" Completely control the browser without your hands -- say "google what movies are playing near me" to do a search, scroll up and down, click any link, open tabs, open your favorite sites and more all with just your voice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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