Local Voice Dictation Voice AI Tools
Tools for real-time, on-device speech-to-text input that integrates with system text fields and applications via hotkey activation. Focuses on privacy-preserving local transcription for immediate typing/input workflows. Does NOT include cloud-based transcription, diarization, subtitle generation, or voice synthesis.
There are 62 local voice dictation tools tracked. 5 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is amicalhq/amical at 65/100 with 1,014 stars. 1 of the top 10 are actively maintained.
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| # | Tool | Score | Tier |
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| 1 |
amicalhq/amical
🎙️ AI Dictation App - Open Source and Local-first ⚡ Type 3x faster, no... |
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Established |
| 2 |
kstonekuan/tambourine-voice
Your personal voice interface for any app. Speak naturally and your words... |
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Established |
| 3 |
Notely-Voice/NotelyVoice
A 100% private AI voice transcription app that converts speech to text in... |
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Established |
| 4 |
Saik0s/Whisperboard
The open-source iOS app that's making quality voice transcription more... |
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Established |
| 5 |
sveinbjornt/hear
Command line interface for the built-in speech recognition and transcription... |
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Established |
| 6 |
233stone/vocotype-cli
VocoType 是一款运行在本地端侧的隐私安全语音输入工具，通过快捷键即可将语音实时转换为文字并自动输入到当前应用。支持语音转文字MCP、AI... |
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Emerging |
| 7 |
hehehai/voxt
🎙️Voice input and translation app for macOS. Press to talk, release to paste. |
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Emerging |
| 8 |
exPHAT/SwiftWhisper
🎤 The easiest way to transcribe audio in Swift |
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Emerging |
| 9 |
BuildWithAIs/voicekey
Voice to text, one key to input. |
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Emerging |
| 10 |
solaoi/lycoris
Real-time speech recognition & AI-powered note-taking app for macOS with... |
|
Emerging |
| 11 |
myuan19/voiceInput
Windows AI 语音输入🎙 — 按快捷键说话即输入，支持润色。摆脱打字限制，实现无拘束、高效率的表达。 |
|
Emerging |
| 12 |
xifan2333/fcitx5-vinput
Local offline voice input plugin for Fcitx5 |
|
Emerging |
| 13 |
JasonLovesDoggo/Flow
Native MacOS dictation that captures audio, transcribes speech, and formats... |
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Emerging |
| 14 |
dokterbob/macos-speech-server
Local, fast and efficient Speech to Text (STT) and Text to Speech (TTS) on... |
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Emerging |
| 15 |
bedriyan/speaky
Voice-to-text for macOS, powered by on-device AI. Press a hotkey, speak, and... |
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Emerging |
| 16 |
wxkingstar/TransEcho
macOS 实时同声传译 - 捕获系统音频，实时翻译字幕 + 语音同传 | Real-time simultaneous interpretation for macOS |
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Emerging |
| 17 |
mxvsh/wave
Native macOS dictation app focused on fast voice-to-text workflows. |
|
Emerging |
| 18 |
maketheproduct/flowstay
Flowstay is a MacOS app that allows instant transcription across all your... |
|
Emerging |
| 19 |
aboda-dirbas/whisperclip
🎤 Enhance your voice-to-text transcriptions with WhisperClip, prioritizing... |
|
Emerging |
| 20 |
nabz0r/mac-local-translator
Local translation app for Mac using speech recognition and offline translation |
|
Emerging |
| 21 |
stensmir/mimir
Offline voice-to-text for macOS. No cloud, no tracking. |
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Emerging |
| 22 |
vorojar/VoiceSnap
Open-source offline voice dictation — a free alternative to Typeless. 100%... |
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Emerging |
| 23 |
spacefarers/Transcryb
Fully Local Push-to-Transcribe |
|
Experimental |
| 24 |
gabrimatic/local-whisper
On-device voice transcription, grammar correction, and text-to-speech for... |
|
Experimental |
| 25 |
sanyasamineva0x/govorun-app
Говорун — офлайн голосовой ввод на русском для macOS (GigaAM-v3 + Silero VAD) |
|
Experimental |
| 26 |
otaviocc/Stenographer
A macOS Tahoe app for transcribing audio/video files using Apple's on-device... |
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Experimental |
| 27 |
Sajith171111/whisper
🗣️ Transcribe your voice to text easily on macOS. Just hold **Fn**, speak,... |
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Experimental |
| 28 |
zzpuser/SnapDict
macOS AI 翻译词典，基于 DeepSeek 提供智能翻译、词根助记、拼写纠正和语音朗读 | AI-powered dictionary app... |
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Experimental |
| 29 |
axzml/VoxLinkAI_Client
Native macOS voice input assistant. Hold a hotkey, speak, and let AI... |
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Experimental |
| 30 |
FUYOH666/VoiceToText
Cross-platform Voice-to-Text application with support for macOS, Linux, and... |
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Experimental |
| 31 |
YannJY02/AutoTranscribe
🎙 Automated offline video transcription for macOS — FunASR + speaker... |
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Experimental |
| 32 |
itscooleric/yap
Local-first speech I/O stack — privacy-preserving transcription, synthesis,... |
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Experimental |
| 33 |
oloflarsson/whisper-spoon
🎙️ Whisper STT Shortcut for Hammerspoon (macOS) |
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Experimental |
| 34 |
stanlsv/sayboard
Privacy-first AI voice keyboard for iOS that turns speech into ready-to-send... |
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Experimental |
| 35 |
fizoxt/openwhisper-app
Transcribe speech to text on macOS locally and offline with OpenWhisper, a... |
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Experimental |
| 36 |
yohasebe/speechdock
Turn any audio into text and any text into speech — menu bar app with... |
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Experimental |
| 37 |
jaju/voissistant
Voiss Aceistant - Apple only, with mlx. |
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Experimental |
| 38 |
Rajvardhman05/openwhisper-app
Free, open-source voice-to-text for macOS — 100% local, offline... |
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Experimental |
| 39 |
i-celeste-aurora/katip
A SFSpeechRecognizer-based voice recordings transcriber for macOS |
|
Experimental |
| 40 |
Maxborland/mindtype-app
MindType — Voice-to-text with AI-powered summaries. 100+ languages, works... |
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Experimental |
| 41 |
lukeocodes/clarion
macOS menu bar app that reads text aloud using Deepgram TTS |
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Experimental |
| 42 |
myl7/doubao-voice-input-electron
豆包实时语音转文字桌面应用，按下快捷键或长按指定按键，语音识别结果自动输入到当前应用 |
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Experimental |
| 43 |
jswallez/jetvoice
Voice to text for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, get instant transcription. |
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Experimental |
| 44 |
wehomemove/WhisprByTheo.spoon
Push-to-talk voice transcription for macOS using MLX Whisper. Beautiful UI,... |
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Experimental |
| 45 |
gcryptonlabs/FlowCue
FlowCue — native macOS teleprompter with real-time speech tracking, AI... |
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Experimental |
| 46 |
kdelmotte/Mumble
A simple, fast and free speech to text app running on OpenAI's Whisper Large v3 |
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Experimental |
| 47 |
moritzWa/free-whisper-flow
Free version of: Whisper Flow, Aqua Voice, Willow Voice, SuperWhisper MacWhisper |
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Experimental |
| 48 |
4over7/SpeakOut
Offline-first AI voice input for macOS. Hold-to-speak or tap-to-toggle,... |
|
Experimental |
| 49 |
Tombarr/TranscriberApp
Local-first macOS Tahoe Transcription App & CLI Tool |
|
Experimental |
| 50 |
webKing021/VoiceFlow-An-Automatic-NLP-Transcriber
VoiceFlow is a Windows push-to-talk voice-to-text application that... |
|
Experimental |
| 51 |
wangjialiang678/speaklow-macvoiceinput
SpeakLow — a lightweight macOS menu bar app for voice-to-text input. Press a... |
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Experimental |
| 52 |
bobbymay/Dictation-for-macOS
Speech Recognition for macOS that allows you to define words, phrases, or... |
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Experimental |
| 53 |
sanvibyfish/OwlWhisper
Local voice input for macOS — hold a hotkey, speak, release, text appears at... |
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Experimental |
| 54 |
toolab-dev/Glasscribe
Real-time, on-device speech-to-text for Mac. 22+ languages, live... |
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Experimental |
| 55 |
ToriViktoria/notiq-public
Private voice memos with offline speech recognition, real-time... |
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Experimental |
| 56 |
BSPLAZA/WhisperKey
Privacy-focused local dictation for macOS powered by OpenAI's Whisper |
|
Experimental |
| 57 |
Bilal-Bjo/yap-to-text
Free, local voice-to-text for macOS. Like Wispr Flow, but without the... |
|
Experimental |
| 58 |
trypsynth/battery-mon
macOS application that lives in your menu bar and periodically reports your... |
|
Experimental |
| 59 |
SeaEagleI/Swift_Input
A sophisticated input method written with python3, including VoiceInput and... |
|
Experimental |
| 60 |
elmodos/MacVoices
MacOS quick system voice switcher |
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Experimental |
| 61 |
njuh0/MacDeepTranscriber
Transcriber for MacOS |
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Experimental |
| 62 |
TJ-Neary/TommyTalker-Pro
Privacy-first voice-to-text for macOS — local STT via mlx-whisper with... |
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Experimental |