Flow and wave
These are competitors offering overlapping local macOS voice-to-text functionality, with Flow differentiating through adaptive tone formatting and app-specific shortcuts while Wave emphasizes workflow speed.
About Flow
JasonLovesDoggo/Flow
Native MacOS dictation that captures audio, transcribes speech, and formats it into clean text. It supports shortcuts, learning, and tone that adapts per app.
Combines a Rust audio processing core with Metal-accelerated local Whisper transcription, eliminating server dependency while building a correction-based learning model stored locally. Bridges Rust and Swift via C FFI to deliver app-specific and contact-aware tone adjustment, alongside custom voice shortcuts that expand beyond transcription into text substitution and automation.
About wave
mxvsh/wave
Native macOS dictation app focused on fast voice-to-text workflows.
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