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Real-time dictation. Styled, in place.

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   Dictly▲240

   Private, on-device dictation — fast, styled and 100% offline

   Oct 2025

2. 2DL
   Dictly – Local, real‑time voice‑to‑text for macOS (sub‑100ms, no cloud)▲10

   TL;DR: I built a native macOS dictation app that transcribes locally and instantly. Text appears as you speak (measured ~100 ms first‑character latency). No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Links: • Website: https://dictly.app • Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/dictly-no-keys-just-clarity/id... • Free download; optional Pro tier (pipelines, unlimited history, etc.) What it does Real‑time transcription — streaming text while you talk, not after you stop. Quick‑Capture Overlay (macOS) — global hotkey, drop text into any app/field.…

   Oct 2025 · dictly.app

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   Dictato▲93

   Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

   Feb 2026 · dicta.to

4. 4
   Willow on IOS▲404

   Write 5x faster with voice dictation now Available on iOS

   Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com

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   Letterly▲939

   Turn your speech into well-written text

   2024 · letterly.app

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   Smart Dictation▲90

   Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac

   2025

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   TongueType for macOS▲109

   Local dictation for macOS without the subscription

   May 2026 · tonguetype.app

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   Dictation▲118

   The fastest and most accurate speech recognition software

   2018

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   Universal Dictation on Stream▲95

   Private Voice Ring for dictation across iOS & Mac

   Jul 2026 · sandbar.com

10. 10
    AI dication by Snaply▲101

    Free, 100% local, AI dictation for Mac

    Jan 2026 · snaply.ai

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    Yap▲140

    Open-source voice dictation for Mac, fully on-device

    Jul 2026 · frigade.com

12. 12
    Typeless▲589

    AI voice dictation that's actually intelligent

    Nov 2025 · typeless.com

13. 13
    dictate.▲103

    Replace your iPhone keyboard with AI voice typing

    Mar 2026 · usedictate.app

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    Dictately▲14

    Hold a key, talk — clean text in any Mac app

    Jul 2026 · dictately.io

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    Private real-time dictation app for Mac▲23

    2025 · github.com

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    Spokenly▲178

    Type 4x faster with your voice

    2025

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    Dictro▲17

    Your private dictation app for Mac.

    Jul 2026 · dictro.com

18. 18
    Ada Dictation, for Mac▲95

    Transcribe & edit privately, w/ unlimited minutes on desktop

    2020

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    Speakmac▲190

    The offline dictation macOS should have had

    Nov 2025 · speakmac.app

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    Speechly Reactive Voice UI API▲147

    Build voice features remarkably fast

    2022

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    Ada Dictation▲90

    Transcribe and edit privately, with unlimited minutes

    2019

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    Dictation▲117

    Easy online speech-to-text dictation in your browser

    2015

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    TalkFlowy▲75

    Local real-time voice transcription for Mac

    Apr 2026 · talkflowy.com

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    Walkie▲228

    Free local AI voice dictation tool

    Apr 2026 · trywalkie.com

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