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   TalkTastic for macOS▲520

   Context-aware voice keyboard for any app

   2024

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   Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS with no model to download▲104

   Hey HN! I wanted to share this OSS project I've been working on. It's called Yap and its a small menu-bar app for macOS that does voice to text for any input. You'll set a hotkey, press it, talk, press it again, and the text gets pasted into whatever field you were in. Everything runs locally and never leaves your computer. Fully OSS and MIT licensed. With macOS 26, Apple recently added two new APIs, SpeechAnalyzer and SpeechTranscriber, that do streaming on-device speech to text using models the OS ships and manages. So the app ships no model of its own and loads nothing before the first…

   Jul 2026 · github.com

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   TalkFlowy▲75

   Local real-time voice transcription for Mac

   Apr 2026

4. 4
   Walkie▲228

   Free local AI voice dictation tool

   Apr 2026

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   uho Dictation▲28

   Press Fn. Speak. Keep working.

   Jun 2026 · uhodictation.com

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   Ummo▲262

   Your personalized speech coach

   2016

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   Aloud▲118

   Turn spoken feedback into tasks your coding agent can run

   17d ago · aloud.sh

8. 8
   Monologue▲329

   Effortless voice dictation so you can work 3x faster

   Sep 2025

9. 9
   Megaphone▲102

   Open-source Mac dictation App that's 100% on-device

   Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio

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    Dictato▲93

    Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

    Feb 2026

11. 11SC
    Speech Coaching App – Stop Saying 'Umm', 'Like', 'Uhh'▲176

    2016 · itunes.apple.com

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    Yap▲140

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

    Jul 2026 · frigade.com

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    Speakmac▲190

    The offline dictation macOS should have had

    Nov 2025

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    Lispr▲240

    Hold a key, speak, and Lispr writes it anywhere

    Jul 2026 · lispr.ai

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    Zen Whisper▲136

    On-device Mac dictation that types into any app

    Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai

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    ELSA SPEECH ANALYZER▲146

    AI-powered English communication coach

    2022

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    Voicr for Mac▲107

    Dictate and get improved or translated text

    Apr 2026

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    TongueType for macOS▲109

    Local dictation for macOS without the subscription

    May 2026 · tonguetype.app

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    Aurely▲93

    Private voice reminders for Mac with no cloud or accounts

    Oct 2025

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    Harker▲138

    Turn thoughts into text at the speed of speech

    2025

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    SpeakoFlow▲95

    Free, open-source voice dictation and AI assistant, offline

    Aug 2026 · speakoflow.com

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    LocalClicky▲127

    Control your Mac with your voice locally

    Jun 2026 · github.com

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    Smart Dictation▲90

    Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac

    2025

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    Speech To Markdown▲83

    Harness local AI for notes

    Jul 2026 · voice-to-md.xajik0.workers.dev

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