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    Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…

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    Private Voice Ring for dictation across iOS & Mac

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    Private AI dictation that lets you operate offline.

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    Speech to text for writing thoughts faster & privately

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    Stenox72

    Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser

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    Offline voice dictation for Windows, Mac, iOS & Android

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    Private voice typing for Mac that works anywhere

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    Free, 100% local, AI dictation for Mac

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    Dictation118

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    Local push-to-talk dictation for Mac

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    Not just dictation and private AI voice toolkit

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    Press Fn. Speak. Keep working.

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    Local real-time voice transcription for Mac

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    Local dictation for macOS without the subscription

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