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Products that do what Nexo Whisper does

Voice to text in any Mac app — local, private, free.

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Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust▲591
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…
2025 · github.com
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Whisper Notes▲115
Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025
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Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS▲467
I built this because I wanted to see how far I could get with a voice-to-text app that used 100% local models so no data left my computer. I've been using a ton for coding and emails. Experimenting with using it as a voice interface for my other agents too. 100% open-source MIT license, would love feedback, PRs, and ideas on where to take it.
Apr 2026 · github.com
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Harker 2.0▲115
Private speech-to-text on your Mac
Apr 2026 · getharker.com
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TalkTastic for macOS▲520
Context-aware voice keyboard for any app
2024
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Stenox▲72
Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser
Jan 2026 · stenox.app
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Wave▲310
Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh
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Dictato▲93
Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac
Feb 2026 · dicta.to
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VoiceOS App Store▲330
The app store for voice native apps that lives in your notch
29d ago · voiceos.com
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Walkie▲228
Free local AI voice dictation tool
Apr 2026 · trywalkie.com
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Speakmac▲190
The offline dictation macOS should have had
Nov 2025
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Juno▲167
Free, local AI powered Voice to Text w/ live transcriptions
Jun 2026 · usejuno.co
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OpenWhisper – free, local, and private voice-to-text macOS app▲37
I wanted a voice-to-text app but didn't trust any of the proprietary ones with my privacy. So I decided to see if I could vibe code it with 0 macOS app & Swift experience. It uses a local binary of whisper.cpp (a fast implementation of OpenAI's Whisper voice-to-text model in C++). Github: https://github.com/richardwu/openwhisper I also decided to take this as an opportunity to compare 3 agentic coding harnesses: Cursor w/ Opus 4.6: - Best one-shot UI by far - Didn't get permissioning correct - Had issues making the "Cancel recording" hotkey being turned on all the…
Feb 2026 · github.com
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Whisper▲6
Your voice, your Mac, your privacy
Dec 2025 · get-whisper.com
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Spoke▲102
Private voice-to-text for macOS. Hold a key, speak, done.
Mar 2026 · usespoke.app
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WhisperWizard▲149
Speech to text with smarter transcription
2024
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VoicePad AI▲53
Offline voice dictation for Windows, Mac, iOS & Android
Jul 2026 · voicepad.tech
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Zen Whisper▲136
On-device Mac dictation that types into any app
Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai
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WhisperUI▲120
Most affordable text-to-speech and speech-to-text service
2024
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Privacy-First Voice-to-Text for macOS▲31
Sep 2025 · github.com
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TongueType for macOS▲109
Local dictation for macOS without the subscription
May 2026 · tonguetype.app
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JustScribe▲117
On-device instant voice transcription
Feb 2026 · quassum.com
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WhisperDictation for Mac - Faster better▲6
Perfect voice dictation for macOS, powered by Whisper AI.
Jan 2026 · dictationformac.com
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Whisper Island by Coddo▲71
Voice transcription lives in the Mac notch
May 2026 · coddo.ai

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