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24 alternatives to SKI

SKI is a on-device voice coding application, which can be used with any agents that supports skill, such as Claude Code, Codex or Hermes. It transcribes your voice (which you can optionally review and edit) and send it to the connected agent. The agent then completes the task, and uses the skill to talk about the updates of the project or a summary or a query using voice. This runs completely on-device. Free. No subscription. Available on both Mac (notch and pill) and Windows (pill widget) It can also be sent to meetings with the intelligence of the connected project to participate actively…

SKI is a voice coding tool that works with Claude Code, Codex and other code editors, enabling developers to code by speaking rather than typing. Instead of dictation, the AI agent responds verbally, creating a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Sled▲388

    Run your coding agent from your phone, with voice

    Jan 2026 · toyo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Made using Google’s Lyria music model — an image → music translator. I’m a designer at Google, doing a self-initiated 30 days with Gemini experiment. This is technically a promo, but honestly just pleased with how this one turned out. I don’t write code — this was entirely vibecoded.

    2025 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Speak your prompts into Claude Code

    Apr 2026 · support.claude.com · its alternatives →

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    Heard▲305

    Give Claude Code and Codex a voice

    Jul 2026 · heard.dev · its alternatives →

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    Ztalk.ai▲450

    Real-time voice translation

    2025 · ztalk.ai · its alternatives →

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    Pinch▲535

    Hey HN! I’m Christian, daily lurker and some might remember our original launch post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42935355). Today we're launching Pinch for Mac, which we believe is a step-change improvement in real-time AI translation. Our vision is to make cross-lingual conversations feel as natural as regular conversations. TL:DR During an online meeting, the app instantly transcribes and translates all audio you hear, and allows you to decide when you translate your voice and when you don't. It's invisible to others (like Granola), and works everywhere without any…

    2025 · startpinch.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello everyone. I've been working on this experimental editor called Huzzah. I've been working almost exclusively with coding agents since January of this year, and over the past few months I began to feel utterly exhausted by them. They're great, but I'm finding it more and more tedious to write full sentences for every change I want. Not only that, but it seems there's a complexity limit for codebases - beyond a certain point the agent begins confusing itself. I'd like to go back to writing code, but I don't want to go all the way back to fully manual coding. So I've come up with this…

    Aug 2026 · danielvaughn.dev · its alternatives →

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    HeyZoku▲91

    Orchestrate an army of coding agents with your voice.

    Jul 2026 · heyzoku.com · its alternatives →

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    Doing▲135

    Voice and visual context for AI builders. No subscription.

    Apr 2026 · doing.tools · its alternatives →

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    opencode▲393

    Your terminal's AI agent, with any model you want

    2025 · opencode.ai · its alternatives →

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    Skim▲141

    I built Skim because I was super dissatisfied with all existing Windows clients. I mean, it's not a rocket science, there should be some lightweight modern solution, isn't it? So I decided to create a client that just, you know, MAKES SENSE and has design younger than dinosaurs. Key points: * Obsessed with installer size: it should be under 5Mb. * BYOK AI. Cowriter, agentic search, summarization and other AI stuff is powered by your own key for Anthropic/Openrouter, or you can connect your own OpenAI-compatible server (including local) * No bloat. It should be as contextual as possible:…

    Jul 2026 · skim-tech.com · its alternatives →

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    A fast, native app for local coding agents. Amp, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Grok, and Pi — one timeline, entirely on your machine.

    Aug 2026 · waku.sh · its alternatives →

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    Conan▲129

    Conan is a native macOS app that wraps Claude Code in a live HUD — every prompt, tool call, skill, and token, surfaced as it happens. $29 one-time, no subscription.

    Jun 2026 · conan.sh · its alternatives →

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    Voice that types, edits, sees and takes action in every app.

    Feb 2026 · zavivoice.com · its alternatives →

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    The power of Codex with local, self-hosted models and voice

    Jul 2026 · opencodesuper.app · its alternatives →

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    Carv▲71

    Your digital ski coach with real-time audio

    2020 · getcarv.com · its alternatives →

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    Coddo▲126

    Voice transcription lives in the Mac notch

    Mar 2026 · coddo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Sun▲110

    Sun is a realtime voice API built specifically for real‑time collaborative voice interaction, not just one‑on‑one chat. Completing with ChatGPT Realtime and Gemini Live API

    Jun 2026 · getsun.io · its alternatives →

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    Add voice and video calling via your coding agent

    May 2026 · cometchat.com · its alternatives →

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    Glint▲107

    Claude Code activity, right where you want it.

    Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone, I’m a solo developer and I’ve been working on a small tool called Echosnap AI. I built it because I often get ideas while I’m walking or doing something else, and speaking always felt like the fastest way to capture them. Echosnap lets you record a note and instantly get a clean transcript. It can also translate your recordings and help you stay organized with tags and folders. I tried to keep the app as simple and minimal as possible. This is my first time sharing something on HN, so any feedback or suggestions would mean a lot. Thanks for taking a moment to check it out.

    Nov 2025 · useechosnap.com · its alternatives →

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    Code▲20

    Hey HN, Today we're launching Code, a community-driven, open-source coding agent for your terminal. It's a fork of OpenAI's codex with a focus on developer ergonomics and local control. Key features: - Browser integration – attach to your Chrome via CDP or use a built-in headless browser. You can browse pages, run the CLI in a browser session, and even take screenshots from the terminal. - Multi-agent commands – /plan, /solve and /code orchestrate multiple models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to propose and implement solutions, with consensus or race options. - Diff viewer – see…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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