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Local dictation for macOS without the subscription

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   TongueType – Local, privacy-focused Whisper dictation for macOS▲5

   Hi HN, I'm a longtime web dev, but this is my first macOS app. Feedback is very welcome <3 I built TongueType because every dictation app I tried failed at least one of three things: it sent my audio to someone's cloud, it charged me monthly fee, or it felt clunky or enterprisy. The cloud thing kills it for anything sensitive. The subscription thing is insulting for what amounts to "Whisper + a hotkey." TongueType runs Whisper locally on Apple Silicon via CoreML. It's built to feel like a second keyboard: tap the hotkey, talk, let go, words appear. It sits in the menu bar (no dock icon, no…

   May 2026 · tonguetype.app

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   Dictato▲93

   Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

   Feb 2026

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   Walkie▲228

   Free local AI voice dictation tool

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   Smart Dictation▲90

   Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac

   2025

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   Dictation▲118

   The fastest and most accurate speech recognition software

   2018

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   Zen Whisper▲136

   On-device Mac dictation that types into any app

   Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai

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   dictate.▲103

   Replace your iPhone keyboard with AI voice typing

   Mar 2026

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   Stenox▲72

   Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser

   Jan 2026

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   Yap▲140

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

   Jul 2026 · frigade.com

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    Spokenly▲178

    Type 4x faster with your voice

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    WhisperWizard▲149

    Speech to text with smarter transcription

    2024

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    Whisper Notes▲115

    Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS

    2025

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    SpeakoFlow▲95

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

    Aug 2026 · speakoflow.com

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    Whisperstream▲77

    Local AI dictation for Windows

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    Phantom Voice▲79

    Local push-to-talk dictation for Mac

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    Megaphone▲102

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

    Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio

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    Lispr▲240

    Hold a key, speak, and Lispr writes it anywhere

    Jul 2026

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    Speakmac▲190

    The offline dictation macOS should have had

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    Spoke▲102

    Private voice-to-text for macOS. Hold a key, speak, done.

    Mar 2026

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    Juno▲167

    Free, local AI powered Voice to Text w/ live transcriptions

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    Whispering▲195

    Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust

    2025

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    Dictate Buddy▲93

    Effortlessly convert your speech into clear, written content

    2024

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    AI dication by Snaply▲101

    Free, 100% local, AI dictation for Mac

    Jan 2026

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    MacWhisper▲123

    High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac

    2023

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