Alternatives

Products that do what Vext does

Local voice-to-text + meetings + notes for Mac

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   Wave▲310

   Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice

   Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh

2. 2GP
   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

3. 3
   HyNote for Mac▲383

   Free local transcription that is 100% Private

   18d ago · hynote.ai

4. 4
   Dictato▲93

   Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

   Feb 2026 · dicta.to

5. 5
   Supavoice▲206

   Voice to text app for macos

   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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   Whisper Snapper for Mac▲139

   Local transcripts with speaker labels, timestamps, + export

   Dec 2025

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   Walkie▲228

   Free local AI voice dictation tool

   Apr 2026 · trywalkie.com

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   Whisper Notes▲115

   Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS

   2025

10. 10
    Juno▲167

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

    Jun 2026 · usejuno.co

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    Pinch – macOS voice translation for real-time conversations▲65

    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

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    Voice Studio Companion▲111

    Drag & drop voice generator tool

    Dec 2025

13. 13
    Yap▲140

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

    Jul 2026 · frigade.com

14. 14
    Voice Anywhere▲152

    A floating mic that turns your speech into text anywhere

    Feb 2026

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    yapyap▲148

    Own your voice again. Local-first voice & meeting recorder.

    Aug 2026 · yap-yap.app

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    Phantom Voice▲79

    Local push-to-talk dictation for Mac

    Jul 2026 · leftinverse.com

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    Voicr for Mac▲107

    Dictate and get improved or translated text

    Apr 2026 · voicr.pro

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    TalkFlowy▲75

    Local real-time voice transcription for Mac

    Apr 2026 · talkflowy.com

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    LocalClicky▲127

    Control your Mac with your voice locally

    Jun 2026 · github.com

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    VTT for Mac▲88

    Voice-to-text for macOS with a fully on-device option

    Jun 2026 · vtt.the-ihor.com

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    Yaptxt▲5

    Turn your voice into text in any app.

    Jun 2026 · yaptxt.com

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    Text to Speech by FlexClip▲116

    AI-powered text-to-speech and voice converter

    2023

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    Stenox▲72

    Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser

    Jan 2026

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    QuickQuill▲103

    Private, on-device meeting notes for Mac

    Jul 2026 · quickquill.app

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