Alternatives

Products that do what WaveOne does

Hold to talk, let go to type. Your voice stays on your Mac.

1. 1
   Zen Whisper▲136

   On-device Mac dictation that types into any app

   Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai

2. 2
   Walkie▲228

   Free local AI voice dictation tool

   Apr 2026

3. 3
   Dictato▲93

   Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

   Feb 2026

4. 4
   Spoke▲102

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

   Mar 2026

5. 5
   Stenox▲72

   Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser

   Jan 2026

6. 6
   Spokenly▲178

   Type 4x faster with your voice

   2025

7. 7
   Lispr▲240

   Hold a key, speak, and Lispr writes it anywhere

   Jul 2026

8. 8
   Phantom Voice▲79

   Local push-to-talk dictation for Mac

   Jul 2026 · leftinverse.com

9. 9
   LocalClicky▲127

   Control your Mac with your voice locally

   Jun 2026

10. 10
    Speakmac▲190

    The offline dictation macOS should have had

    Nov 2025

11. 11
    Yap▲140

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

    Jul 2026 · frigade.com

12. 12
    Megaphone▲102

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

    Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio

13. 13
    Harker▲138

    Turn thoughts into text at the speed of speech

    2025

14. 14
    Aloud▲118

    Turn spoken feedback into tasks your coding agent can run

    17d ago · aloud.sh

15. 15
    Unclack for macOS▲240

    Automatically mute your keyboard while typing

    2021

16. 16
    Voicr for Mac▲107

    Dictate and get improved or translated text

    Apr 2026

17. 17
    Aurely▲93

    Private voice reminders for Mac with no cloud or accounts

    Oct 2025

18. 18
    Epilude▲104

    Local voice dictation for Mac for polished text

    Jul 2026 · epilude.com

19. 19
    Airbounce for Mac▲230

    One magic button for easier calls

    2024

20. 20
    Universal Dictation on Stream▲95

    Private Voice Ring for dictation across iOS & Mac

    Jul 2026 · sandbar.com

21. 21
    VoiceOS▲196

    Say it and it's done. JARVIS for your computer

    Jun 2026

22. 22
    Trace▲88

    No-frills offline meeting transcripts with context

    May 2026

23. 23
    Clicky▲144

    AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!

    Apr 2026

24. 24
    Tapfree for Chrome▲128

    Voice dictation that adapts to what’s on your screen

    Jun 2026

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