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AI · March 13, 2025

ctrlSPEAK

Open-Source Speech-to-Text for macOS

ctrlSPEAK launched on March 13, 2025 with 13 votes, #1,748 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

Visit github.com ↗ctrlSPEAK alternativestop 24% of March 2025

What it does

Turn your voice into text with a triple-tap — minimal, fast, and macOS-native. - patelnav/ctrlspeak

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