Glimpse 1.0
The open-source, subscription-free voice typing app
Glimpse 1.0 launched on July 1, 2026 with 4 votes, #6,023 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most voice dictation apps charge monthly and process your speech in the cloud. Glimpse takes the opposite approach: unlimited voice typing that runs on your Mac or Windows PC, stays private, and remains free. It works in every app and includes automatic vocabulary learning, voice-powered editing, app-specific writing styles, and audio or video transcription. The code is open source, and advanced features are a one-time purchase rather than another subscription.
Glimpse is an open-source, local-first voice dictation app for Mac and Windows. Free offline dictation with no word limits, no subscription, and no cloud required.
Press a button, talk out loud, and Glimpse writes into whatever app you're using. On Mac and Windows. Hold your hotkey and speak your mind. Clean text appears the moment you let go. Email, docs, code, chat. Your words land wherever your cursor is, on Mac and Windows. Dictation runs on your device, even offline. Nothing leaves your machine unless you say so. Loved by developers , sore wrists , clinicians , and frequent flyers . It stops when you pause and gets names wrong. Glimpse keeps listening, lets you add your own words, and can run fully offline. Reply to an email, send a message, write a note, fill out a form, or get a first draft down. Glimpse puts the words straight into the app…from tryglimpse.cc
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