Stenox
Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser
Stenox launched on January 3, 2026 with 72 votes, #469 of 14,585 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Stenox is smart voice dictation for macOS. Dictate anywhere—any app, any browser, any text field. Run smart transcription locally with Whisper and MLX, use popular cloud providers with your own API keys, or try Stenox Cloud. Speech is automatically cleaned up—filler words removed, formatting applied. Add custom vocabulary for names and jargon. Create profiles that auto-switch based on your active app. Your data stays private,on-device, or per the api key's privacy policy.
Free, local-first voice dictation for Mac with on-device transcription and AI enhancement.
Press a shortcut, speak naturally, and watch clean text appear in any Mac app. Stenox transcribes and refines your words on your device. Stenox follows the way people really speak—then writes the sentence they meant. Stenox does more than turn sound into text. It understands the starts, stops, fillers, and corrections that make spoken language human. Change your mind mid-sentence. Stenox resolves the correction and keeps the thought that matters. Use one shortcut in Slack, Notes, your browser, your editor, or any other Mac app. Teach Stenox the names, phrases, and technical language you use every day. Tune formatting and processing per app, then let automatic detection switch for you.…from stenox.app
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