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Zer0codestuffFree, open-source Mac app for local transcription and dictation. Transcribe audio, video, YouTube and meetings with Whisper or Parakeet, fully offline. A MacWhisper and Wispr Flow alternative for A...
aidictation
writingmateOpen-source speech-to-text and dictation app for macOS, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android, with offline recognition and optional cleanup.
openquack
larryxiaoVoice dictation menu-bar app for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, transcript appears at the cursor. Whisper runs locally via WhisperKit on Apple Silicon — no audio, text, or telemetry leaves your Mac....
akou
GeiserXThe open-source alternative to Granola. Records your calls on a Mac, transcribes them on your own machine, lets your own AI agent in the terminal (Claude Code, Codex or any other) follow and questi...
fnkey
evoleinikA menu bar dictation tool for macOS. Hold the Fn key, speak, and the transcript is pasted at the cursor when you release, with no window switching. Transcription can run through Deepgram, Groq or Whisper, and the Rust implementation keeps it responsive. It suits people who would rather talk than type when writing comments or messages.
Oats
ariso-aiThe free, open-source meeting-notes app for your Mac — offline transcription and AI notes, free in the cloud or 100% on-device.