Dictly
Dictly is a professional-grade dictation tool built exclusively for Apple platforms that transforms your voice into styled text entirely on-device, offering a privacy-first, offline experience. The app enables real-time transcription with sub-100 ms latency, supports a Quick Capture overlay (on macOS) which lets you summon dictation in any app via a global hotkey, and offers multiple insertion modes (type-out, paste, clipboard) and auto-submit functionality for chat boxes or message fields. You can define custom Workflows to format your speech as you dictate, turning casual notes into polished writing, bullet lists, or code comments, and the app adapts to the app you’re in via per-app profiles. It includes custom dictionary support (for names, brands, jargon, or coding syntax), a full transcription history (with search), local analytics to track words spoken and time saved, and all processing happens locally, no cloud upload, telemetry, or dependency.
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TalkText
TalkText is an AI-powered dictation tool designed to enhance productivity by converting natural speech into polished text across various applications on macOS. By pressing 'option + space', users can dictate in any app, and TalkText refines the input by removing filler words and correcting mistakes, resulting in clear and professional text. The tool also offers a 'restyle' feature, allowing users to select any text and instruct TalkText to rewrite it in a desired tone or style, such as making it more empathetic or confident. Supporting over 30 languages, TalkText ensures accurate transcription and proper formatting, including capitalization and punctuation. Privacy is a priority, with real-time audio processing that is not stored or used for model training. The platform offers a free tier with up to 2,000 words per month, with options to upgrade for unlimited usage.
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DictaFlow
DictaFlow is a hold-to-talk AI dictation app with native apps for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android (Telegram is optional on Android). Hold a shortcut or mouse button, speak, and release. DictaFlow types clean text into the app you are using, in supported text fields such as email, documents, chat, browsers, IDEs and EHRs. On Windows, Typing Mode types character by character, so it works in Citrix, Remote Desktop, VMware Horizon, terminals and fields that block paste. Custom vocabulary handles names, acronyms, code and medical or legal terms, and snippets expand saved text by voice. AI cleanup removes filler and fixes punctuation, and Smart Edit changes selected text by voice. Local Offline dictation works without internet on supported devices after setup. Free plan: 2,000 cloud words per 30 days. Pro: $9/month or $84/year on desktop and web.
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Spokenly
Spokenly is an AI-powered dictation app for Mac, iPhone, Windows, and Linux that turns speech into clean, punctuated text wherever you work. Hold a shortcut, speak naturally, and release to place the transcription directly at the cursor in browsers, email, chat, word processors, IDEs, terminals, and other apps. It supports more than 100 languages, including mixed-language dictation, and offers both local and cloud speech-to-text models. Whisper, Parakeet, and other on-device models can run completely offline, while cloud engines from providers such as OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, Soniox, and ElevenLabs can be used for higher-accuracy or real-time transcription. Local Only Mode blocks network requests so voice data stays on the device. Modes let users save different transcription models, AI providers, prompts, and output styles for specific tasks, while AI Instructions can remove filler words, fix grammar and punctuation, summarize, rewrite, translate, or reformat dictated text.
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