Open-source voice coding using natural phrasing in VS Code, IntelliJ, and more. The original project is unmaintained; a community fork now carries it.

Free unlimited dictation inside Google Docs, with 120+ languages and voice formatting commands. Chrome only, and only in Docs and Slides speaker notes.

Google's free hands-free Android control app. Processes commands mostly on-device, and works fully offline once you download a language pack.

MIT-licensed Linux voice typing on whisper.cpp with optional AI post-processing via local llama.cpp or cloud APIs. 99+ languages, no GPU needed.

Free MIT offline transcription for Mac, Windows, and Linux with speaker diarization, batch processing, and exports to SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF and more.

Free browser-based voice typing using Google Speech Recognition, with punctuation commands. Chrome only, no account, no install.

Free open-source transcription that runs in the browser or inside the Epicenter desktop app, with local GGUF models or your own cloud provider keys.

Free dictation in Android's Gboard keyboard with downloadable offline language packs. Assistant voice typing needs a Pixel 6 or newer.

Free MIT-licensed offline transcription and translation for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Handles files, videos, YouTube links, and live microphone input.

Apple's built-in dictation runs fully on-device on Apple Silicon with no time limit and no cost. WWDC 2026 added on-device auto-punctuation and formatting.

Apple's built-in voice control for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Works fully offline, costs nothing, and gains natural language input via Apple Intelligence in 2026.

LGPL Python framework for writing custom speech recognition grammars, with a single API across Dragon, Windows Speech Recognition, Kaldi, and Pocket Sphinx.

Structural voice editing for VS Code built on Talon. Marks every token with a coloured 'hat' so you can select and edit anywhere in one command.

Windows 11's built-in voice typing, opened with Win+H. Free and system-wide, but routes audio through Azure speech services by default.

The legacy Windows voice control tool, deprecated December 2023 and replaced by Voice Access on Windows 11 22H2+. No longer developed.

Hackable offline Linux dictation built on VOSK. A single Python script with no daemon, configured by writing Python rather than clicking settings.

Free MIT-licensed dictation for Mac and Windows combining local Whisper transcription with Ollama for AI cleanup. Runs entirely offline.

Free cross-platform dictation app running Whisper or NVIDIA Parakeet locally, or cloud models with your own keys. MIT licensed, no telemetry.

Free MIT-licensed dictation for Mac, Windows, and Linux running Whisper or Parakeet fully offline. No account, no subscription, no cloud.

Free libre voice control for Linux, running locally. Built for people who can't otherwise use a computer, and for avoiding hand strain.

Free AGPL Linux dictation running whisper.cpp, Whisper, or VOSK entirely offline, with GPU acceleration and system tray integration across X11 and Wayland.

Free voice programming toolkit built on Dragonfly with prebuilt commands for 13+ languages and major IDEs. Needs Dragon, Kaldi, or Windows Speech Recognition.

Free Mac dictation with AI cleanup running entirely on-device. No account, no word cap, no paid tier. Apple Silicon only.

MIT-licensed voice typing for Mac, Windows, and Linux that works with Groq, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama and more via your own API keys.