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

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

Chrome and Edge extension for voice typing on 10,000+ websites in 50+ languages. Free tier covers popular sites; Plus is $60/year.

Nuance's Windows dictation software, still sold as a $699.99 one-time licence. Mac, Home, and mobile editions have all been discontinued.

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

Clinical voice recognition in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Euskera, and Galician, deployable on local servers or cloud. Pricing not published.

Mac and iPhone dictation that runs offline on Apple Silicon or free with your own API keys. utterPRO adds managed frontier models for $5/month.

Dictation for Mac and Windows running fully offline on Apple Silicon or through a zero-retention cloud on Groq and Cerebras. $149 lifetime option.

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

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.

On-device bidirectional AI noise cancellation with meeting transcription and notes. Free plan gives 60 noise-free minutes daily; Pro is $8/month.

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

AI dictation across Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android that strips filler words and matches your tone per app. Free tier is unlimited on the weaker model.

Local Whisper and Parakeet transcription free forever on Mac, plus an iOS keyboard. Pro adds managed cloud models at $8.33/month billed annually.

Native Mac app that transcribes audio and video files locally with Whisper. Free tier included; Pro is a one-time €59 with batch processing and speaker labels.

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

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.

On-device dictation for Mac, Windows, and iOS with selectable Whisper models, scriptable modes, and a $249.99 lifetime licence. Free tier is uncapped.

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

Free hands-free computer control with voice, noise recognition, and eye tracking, scriptable in Python. The platform most voice coding setups are built on.

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

Windows AI assistant with dictation in 90+ languages, voice commands, and LLM integration. Free Lite tier; Pro from $59/year or $199 lifetime.

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

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

Open-source macOS dictation that runs Whisper, Parakeet, and Cohere models entirely on-device. One-time $29 for a single Mac, no subscription.