Free, open-source AI voice dictation for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, and get polished text pasted into any app. No cloud, no subscription.
Press hotkey
Alt + Space
Speak naturally
Audio stays local
Whisper transcribes
On-device STT
LLM refines & pastes
Into any app
100% offline & private
Everything runs locally on Apple Silicon. Zero network requests. Your voice never leaves your machine.
No subscription
Free forever. No account, no API keys, no usage limits, no word caps.
Whisper + local LLM
Transcription via Whisper (base model, 142 MB). Refinement via Qwen 1.5B or 4B, running through llama.cpp.
Auto-paste anywhere
Polished text is pasted directly into the focused app. Works in any text field across macOS.
Swift + Rust
SwiftUI menu bar app with a Rust core for Whisper and LLM inference. Built for Apple Silicon performance.
Open source (MIT)
Fully open source under the MIT license. Inspect, modify, and contribute on GitHub.
| Phemy | Wispr Flow | Willow | Aqua Voice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $12/mo | $12/mo | $8/mo |
| Open source | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fully offline | Yes | No | No | No |
| Voice to LLM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-paste | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No account needed | Yes | No | No | No |
| Data stays local | Yes | No | No | No |
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