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, on-device, already installed — try this before you pay for anything
General Dictation
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.
Free, offline, full device control — and natural language is coming
Accessibility
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.
The Python layer that lets one grammar drive four different engines
Voice Coding
LGPL Python framework for writing custom speech recognition grammars, with a single API across Dragon, Windows Speech Recognition, Kaldi, and Pocket Sphinx.
AAC software for people who communicate by eye gaze, switch, or touch
Accessibility
Comprehensive AAC and environmental control software for Windows, supporting eye gaze, switch, touch, and pointer access. Around £550 with a 60-day free trial.
The foundation the whole voice-coding world is built on
Voice Coding
Free hands-free computer control with voice, noise recognition, and eye tracking, scriptable in Python. The platform most voice coding setups are built on.
The most polished offline dictation on Linux, with a tray icon and everything
General Dictation
Free AGPL Linux dictation running whisper.cpp, Whisper, or VOSK entirely offline, with GPU acceleration and system tray integration across X11 and Wayland.
A ready-made command set for Dragonfly, covering 13+ languages
Voice Coding
Free voice programming toolkit built on Dragonfly with prebuilt commands for 13+ languages and major IDEs. Needs Dragon, Kaldi, or Windows Speech Recognition.
