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Handy

HandyAIOpen

Free open-source offline dictation that types speech into any app

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LicenseMIT

Handy is a free, open-source dictation app that transcribes speech fully offline with local Whisper or Parakeet models and types it into any focused app.

Alternative toVoiceInkWispr Flow
Meetily

MeetilyAIOpen

Open-source local AI meeting notes for macOS and Windows

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LicenseMIT

Meetily is an MIT-licensed, open-source meeting assistant for macOS and Windows that transcribes on-device and drafts minutes, summaries, and action items privately.

Alternative toMinutes
Screenpipe

Screenpipe

Local-first screen and audio memory that gives any AI your work context

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LicenseCustom: Screenpipe Commercial License (source-available)

Screenpipe is a local-first app that records screen and audio into searchable on-device history for AI assistants via a local API and MCP server.

Alternative toActivityWatch
FluidVoice

FluidVoiceAIOpen

Free open-source macOS dictation with on-device AI cleanup

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LicenseGPL-3.0

FluidVoice is a free macOS dictation app that transcribes speech on the machine and types polished text into any app, positioned as a local alternative to Wispr Flow.

Alternative toVoiceInkWispr Flow
Anarlog

AnarlogAIOpen

Local-first meeting notepad with bot-free audio capture

Stars9,427
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LicenseMIT

Anarlog is a local-first meeting notepad that records device audio without adding a bot to the call and keeps transcripts in local files.

Alternative toLM StudioWispr Flow
OpenWispr

OpenWisprAIOpen

Privacy-first open-source voice dictation that runs locally on desktop

Stars9,288
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LicenseMIT

OpenWhispr is a privacy-first open-source dictation app that transcribes speech locally with Whisper or Parakeet models and types text into any app on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Alternative toWispr Flow
Minutes

MinutesAIOpen

Free open-source meeting memory your AI can query

Stars1,543
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LicenseMIT

Minutes is a free, MIT-licensed meeting-memory app for Mac and Windows that transcribes meetings on-device into Markdown your AI assistant can query.

Alternative toAnarlog
Amical

AmicalAIOpen

Open-source AI dictation that turns speech into formatted text in any app

Stars1,542
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LicenseMIT

Amical is an open source AI dictation app for macOS and Windows that transcribes speech and inserts formatted text into whichever app is focused.

Alternative toWispr Flow
Voicetypr

VoicetyprAIOpen

Offline voice-to-text dictation with a one-time lifetime license

Stars732
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LicenseAGPL-3.0

Voicetypr is an offline-first voice-to-text dictation app for macOS and Windows that transcribes speech on the device and types the result wherever the cursor is, sold as a one-time $49 lifetime license.

Alternative toVoiceInk
Prismical

PrismicalAIOpen

Free open-source AI note taker with bot-free meeting transcription

Stars102
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LicenseMIT

Prismical is a free, open-source AI note taker that transcribes meetings, lectures, and voice notes with local AI and no call bots.

Alternative toMinutesAnarlogMeetily