Local voice dictation apps
Desktop and mobile tools that transcribe speech (often on-device with Whisper-style models) and type cleaned-up text at the cursor, alongside related text-to-speech, transcription and teleprompter utilities.
Built for: Mac/Windows users who dictate text
Projects since May 04
328
Different builders
303
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
-12%
AI is the core
68%
Projects per week
Mostly desktop app (49%), mobile app (21%), web app (15%) · from r/SideProject, r/vibecoding, r/SaaS, r/IMadeThis
Latest
- Whispr — Turns spoken words into clean text in any iPhone app, with on-device processing and no account required.“[iOS] [29.99$ -> 2.99$ Lifetime] Whispr : Private AI Voice Keyboard”
- andrew dictate — Transcribes speech to text locally on macOS for dictation and meeting transcripts.“introducing andrew dictate. free, fast af, local dictation + meeting transcripts for macos.”
- VoxSpica — Transcribes speech offline on Windows from live microphone input or existing audio files, with a searchable local history.“I made an offline speech-to-text app (VOSK, CPU-only, no cloud) — what should I build next?”
- Reads web articles aloud while highlighting the text being spoken.“A free chrome extension that reads articles aloud while highlighting text”
- Converts, trims and transcribes audio files on the device.“[DEV] I made an advanced Audio Converter & Trimmer with on-device AI Transcription. Giving away 50 Premium Promo Codes for iOS!”
- syrinx — Transcribes speech on-device while a hotkey is held and types the text at the cursor on macOS.“I copied Theo's Wispr Flow dictation setup as a free on-device Mac app — here's what I learned”
- Turns pasted text into speech by having AI chatbots repeat it and reading the reply aloud.“I made ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. into FREE text-to-speech sites — perfect for audiobooks and more!”
- SayWrite — Turns speech into text typed at the cursor on a Mac, with optional local AI cleanup of the dictated text.“I built a Mac dictation app with local speech recognition and local AI cleanup”
- MagicScribe — Turns spoken dictation into a clean, formatted written draft.“I built a voice first writing tool because I really hate paperwork (free access)”
- LinguaClip — Transcribes a video or podcast locally and plays it line by line for typing dictation practice, with word lookup and Anki export.“LinguaClip - a dictation app I vibe-coded to fix my terrible Japanese listening (runs locally, free)”
- Whisper Dictate — Transcribes speech locally on the user's GPU or CPU and pastes the text at the cursor while a hotkey is held.“I built an offline dictation app that runs entirely on your own GPU (Windows/macOS)”
- VoxScribe — Transcribes speech offline on the user's machine via a hotkey and types the text into the focused application.“Launched VoxScribe on Product Hunt today, free offline voice dictation for Windows”
- Lyrebird — Clones a voice from a short audio sample and renders typed scripts, including multi-voice dialogue, into speech audio offline.“Clone Your Voice in 10 Seconds, Free & Offline (Lyrebird)”
- Screen Assistant — Captures on-screen text for instant translation and opens a draggable Google search overlay on Android.“Since Google officially stopped the classic Assistant today: I built a lightweight alternative for Screen Search & Translation!”
- Roundhand — Transcribes speech on an Apple silicon Mac into text at the cursor, removing filler words and formatting for the active app.“Roundhand - Mac dictation where speech is recognised on your Mac, and it formats for each app”
- VoxScribe — Transcribes speech offline and types the text into whichever application has focus when a hotkey is held.“Made my first sale today after 6 weeks of building, here's exactly how it happened”
- SpokenLog — Records audio and transcribes it locally or via user-supplied cloud API keys, with timestamped playback and text editing.“SpokenLog - record audio and switch between local transcription and your own cloud API keys”
- Shelfo — Turns links, voice recordings, and text into audiobooks that can be saved and organized on a personal bookshelf.“I made my own custom audiobook app :)”
- LSDE v2 — Edits, translates, and generates game dialogue, voices, and lip sync for localization.“LSDE v2”
- frazefeed — Takes user-entered phrases and speaks random ones back using text to speech.“frazefeed”
Most discussed
- Lets users dictate text by voice to save time instead of typing prompts, replies, notes, and messages.“i made $2,184 in the last 30 days from a small mac app”
- Vox — Transcribes speech locally on macOS and pastes polished text at the cursor when a hotkey is released.“I refused to pay for Wispr Flow (voice-to-text) so I spent two weeks rebuilding it. Free, runs locally, macOS only.”
- Provides a Bluetooth clicker with a built-in mic to trigger voice dictation for vibe-coding.“4 things that changed when I went fully voice-first for vibe-coding (and the one that broke me enough to build hardware)”
- Blip AI — Converts speech to text across devices and can take actions from dictated commands.“crossed 200k revenue on my dictation app, but honestly most of it was from lifetime deal not MRR”
- BlaBlaType — Transcribes spoken words into text on-device on a Mac and cleans them up into prompts via a local AI pass.“Typing long prompts into the terminal was killing my flow, so I vibecoded a voice-to-text app that runs 100% on your Mac.”
- odett.ai — Converts spoken dictation to text on macOS and can transform the dictated text with voice commands.“Builder struggling with marketing. What would you do first?”
- AnyDub — Dubs speech in video calls, YouTube videos, and web page text into another language in real time.“I would love to check out your Chrome extensions and leave a review.”
- Frateca — Converts web pages, PDFs, pasted text, and photographed text into spoken audio that plays in the background.“I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.”
- Simba 3.2 — Generates speech audio from text as a text-to-speech model.“WE HIT NUMBER ONE!!!”
- Slap to talk — Detects a double slap on a Mac and uses it to trigger dictation.“Slap to talk: I've trained my mac to detect double slap and use it for dictation”