voice dictation software
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Voice dictation software converts spoken words into text in real time, enabling professionals, writers, and developers to type hands-free across any application. Many of these tools emphasize low-latency, on-device AI models for maximum privacy and seamless system-wide input. Unlike general transcription tools that process pre-recorded audio files, voice dictation focuses on immediate, live text entry wherever the user is actively typing.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superwhisper S1 mini | HN | 7 | 2026-10-08 |
| Introducing the Blue Smart Dictation Keyboard for iPhone | YC | 7 | 2026-05-13 |
| Flint — You talk, Flint writes. | PH | 7 | 2026-09-30 |
| offline-voice-typing | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-13 |
| Transcribe Your Voice in Terminal Locally | HN | 6 | 2025-11-21 |
| Voquill | HN | 6 | 2026-02-19 |
| Mumble Dictation | HN | 6 | 2026-07-23 |
| Utter, a local-first dictation app for Mac and iPhone | HN | 6 | 2026-03-08 |
| YazSes | HN | 6 | 2026-09-12 |
| MoonshineFlow | HN | 6 | 2026-03-26 |
| Jexxa: High Speed on Device Dictation | HN | 6 | 2026-09-15 |
| Wordmate | HN | 5 | 2026-09-03 |
| Dimmy.app | PH | 5 | 2026-10-10 |
| Wordbird: free dictation for Mac running Nvidia Parakeet locally | HN | 5 | 2026-03-25 |
| TongueType | HN | 5 | 2026-05-15 |
| SteelType | PH | 4 | 2026-09-26 |
| Dictámelo | PH | 4 | 2026-09-09 |
| OmuType | PH | 4 | 2026-10-12 |
| WhisperJot | PH | 4 | 2026-10-06 |
| SotiTalk: Voice to Text | PH | 3 | 2026-10-09 |
| SayItErmano | PH | 3 | 2026-09-19 |
| Wispro for Chrome | PH | 3 | 2026-09-22 |
| Witness for Mac | PH | 3 | 2026-09-23 |
| speakeasy. | PH | 3 | 2026-10-01 |
| Whisprtypr | PH | 3 | 2026-10-07 |
| Sayburst | PH | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| TapTalk | PH | 3 | 2026-09-07 |
| BolWise | PH | 3 | 2026-09-16 |
| IrisFlow | PH | 3 | 2026-09-07 |
| VoxKey | PH | 3 | 2026-09-12 |
| PrivateTranscribe | PH | 2 | 2026-09-15 |
| Plainsay | PH | 2 | 2026-10-09 |
| Dicty.io | PH | 2 | 2026-09-30 |
| Tulpa | PH | 2 | 2026-09-21 |
| Dear Machine | PH | 2 | 2026-09-08 |
| WalkAITalkie | PH | 2 | 2026-09-11 |
| VaniQ | PH | 2 | 2026-09-13 |
| Fluere | PH | 2 | 2026-09-16 |
| WinWhispr, dictation for Windows | PH | 2 | 2026-09-19 |
| Local Whisper | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| Elokin | PH | 2 | 2026-09-28 |
| TapVoice | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| FloatAI: ai voice to text | PH | 2 | 2026-10-09 |
| ZenVoice | PH | 2 | 2026-09-30 |
| ProofFlick | PH | 2 | 2026-10-05 |
| Say the Word | PH | 2 | 2026-10-10 |
| WhisperWrite | PH | 2 | 2026-10-09 |
| Coii VoiceInput | PH | 2 | 2026-09-20 |
| ZenVoice | PH | 1 | 2026-09-28 |
| WhisperType | PH | 1 | 2026-09-07 |