Wispr Flow
Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text
- AI dictation that cleans up speech into polished text in any app
- Free plan with weekly word allowance on desktop and mobile
- 100+ languages, Mac, Windows, iOS and Android
- Personal dictionary and snippets
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Handy
Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text
- Free open-source speech-to-text that runs fully offline
- Press a shortcut, speak, and text is pasted into any app
- Uses Whisper or Parakeet models locally
- Cross-platform
VoiceInk
Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text
- Offline dictation app for Mac using local Whisper models
- Open-source code that you can build for free
- Per-app context and custom dictionary
- Paid licence only for prebuilt binaries
OpenWhispr
Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text
- Voice-to-text dictation with local Parakeet or Whisper, or cloud models
- Open source and free
- Desktop app with global hotkey
- Optional AI cleanup of the text
Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text — straight answers
What are the best free AI voice dictation and speech-to-text apps?
Flocci AI Tools lists 4 AI voice dictation and speech-to-text apps, ordered free tiers first: Handy, OpenWhispr, VoiceInk and Wispr Flow. All of them are free or have a free tier. Every entry states what it uniquely does, not a score.
Are there completely free AI voice dictation and speech-to-text apps?
Yes — 2 of these are marked fully free with no paid plan attached: Handy and OpenWhispr. The rest are freemium, trial or paid, and each row states which.
What should I look for in AI voice dictation and speech-to-text apps?
Start with what you need to do: speak instead of type and get clean, punctuated text in any app. Then check the pricing tier, because "free" here means no paid plan at all while "freemium" means a free tier under paid plans. Every tool on this page lists both.
See the full list →Head-to-head comparisons
Handy vs OpenWhisprHandy vs VoiceInkHandy vs Wispr FlowOpenWhispr vs VoiceInkOpenWhispr vs Wispr FlowVoiceInk vs Wispr Flow
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