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
OpenWhispr — straight answers
What is OpenWhispr?
OpenWhispr is listed under Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text, in the Productivity & Workflow category on Flocci AI Tools. Voice-to-text dictation with local Parakeet or Whisper, or cloud models. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at openwhispr.com.
Is OpenWhispr free?
OpenWhispr is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 399 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
What can OpenWhispr do?
OpenWhispr does 4 things the catalog singles out: 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.
What is the best free alternative to OpenWhispr?
Handy is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Voice Dictation & Speech-to-Text sub-category and is free. VoiceInk and Wispr Flow also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.