# Hex

Hold a shortcut, speak, and get local, on-device dictation pasted into any app.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/hex
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/hex.md
Website: https://anoma.ly/hex/

- Category: [Voice input](https://softbests.com/category/voice-input)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Underrated

## Best for

People who dictate into coding agents, chat, or long documents and want the audio to stay on their computer.

## Why it deserves attention

Hex keeps speech recognition on your computer: hold Alt+Space, speak, release, and the transcription lands at the cursor. The first run downloads a model; after that, audio stays local. It runs on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 15 or later, Windows x64 and ARM64, and Linux x64 and ARM64, with a 5,200-star MIT-licensed codebase and a stable 3.3 release. Because it types into any text field, it fits coding agents, chat, and long-form writing without a separate transcription window. The trade-off is that it is dictation only, not a meeting recorder, and Mac support is Apple silicon only.

## Can replace

- [Wispr Flow](https://softbests.com/software/wispr-flow)

## Related and alternatives

- [Superwhisper](https://softbests.com/software/superwhisper)
- [VoiceInk](https://softbests.com/software/voiceink)