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People who want capable dictation without a subscription or a single-vendor cloud.

Why it deserves attention

Spokenly offers system-wide dictation on macOS, Windows, Linux, and iPhone, with a choice between on-device Whisper models and cloud providers. It supports more than 100 languages and works offline when using local models. It is free, which is rare in this category, but the interface and integrations are less polished than paid competitors.

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