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Free open-source cross-platform dictation app that transcribes locally with Whisper or Parakeet.
- CJ Pais (open source)
- Local only
- Free, open source
Where it ranks
- ATranscriptionApps · Local · via Whisper large-v3
Tools without a benchmark of their own inherit the tier of the best model they offer.
Facts
- Vendor
- CJ Pais (open source)
- Approach
- Apps
- Where it runs
- Runs only on your own hardware
- Interface
- Desktop app
- Skill level
- Beginner: works out of the box
- Price
- Free, open source
- Pricing notes
- Free and open source.
- Source code
- Open source (MIT)
- GitHub stars
- 34.1k (19 Oct 2026)
- Last verified
- 19 Oct 2026
Price from github.com, 19 Oct 2026.
Models it gives you
- AWhisper large-v3OpenAI · open weights
- BParakeet TDT 0.6B v3NVIDIA · open weights