I need a dictation app that works in any app.

Dictation & Voice Typing Apps

39 tools compared by platform, price and features.

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Arion

Free open-source on-device voice input for macOS and Windows that works offline.
- macOS
- Windows
Free
Dropline

Fish Audio's AI dictation for Mac and Windows that types clean text in any app, free during the Preview.
- macOS
- Windows
Free
Wispr Flow

AI dictation that cleans up your speech as you talk, in any app.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
Free From $144/yr
Whispek

Hold a key to dictate polished text into any app, with cloud AI cleanup and voice translation.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Free From $99/yr
Done Typing

Browser voice typing and file transcription—no install, free without an account.
- Web
Free From $9.90/mo
Yap

Local hold-to-talk dictation with NVIDIA Parakeet; 25 European languages, offline-capable for Mac and Windows.
- macOS
- Windows
From $69/yr
SpeechBee

Local Mac and iPhone dictation, plus keyboard-driven Read Aloud.
- macOS
- iOS
From $79/yr
Typeless

Hotkey voice dictation for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android that inserts AI-cleaned text into any app.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
Free From $144/yr
闪电说

Chinese AI voice input for Windows and Mac with a local speech model and an agent mode for drafting replies.
- macOS
- Windows
Free From ¥238.80/yr
Voxt

Free, local-first macOS voice input with live transcription, translation, and context-aware AI enhancement.
- macOS
Free
微信输入法

Tencent's free WeChat input method with hold-to-talk voice typing, dialects and AI tidy-up on phone and desktop.
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
Free
Windows Voice Typing

Windows 10 and 11's built-in Win+H dictation, powered by Azure online speech recognition in 36 languages.
- Windows
Free
attunz

Mac dictation that keeps a memory of your names, terms and projects and reorganises it while you are away.
- macOS
Free
Voilà Pro

Native 8 MB macOS dictation with five switchable speech engines, a live subtitle mode and a one-time licence.
- macOS
From €9.99 (one-time)
豆包输入法

ByteDance's free Doubao input method built around large-model voice typing, with an offline pack and AI tidy-up.
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
Free
Speakly

Genspark's hold-to-talk AI dictation for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android with filler-word cleanup and custom modes.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
Free From $239.88/yr
Apple Dictation

Built-in dictation on macOS, iOS and iPadOS with on-device processing in many languages and no extra cost.
- macOS
- iOS
Free
VoiceInk

One-time-purchase macOS dictation app that runs Whisper and Parakeet models on-device, with optional cloud AI cleanup.
- macOS
From $25 (one-time)
网易叭哥说

Free desktop AI voice input from NetEase Youdao for Mac and Windows with filler removal and speech translation.
- macOS
- Windows
Free
讯飞输入法

iFlytek's free Chinese input method with cloud and offline voice typing on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Free
Galt

Open-source voice input for Mac with offline support and AI polish.
- macOS
Free
Koe

Open-source macOS voice input with no main window; config, prompts and dictionary are plain files under ~/.koe.
- macOS
Free
LazyTyper

Free voice typing for Windows, macOS and Linux with twelve speech models, five of them on-device.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Free
SayIt

Open-source Windows voice typing with local, cloud-API or self-hosted recognition and editable AI cleanup.
- Windows
Free
SaySo

Chinese AI dictation app for Mac and Windows that cleans up filler words and formats speech into finished text.
- macOS
- Windows
Free From ¥248/yr
Typeflux

Open-source macOS menu bar voice input; hold Fn to dictate, double-press Fn to ask an AI agent.
- macOS
Free
智谱 AI 输入法

Zhipu AI's free hold-to-talk voice input for Mac and Windows, with switchable personas and a voice agent.
- macOS
- Windows
Free
Aqua Voice

Hold-to-talk AI dictation for Mac, Windows and iOS built on Aqua's own Avalon speech model, with screen-aware context.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
Free From $96/yr
Dragon Professional

Nuance's locally installed Windows speech recognition with full voice command and control, sold as a perpetual license.
- Windows
From $699 (one-time)
Google Voice Typing

Google's free voice typing in Google Docs on the web and in the Gboard keyboard on Android and iOS.
- Web
- Android
- iOS
Free
Handy

Free, open-source push-to-talk speech-to-text for Windows, macOS and Linux that runs entirely offline.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Free
OpenLess

Open-source hold-to-talk voice input that streams AI-polished text to your cursor in any app.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
Free
OpenTypeless

Open-source BYOK voice typing for Windows, macOS and Linux with optional AI polish and a hosted cloud-words plan.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Free From $4.99/mo
Speechnotes

Free online dictation notepad with a Chrome extension and Android app, plus pay-per-minute file transcription.
- Web
- Browser extension
- Android
Free From $22.80/yr
Voice In

Chrome and Edge extension by Dictanote that voice-types into text boxes on 10,000+ websites in 50+ languages.
- Browser extension
Free From $59.99/yr
Willow Voice

Hold-to-talk dictation for Mac, Windows and iPhone with smart formatting, offline mode and a free tier.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
Free From $144/yr
搜狗输入法

Tencent's free Chinese input method with voice typing, dialect support and voice translation on mobile and desktop.
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
Free
MacWhisper

Offline Whisper transcription for Mac with a one-time price.
- macOS
Free From €64 (one-time)
Superwhisper

Local-first Whisper dictation with AI modes for any workflow.
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
Free From $84.99/yr