Best dictation apps for Linux
6 tools match. 6 have a free tier and 5 work fully offline.
All tools
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Handy
Free, open-source push-to-talk speech-to-text for Windows, macOS and Linux that runs entirely offline.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Free
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LazyTyper
Free voice typing for Windows, macOS and Linux with twelve speech models, five of them on-device.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Free
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OpenLess
Open-source hold-to-talk voice input that streams AI-polished text to your cursor in any app.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
Free
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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
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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
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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
Common questions
Are there free Linux dictation apps?
Yes — Handy, LazyTyper, OpenLess, OpenTypeless, Whispek, 讯飞输入法.
Which Linux dictation apps work offline?
Handy, LazyTyper, OpenLess, OpenTypeless, 讯飞输入法 transcribe on-device without an internet connection.