Voice Dictation
Free voice dictation apps
19 of the 28 voice dictation apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
5 have no paid plan at all. The rest pair a free plan with paid ones, and the table says what each free plan includes.
Listings checked up to Oct 9, 2026 · Where the facts come from
| Tool | Price | What is free |
|---|---|---|
| Wispr FlowVoice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app | Free plan · from $12/mo | Dictation up to 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile, with dictionary, snippets and limited Notetaker access. No credit card required. |
| SuperwhisperVoice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes | Free plan · from $8.49/mo | Unlimited dictation with any local Whisper model, custom vocabulary, text replacements and up to 2 modes without AI processing. |
| WillowAI voice dictation that formats text and matches your style | Free plan · from $12/mo | Basic plan: unlimited dictation on the lighter Frontier Mini model, limited personalization and 20 Scribe uses a week. No credit card required. |
| TypelessAI voice dictation that edits and formats as you speak | Free plan · from $12/mo | a limited number of words each week (the limit is not published), standard accuracy and standard access during high demand. Includes translation, Ask anything and the personal dictionary. |
| MacWhisperMac transcription and dictation app that runs models locally | Free plan · from €65 one-time | MacWhisper Free: record from the microphone, transcribe mp3, wav, m4a, ogg, opus, mov and mp4 files in 100 languages, use system-wide dictation, and export to .txt, .srt and .vtt. |
| HandyFree, open-source offline speech-to-text for desktop | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| SpokenlyDictation app with free local models and optional cloud accuracy | Free plan · from $8.33/mo | On-device Whisper and Parakeet models are free with no word caps, time limit or account. Connecting your own provider API keys is also free of Spokenly charges. |
| FluidVoiceFree, open-source on-device dictation for macOS | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| OpenWhisprOpen-source dictation with free local models and meeting notes | Free plan · from $6.67/mo | Unlimited local dictation and unlimited cloud transcription with your own API keys, plus 2,000 OpenWhispr Cloud words a week and 5 hours of meeting recordings a month. |
| Google AI Edge EloquentFree on-device AI dictation app from Google for iPhone and Mac | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| TalonHands-free computer control by voice, eye tracking and noises | Free plan · from $5/mo | The public release is free to download and use, including the built-in speech recognition engine, eye tracking, noise input and scripting. |
| Voice InSpeech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge | Free plan · from $5/mo | Free extension: up to 60 minutes of dictation a day on sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands. Listening stops after 20 seconds of silence. |
| WhisperingOpen-source dictation app that uses your own models or API keys | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| TypeWhisperOpen-source dictation with local engines for Mac, Windows and iOS | Free plan · from €5/mo | The core app is free and open source under the GPLv3, with no account: system-wide dictation, local engines, workflows, add-ons, history, snippets and APIs on macOS, Windows and iOS. |
| AmicalOpen-source AI dictation with free local models and optional cloud | Free plan · from $7/mo | Unlimited dictation with local models on unlimited devices, plus 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation, custom vocabulary and AI formatting. One seat. |
| Weesper Neon FlowOffline dictation for Mac and Windows that runs Whisper on-device | Free plan · from €3.75/mo | Free Lite, which follows the 15-day trial: 1,500 words a week and 60 seconds per dictation, with the dictionary, snippets and most history actions locked. |
| VoxtypeOpen-source push-to-talk dictation for Linux and macOS | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| BrainaVoice assistant and dictation software for Windows and macOS | Free plan · from $99/yr | Braina Lite is free on 1 Windows or macOS computer: voice commands, AI chat with 300 Advanced AI Credits, local language models and offline audio transcription. It has no dictation. |
| FUTO Voice InputOffline voice input for Android keyboards and apps | Free plan · from $7 one-time | The app works without a license. It shows an Unpaid label and a reminder that can be postponed, and FUTO asks people who find it useful to pay. |
Common questions
Which voice dictation apps are free?
19 of the 28 voice dictation apps in this directory are free or have a free plan. They are Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Willow, Typeless, MacWhisper, Handy, Spokenly, FluidVoice, OpenWhispr, Google AI Edge Eloquent, Talon, Voice In, Whispering, TypeWhisper, Amical and 4 more.
Which voice dictation apps are free with no paid plan?
Handy, FluidVoice, Google AI Edge Eloquent, Whispering and Voxtype have no paid plan. The others on this page limit the free plan and sell paid ones.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
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