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Amical

Open-source AI dictation with free local models and optional cloud

Free plan · from $7/moDictationChecked Oct 6, 2026
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What is Amical?

Amical is an open-source dictation app for Mac and Windows, with mobile apps in beta. Hold a key or click its floating widget, speak, and the text lands in whichever app is focused. Speech can be transcribed on the machine with Whisper models, free and without an account, or by Amical's hosted cloud model after sign-in. An optional formatting step, still labelled alpha, reshapes the transcript to suit the app in use.

Amical has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per month, billed annually at $84 ($10 billed monthly). See every plan

Good for

  • People who want free, unlimited offline dictation on Mac or Windows
  • Users who want a hosted cloud model without managing API keys
  • Small teams that want to share a custom vocabulary

Worth knowing

  • The Free plan caps cloud dictation at 2,000 words a week; once reached, cloud transcription pauses until the weekly reset while local models keep working.
  • The mobile apps are betas: Android is a public beta on Google Play, iOS is distributed through TestFlight, and the pricing page still labels mobile apps as coming soon.
  • The desktop app supports macOS and Windows only; the README says Linux is not supported.
  • AI formatting is labelled Alpha, and the docs list MCP integrations and custom prompts as planned, not yet shipped.

Key features

Dictation in any app
Hold a key for push-to-talk, or click the floating widget for hands-free recording, and the words are typed into the focused app. The site lists 100+ languages with automatic detection.
Local Whisper models
Whisper variants from Tiny (about 78 MB) to Large v3 (about 3.1 GB) download inside the app and run on the computer, with no account and no data leaving the machine.
Amical Cloud
After sign-in, audio can be streamed to Amical's hosted speech model instead. Vocabulary and preferences follow the account across devices, and the vendor says audio is not stored or used for training.
App-aware AI formatting
A language model adds punctuation and structure and fits the output to the focused app, such as email or chat. It is marked Alpha and runs on Amical Cloud or a local model through Ollama.
Custom vocabulary and snippets
Add names and jargon the recognizer should know, and define trigger phrases that are replaced inline with saved plain text such as an address or signature.
Notes panel
A built-in notes panel holds notes with a title and a rich-text body to dictate or type into, plus a floating notes window that stays above other apps.

Amical pricing

Starts at
$7 per month, billed annually at $84 ($10 billed monthly)
Free plan
Unlimited dictation with local models on unlimited devices, plus 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation, custom vocabulary and AI formatting. One seat.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0Unlimited local dictation on unlimited devices, 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation, custom vocabulary, AI formatting and community support.
Premium$7per month, billed annually ($84), or $10 billed monthlyUnlimited cloud dictation, plus shared vocabulary, team management, email support and priority access to new features.
EnterpriseCustomPrivate model hosting, custom models, SSO/SAML, centralized billing, seat-based licenses and volume discounts. SOC 2 is listed as in progress.

Read from amical.ai on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Amical before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountSave 30% with yearly billing

    Premium costs $7 a month when billed annually at $84, against $10 a month billed monthly. The pricing page describes this as 30% off.

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Common questions

Is Amical free?

Amical has a free plan. Unlimited dictation with local models on unlimited devices, plus 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation, custom vocabulary and AI formatting. One seat. Paid plans start at $7 per month, billed annually at $84 ($10 billed monthly).

How much does Amical cost?

Amical lists 3 plans. Free: $0. Premium: $7 per month, billed annually ($84), or $10 billed monthly. Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from amical.ai on Oct 6, 2026.

What platforms does Amical work on?

Amical is available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.

Does Amical offer any discounts?

Amical publicly lists the following: Save 30% with yearly billing.

Does Amical have a Linux app?

No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Amical is listed for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.

Is Amical open source?

Yes. Amical is open source, according to its own site.

Does Amical work offline?

Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.

What does Amical integrate with?

Amical's listing names Ollama and LM Studio. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Amical?

Amical is made by Exa Labs LLC.

What are the alternatives to Amical?

The closest alternatives to Amical in our directory are OpenWhispr, Wispr Flow, Handy, Aqua Voice and Typeless. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Amical.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.