Voquill review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source AI dictation for desktop and mobile, free to run locally
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Voquill report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for open-source dictation across desktop and phone
Voquill types your speech into any app, using local models, your own API key or its cloud. Cloud transcription and sync need Pro at $8 a month on yearly billing, and the company's site mostly promotes its separate pathology software.
Who Voquill is for
- Fits if you want open-source dictation you can run offline or with your own key
- Works for people who dictate on both a desktop and a phone
Who Voquill is not for
- Skip it if you want cloud transcription or sync without paying, as both need Pro
- Tight if you want to know the free limit: the pricing page states no word cap
- Watch out: the company site mostly promotes a separate pathology lab product, so check the dictation pages
- Pricey if you pay monthly: $12 against $8 on yearly billing
Why Voquill gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $8 a month on yearly billing ($12 monthly), just under the category's middle of $8.49. That's $96 a year.
- BFree plan and trialThe free Personal plan covers dictation with your own API key, offline mode and basic agent mode. A word limit, if any, isn't stated.
- BFeaturesSystem-wide dictation, local, own-key or cloud modes, AI cleanup and an agent mode. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Free use means setting up a local model or your own API key.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. No web app or integration list.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Voquill's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Voquill's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 14 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 27 of 42) and worst on ease of use (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 10 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 voice dictation apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Voquill’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 7 of 42, level with 9
- BFree plan and trialAbove 18 of 42, level with 6
- BFeaturesAbove 21 of 42, level with 18
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 42, level with 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 27 of 42, level with 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 voice dictation apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Voquill, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Voquill you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $96 a year. Voquill is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Voquill’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Voquill?
Voquill is an open-source dictation app that types into any text field on macOS, Windows and Linux, with iOS and Android apps listed too. It can run on the device, with your own API key, or through the vendor's cloud, and cleans up filler words. The company also sells separate lab software for pathology.
Worth knowing
- Cloud transcription and cross-device sync need the paid Pro plan.
- The Personal plan's word limit, if any, is not stated on the pricing page.
- Voquill's company site mainly promotes its separate pathology lab software, so check the dictation pages for the product you want.
- Pro is $8 a month billed annually ($96 a year), or $12 billed monthly.
Key features
- System-wide dictation
- Types into any text field in any app on macOS, Windows and Linux, with a mobile app on iOS and Android.
- Local, own-key or cloud
- Runs on the device, with your own API key, on the vendor's cloud, or deployed on-premise on the Enterprise plan.
- AI text cleanup
- Removes filler words, hesitations and false starts from the transcript, with smart autocorrect.
- Open source
- The code is public on GitHub, and the company runs a Discord for feedback and bug reports.
- Agent mode
- The Personal plan lists a basic agent mode in addition to dictation; the vendor's page gives no detail on what it does.
Voquill pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voquill has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $8 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Personal plan: AI dictation, bring your own API key, offline mode, smart autocorrect and basic agent mode.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $0 | Local dictation with your own API key or offline mode; Pro lists unlimited words, so Personal likely has a cap. |
| Pro | $8per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) | Adds cloud transcription, cross-device sync, unlimited words per month and priority support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Pro plus on-premise deployment, custom integrations and dedicated support. |
Read from voquill.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Voquill before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 33% with yearly billing
The pricing toggle shows Pro at $8 a month billed yearly ($96) against $12 a month billed monthly.
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Common questions
Is Voquill open source?
Yes. Voquill is open source, according to its own site.
Does Voquill 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.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.