HoldSpeak Alternatives

HoldSpeak is described as 'AI-powered app that allows you to type 3x faster. It supports over 100 languages and works 100% offline' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to HoldSpeak for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and iPad apps. The best HoldSpeak alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HoldSpeak are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and TypeWhisper.

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  1. Iris flow icon
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    Iris Flow is an open-source overlay dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Hold Left-Ctrl to speak, release, and the transcript is pasted at the cursor in Notes, Slack, browsers, editors, and other apps. There is no account and no hosted backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Open-source AI voice typing for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, get polished text in any app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Meeting Recorder is your personal assistant for meetings. It listens and transcribes meetings and conferences for you, allowing you to search for words and phrases within your recording. You can record your most important conversations and save time, helping you work more...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. Scribblr.ai is an online site that allows users to upload a file in a variety of ways to receive an automatic transcription, transcription from a professional, or closed captioning. Automatic transcriptions can be revised with a built-in editor.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Free, open source voice dictation for macOS. On-device transcription with Apple's Speech framework. No cloud, no API keys, no account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  6. Dictano icon
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    Dictano is a dictation app for macOS that runs the speech recognition on the Mac itself. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works with the network off.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. RMBLR icon
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    RMBLR is a dictation app for Android that writes into whatever text field you are already using, instead of making you copy and paste out of a separate app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. Transcribe any audio or video to text for free, with automatic speaker labels and no daily cap. You get a TXT transcript plus SRT/VTT subtitles; an hour of audio takes about two minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Transcribe and translate audio locally on your Mac. Fast, private, one-time purchase.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Subanana icon
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    Subanana is a multilingual AI speech-to-text workspace for subtitles, transcripts, translation, meeting minutes and live event captions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Bulbul icon
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    Bulbul is a free, open-source voice dictation app for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Hold a hotkey (or tap the bubble on your phone), speak, and cleaned-up text appears in whatever app you're using — editor, browser, chat, terminal.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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