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Dictámelo
MIT-licensed Rust/Tauri dictation for macOS and Windows with local Whisper, Parakeet and Canary, your own cloud keys, or a free/Pro hosted cloud.
v1.0.1 released 2026-10-23; last push 2026-10-23 (gh api). (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- Do you need an account to use it? optional account (5% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? NVIDIA Parakeet models (17% of 18 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? on device or cloud, you choose at setup (0% of 20 others)
- If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? either the maker's cloud or your own key (14% of 21 others)
- Where does it run? several desktop systems (24% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (100% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (57% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Which open speech models can it run on your device? several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) (53% of 17 others)
- Does it also record meetings or calls? no (52% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Plainsay 79% of 14 shared answers match
- Handy 60% of 15 shared answers match
- Sayso 53% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart optional account Local models and own keys need no account; Free Cloud and Pro do. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart NVIDIA Parakeet models 'Parakeet is the recommended local model.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | stands apart on device or cloud, you choose at setup Setup assistant asks: local models, your own keys, Free Cloud or Pro. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | AI rewrite in the cloud only Cleanup goes to your provider or the hosted GPT-OSS service; no local LLM mentioned. | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | stands apart either the maker's cloud or your own key | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | a subscription, credits, or usage fees Pro $4.99/month optional. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | stands apart several desktop systems | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it also record meetings or calls? | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? | one of several selling points | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
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- GitHub · github.com/sarrazola/dictamelo · read 2026-10-25
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