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VoxScribe
Free, MIT-licensed hold-to-talk voice typing for Windows and Android using faster-whisper on the device, with a $14 one-time Pro unlock.
Windows v1.8.2 released 2026-10-23; last push 2026-10-24 (gh api). Posted to Show HN three times (2026-09-30, 10-06, 10-21). (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- Which open speech models can it run on your device? one model family (e.g. only Whisper) (18% of 17 others)
- Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? no AI rewrite (raw text or simple rules only) (5% of 21 others)
- If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? no cloud option (19% of 21 others)
- What is the main way users pay the maker? a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) (14% of 21 others)
- Where does it run? desktop and phone (14% 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)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (68% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? on your device by default (65% of 20 others)
- Does it also record meetings or calls? no (52% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Qwen Scribe 67% of 15 shared answers match
- TuxWhisper 67% of 15 shared answers match
- Handy 60% 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) MIT source, but some features need a paid Pro licence key. | 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? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | OpenAI Whisper models (whisper.cpp, faster-whisper, WhisperKit) faster-whisper on device. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | on your device by default | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | stands apart one model family (e.g. only Whisper) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | stands apart no AI rewrite (raw text or simple rules only) Filler removal and modes are regex/rule-based, 'without calling any paid AI API'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | stands apart no cloud option | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | stands apart a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) Pro $14 once via Gumroad: bigger Whisper models, snippets, app-based modes; offline key, no account. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | stands apart desktop and phone | 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? | yes, it is the main promise | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/ahmedhmam1994/voxscribe-ai-voice-dictation · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · voxscribe-ai-voice-dictation.vercel.app · collected 2026-10-26
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