Alternatives to Spokenly

A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that uses local Whisper or cloud models. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Spokenly.

  • Superwhisper

    A voice dictation app that turns speech into text in any app, using offline or cloud recognition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Superwhisper is a freemium proprietary app with offline and cloud dictation in any app, adding Android but dropping Linux, with custom AI modes for reformatting.

  • Wispr Flow

    A voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any application.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Wispr Flow is a freemium dictation app for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS that cleans up filler words, though whether speech is processed on the device is unclear.

  • Handy

    Dictate into desktop text fields with local speech recognition.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Handy is an open-source MIT desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with local recognition via a shortcut, but it has no iPhone version or MCP server.

  • VoiceInk

    A native macOS dictation app that transcribes speech to text offline with local AI models.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    VoiceInk is a paid macOS-only dictation app with fully offline transcription, per-app modes and a personal dictionary, with no subscription.

  • Willow

    An AI dictation app that turns speech into edited text in any app on Mac, Windows and iPhone.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSiOS

    Willow is a freemium proprietary dictation app for Mac, Windows and iPhone with automatic cleanup and custom dictionaries, without a Linux version or local-only mode mentioned.

  • Aqua Voice

    An AI voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any app.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSiOS

    Aqua Voice is freemium dictation for Windows, macOS and iOS with a push-to-talk key and AI cleanup that handles coding dictation, with no Linux app mentioned.

  • nerd-dictation

    A single-file Python script for offline speech-to-text dictation on Linux, using the VOSK speech recognition engine.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    nerd-dictation is an open-source Python script for fully offline Linux dictation using VOSK, with command-line setup and no graphical interface.

  • Voice In

    A browser extension for Chrome and Edge that types what you say into any website.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Voice In is a free Chrome and Edge extension that dictates into websites only, so it cannot type into desktop apps or coding agents.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Spokenly as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Speech Note

    A Linux app for offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech and machine translation using local models.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Spokenly is a free proprietary dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone with local Whisper models, and its optional cloud models send audio off the device.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.