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FluidVoice vs MacParakeet: catalog facts
FluidVoice	MacParakeet
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0, supported through GitHub Sponsors.	Free Free with no subscription; the source is published on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Speech recognition runs fully on-device Local AI cleanup without API keys	Speech recognition runs on the device Dictation works in any app's text field
macOS 15 or later only for now The Fluid Intelligence runtime is not part of the open-source code	Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.2 or later Still a pre-1.0 release
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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