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nerd-dictation vs Speed of Sound: catalog facts
nerd-dictation	Speed of Sound
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; cloud LLM polishing uses your own provider.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Fully offline recognition Works in any application and desktop environment	Offline transcription with Whisper, Parakeet and Canary models Types into any app on X11 and Wayland
Linux only Command-line setup with no graphical interface	Linux only Accuracy depends on the model you download and your hardware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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