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Speed of Sound vs Spokenly: catalog facts
Speed of Sound	Spokenly
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; cloud LLM polishing uses your own provider.	Free Described as free, with free local models that work offline.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS
Offline transcription with Whisper, Parakeet and Canary models Types into any app on X11 and Wayland	Offline dictation with local Whisper models Local-only mode that blocks network requests
Linux only Accuracy depends on the model you download and your hardware	No Android version Cloud models send audio off the device
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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