Open Flow · Office #48,051

What it is

Calls itself “dictation”.

• Calls itself: dictation

“Free, open-source Mac dictation that runs locally”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “account”, “cloud” and “telemetry”.

• Says it will not: account · cloud · telemetry

“No account, no cloud, no telemetry”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan.

• Monthly: no
• Yearly: no
• Free plan: free forever

“No account or subscription.”

“Free, open-source Mac dictation that runs locally”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. Available in 5 languages.

• Sells to: consumers
• Languages: 5 languages

“Free, open-source Mac dictation that runs locally”

“…in English, Italian, Spanish, French and German”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source. AI is the core of the product.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product

“Fully local dictation for macOS: Whisper for speech-to-text, a small LLM to tidy the transcript, nothing leaves your Mac.”

“Local, private push-to-talk dictation for macOS.”

What it works with

Built on Electron, Qwen2.5, Silero VAD and 2 more. Names Gemma and Spotify on its pages.

• Built on: Electron · Qwen2.5 · Silero VAD · +2
• Names: Gemma · Spotify

“Electron”

“Gemma”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“No account or subscription.”