Voice to text app for macOS to transcribe what you say to text almost instantly
VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes what you say to text almost instantly. You can find all the information and download the app from here.
After dedicating the past 5 months to developing this app, I've decided to open source it for the greater good.
My goal is to make it the most efficient and privacy-focused voice-to-text solution for macOS that is a joy to use. While the source code is now open for experienced developers to build and contribute, purchasing a license helps support continued development and gives you access to automatic updates, priority support, and upcoming features.
- 🎙️ Accurate Transcription: Local AI models that transcribe your voice to text with 99% accuracy, almost instantly
- 🔒 Privacy First: 100% offline processing ensures your data never leaves your device
- ⚡ Power Mode: Intelligent app detection automatically applies your perfect pre-configured settings based on the app/ URL you're on
- 🧠 Context Aware: Smart AI that understands your screen content and adapts to the context
- 🎯 Global Shortcuts: Configurable keyboard shortcuts for quick recording and push-to-talk functionality
- 📝 Personal Dictionary: Train the AI to understand your unique terminology with custom words, industry terms, and smart text replacements
- 🔄 Smart Modes: Instantly switch between AI-powered modes optimized for different writing styles and contexts
- 🤖 AI Assistant: Built-in voice assistant mode for a quick chatGPT like conversational assistant
Get the latest version with a free trial from tryvoiceink.com. Your purchase helps me work on VoiceInk full-time and continuously improve it with new features and updates.
As an open-source project, you can build VoiceInk yourself by following the instructions in BUILDING.md. However, the compiled version includes additional benefits like automatic updates, priority support via Discord and email, and helps fund ongoing development.
- macOS 14.0 or later
- Building from Source - Detailed instructions for building the project
- Contributing Guidelines - How to contribute to VoiceInk
- Code of Conduct - Our community standards
We welcome contributions! However, please note that all contributions should align with the project's goals and vision. Before starting work on any feature or fix:
- Read our Contributing Guidelines
- Open an issue to discuss your proposed changes
- Wait for maintainer feedback
For build instructions, see our Building Guide.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.
If you encounter any issues or have questions, please:
- Check the existing issues in the GitHub repository
- Create a new issue if your problem isn't already reported
- Provide as much detail as possible about your environment and the problem
- whisper.cpp - High-performance inference of OpenAI's Whisper model
- Sparkle - Keeping VoiceInk up to date
- KeyboardShortcuts - User-customizable keyboard shortcuts
- LaunchAtLogin - Launch at login functionality
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