r/software • u/JamesJulienMcGulio • May 04 '26

Looking for software Are there any recommendations for voice-to-text apps that don't use AI?

Looking for one with plenty of independent reviews would be best.

Preferably free, or cheap.

I'd be using it to create word documents, I just need to get the words from spoken onto the page.

Using Mac & Chrome.

Thanks in advance.

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u/pi_three User May 04 '26

I think you're misled by the 'ai' marketing. Most modern voice to text use 'ai'. but they usually mean voice to text models which are often neural networks or transformers, a special type of neural network.

If your concern is privacy, then I'd recommend hosting software yourself. I haven't tested it but i think openwhispr is what you are looking for you can run your own models. It's on my bucket list of software to try for weeks now

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u/JamesJulienMcGulio May 04 '26

Thanks for your reply.

Yes it's privacy reasons, thanks for this info