Free Buzz Alternatives (2026)
Buzz has a free plan: Open source (checked ). The top free Buzz alternatives we've verified are Wispr Flow (free plan), AudioPen (free plan) and Willow Voice (free plan), all checked . All 8 picks below are free for at least a week. Buzz — Free offline transcription with Whisper. Below are eligible free alternatives among AI speech-to-text apps.
8 free alternatives
AI voice dictation that works in any app. Best for writers and professionals. Key features: Dictation in any app; 100+ languages; Personal dictionary.
Free forever, Weekly word limit
AI dictation for Mac. Best for professionals and developers. Key features: Dictation anywhere; Auto-editing; Personalization.
Free forever, Free Basic plan
AI voice-to-text for Mac and iOS. Best for writers and developers. Key features: Dictation in any app; Offline models; 100+ languages.
Free forever, Free plan with small local models
AI voice notes that transcribe and summarize. Best for professionals. Key features: Meeting notes; Voice memos; Dictation.
Free forever, Limited transcription, up to 30 minutes per meeting, 14-day meeting history
Open-source Mac dictation app that turns your speech into polished text in any app, with AI that runs on your Mac. Best for People who prefer speaking to typing, Developers dictating prompts and notes and People who want dictation to stay on their Mac. Key features: One hotkey to dictate into any app; On-device transcription with Parakeet, Whisper and other speech models; Fluid Intelligence cleans up filler words, casing and formatting on your Mac.
Free forever, Open source (GPLv3): free forever, runs on your Mac with local speech models
Transcribe audio on your Mac with Whisper. Best for Mac users and podcasters. Key features: Local transcription; Whisper models; Native macOS.
Free forever, Free version
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Is Buzz free?
Buzz — Free plan: Open source. Verified on 2026-11-12.
FAQ
- Which free Buzz alternatives are free forever?
- All 8 here have a free plan with no end date: Wispr Flow, AudioPen, Willow Voice and 5 more. Each listing shows its free limits and the day we checked them.
- Are any free Buzz alternatives open source?
- Yes: FluidVoice is open source and free to run yourself.
- How do you check these free plans?
- We read each maker's own pricing page and note the day we checked; the newest check on this page is 12 Nov 2026. Rank follows our published rules: paid placements are always labelled, and payment can't buy rank.
