14 Free AI Dictation Apps (2026)
The best free AI dictation apps, ranked by our checks. Last checked 12 Nov 2026. To type with your voice in any app, Willow Voice's free plan gives unlimited dictation on its lighter Frontier Mini model, and OpenWhispr gives unlimited dictation with local models plus 2,000 cloud words a week. On a Mac, FluidVoice, VoiceInk and Handy are open source and run on your own computer for free. To dictate in the browser, Speechnotes' free notepad and Chrome extension give unlimited dictation, with ads.
14 free tools
Open-source dictation app that types your speech into any app, with local or cloud models and meeting notes.
Free forever, Unlimited local dictation, 2,000 cloud words per week
Free accountTry
Voice typing app that types your speech at the cursor in any app, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.
Free forever, 2,000 free words with Avalon 1.5, plus your first 3 Notetaker meetings
Free accountTry
Open-source Mac dictation app that turns your speech into polished text in any app, with AI that runs on your Mac.
Free forever, Open source (GPLv3): free forever, runs on your Mac with local speech models
Online dictation notepad and Chrome extension for voice typing, plus pay-as-you-go transcription of audio and video.
Free forever, Unlimited dictation in the online notepad and Chrome extension, with ads
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- Unlimited local dictation, 2,000 cloud words per week
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- Unlimited dictation with on-device Whisper and Parakeet models
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- 2,000 free words with Avalon 1.5, plus your first 3 Notetaker meetings
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- Open source (GPLv3): free forever, runs on your Mac with local speech models
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- Unlimited dictation in the online notepad and Chrome extension, with ads
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- Unlimited local dictation, 2,000 cloud words per week
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- Open source (MIT): free Mac dictation app; bring a free Groq API key
FAQ
- Which free AI dictation apps are free forever?
- All 14 here have a free plan with no end date: Wispr Flow, Willow Voice, Typeless and 11 more. Each listing shows its free limits and the day we checked them.
- Which free AI dictation apps work without signing up?
- Spokenly and Speechnotes work without an account, going by each maker's own site.
- Are any free AI dictation apps open source?
- Yes: FluidVoice, Handy, VoiceInk and 1 more are 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.
