Spokenly

Spokenly: AI dictation at the cursor in any app

Spokenly is an AI dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone: press a shortcut, speak, and the text appears at the cursor in any application. It runs local Whisper and Parakeet models for free offline transcription, and supports cloud engines from OpenAI, Deepgram and Groq through a Pro plan or the user's own API keys.

Key Features

• Types anywhere: Works in any app that accepts text input, including browsers, email clients, IDEs, chat apps and word processors. On iOS it works through the Spokenly keyboard or app.
• Free local models: Whisper and Parakeet run on the device with no usage limits and no account required.
• Local-only mode: Blocks every network request, so with on-device models the voice never leaves the Mac.
• Cloud engines: OpenAI, Deepgram and Groq models through Pro or bring-your-own API keys. With your own keys, audio goes directly to the provider.
• 100+ languages: Detects the language automatically and can follow a mix of two languages within one sentence.
• AI Instructions: Fix grammar, strip filler words and format text to match the app being dictated into.
• Streaming transcription: Words appear while speaking, with engines tuned from ultra-fast to maximum accuracy.
• History: Past dictations can be searched, replayed as audio and exported in one click, so no dictated text is lost.
• Agents and meetings: The macOS sideload build includes an MCP server for AI coding agents and an agent mode for voice-controlled automation. On Mac, it can also record microphone and system audio without a meeting bot.

Use Cases

• Voice coding: Talking to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and terminal tools instead of typing prompts.
• AI assistants: Dictating prompts into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
• Private offline dictation: On-device models for users who do not want audio sent to a server.
• Teams: A team plan gives every member Spokenly Pro on all of their devices, with seats managed by email invitation.

Pricing

Free covers unlimited use of local Whisper and Parakeet models, offline use, bring-your-own API keys and real-time transcription. Local+ is a one-time $29 purchase that adds notch and capsule styles, settings sync and priority support. Pro costs $12 per month billed yearly ($144) and adds high-accuracy cloud models and AI text cleanup that work without your own keys. Team seats start at two, with a 30% discount.

Getting Started

• Website: spokenly.app
• Download: spokenly.app/download
• Documentation: spokenly.app/docs

Spokenly suits developers and writers on any desktop platform who want free offline dictation by default, with cloud accuracy available when needed.