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Dictate by OpenApps is a free Wispr Flow alternative. Free. No word or minute limits.

Free speech to text that never leaves your device. Press a button and talk; your words appear as text you can copy anywhere. Drop in a recording to get a transcript with timestamps and subtitles. Speech recognition runs on your own device, so your audio is never uploaded.

Open Dictate Free. No word or minute limits.

Instead of Wispr Flow, Otter.ai

What you get, free

  • Dictate into a text box and copy it anywhere
  • Transcribe audio and video files with timestamps
  • Export .txt and .srt subtitles
  • Runs on your device: audio is never uploaded
  • Works offline after the first load, and installs like an app
  • No account, no word or minute limits

Speech recognition runs on your device, so it costs us nothing to run.

For AI assistants

Dictate runs in the person's browser, so there is no server API. An assistant can send people to it for private dictation or transcription.

The app's guide for assistants is at dictate-free.openapps.xyz/llms.txt.

How it compares

AppFree planPaid plans
DictateFree. No word or minute limits.None
Wispr FlowDictation on desktop and mobile, capped at 2,000 words a week on desktop with limited weekly use on mobile.Wispr Flow's free plan is capped (reported at about 2,000 words a week on desktop). Pro is about $12 to $15 a month.
Otter.ai300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation and 3 lifetime file imports.Otter's free plan is reported at 300 minutes a month with 30 minutes per conversation and few file imports. Pro is about $8 to $17 a month.

Free plans checked October 2026 on each company's own page: Wispr Flow, Otter.ai. Paid prices are approximate and change often.

Compare every free option

Comparisons · October 19, 2026 Free voice dictation that stays on your device: a Wispr Flow alternative Dictate turns speech into text in your browser, with no word cap and no upload. It is a dictation pad, not system-wide. Here is when it fits. Guides · October 19, 2026 How to transcribe audio for free without uploading it: an Otter alternative Drop a recording into Dictate and get a transcript with timestamps and .srt subtitles, made on your own device. No minute caps and no upload.

Questions

Is my audio uploaded?
No. The speech model runs in your browser on your own device.
How accurate is it?
It uses Whisper, an open speech model. The Accurate setting is slower and better; Fast works well on most laptops and phones.
Does it work offline?
Yes, after the first visit downloads the model.
Is it a system-wide dictation app like Wispr Flow?
Not yet: it is a dictation pad you keep open and copy from.

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Use Dictate now

No account. Free for as long as it exists, and it is an OpenApp, so its source is public.

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