Alternatives to Handy
Handy: A free desktop app where you hold a shortcut, speak, and your words are typed into whatever text field you are in. Here are 14 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 13 have a free plan.
- OpenVoiceFlow
Push to talk dictation for Mac that transcribes speech on your computer and types the text into any app.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Dictámelo
Hold a shortcut and speak, and your words are typed into any app on Mac or Windows, using offline models or a cloud option.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Diction
An iPhone keyboard that turns your speech into tidy text in any app, using models on the phone, your own server or their cloud.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- OpenTypeless
Desktop dictation app: speak in any program and it types the words, with optional AI cleanup for emails, chat and documents.
Free · Focus and productivity
- OpenWhispr
Voice dictation and meeting note app that turns speech into text on your device or in the cloud, for people who type a lot.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Spokenly
A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that types your speech into any app, offline or with cloud models.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Superwhisper
Dictation app that turns what you say into clean text inside any program, working offline or in the cloud.
Since 2023
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Voicy
Type by speaking in email, documents and chat apps on your computer or phone, with punctuation added for you.
Subscription · Focus and productivity
- Wordmate
Free voice typing for Mac that turns speech into text in any app, using local models so audio stays on your computer.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DictatorFlow
Speech to text dictation for Windows, Mac and Linux that runs offline for free, with paid cloud accuracy and an API.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity
- EasyDictate
A Windows app that turns your speech into text on your own PC when you hold a hotkey, then lets you paste it anywhere.
Since 2025
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- EdgeWhisper
Dictate into any Mac app and get clean, punctuated text, with speech processed entirely on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Out Loud
Desktop app and Chrome extension that reads web pages, PDFs and ebooks aloud on your own computer with no internet needed.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Voicely
Offline voice typing, call recording with speaker labels and audio file transcription on a Mac, ready to paste into AI coding tools.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families