Alternatives to Sayso
Sayso: Press a hotkey and talk, and your words are typed into whatever app you are in, transcribed on your own computer. Here are 16 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 15 have a free plan.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Again
A repeating checklist that resets your routines each morning, works offline with no account, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Ambi
An iPhone app for mixing ambient sounds with a sleep timer, working offline with no ads or data collection.
Since 2025
Free · Health and habits · 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
- EchoDay
A daily planner for iPhone that merges your calendars and uses on-device AI to summarise and answer questions about your day.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Elegant Planner
A day planner for iPhone that lays tasks on a visual timeline and keeps your plans on your device, with an optional Pro tier.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Marco
Private email app for iPhone, Mac and the web that handles all your accounts, works without internet and never writes for you.
Since 2026
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
- 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
- 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
- Organized3
Free task manager built around Getting Things Done, syncing lists and projects across Windows, iPhone and Android.
Since 2026Updated 10 months ago
Free · Projects and tasks · 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
- 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