FluidVoice
by altic-dev
FluidVoice is a free Mac app that turns your speech into typed text in any application, using speech recognition models that run on your own machine. It is meant for people who want a private, local alternative to paid dictation tools.
- Stars
- 12.5k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Swift
- Age
- 400 days
What you can do with it
- Dictate text into any app on your Mac using a global hotkey
- Rewrite or draft text in any text box using Write Mode
- Control your Mac by voice, such as launching apps and running shortcuts, with Command Mode
Could replace
- Wispr Flow
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelance writer, transcriber or virtual assistant could use it to produce drafts and notes faster and take on more client work.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Draft emails, notes and client messages by voice instead of typing, saving time each day
- Replace a paid dictation subscription with a free local tool, with no audio sent to the cloud
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install it with Homebrew using `brew install --cask fluidvoice`, or download the latest release from GitHub.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- macOS only for now; iOS and Windows versions are still on a waitlist
- The local Fluid Intelligence enhancement model is private and not open source
- Cloud AI enhancement needs your own OpenAI, Groq or similar API keys
- A fake site, fluidvoice.org, claims to be official
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
