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speakmore

by zephyr4123

SpeakMore is a free desktop app for Mac and Windows that turns speech into written text, translates what you say, and translates selected text on screen. Each function is triggered by a keyboard shortcut and works in any application.

Hidden gemIt gives you system-wide voice dictation, voice translation and select-to-translate on Mac and Windows from one hotkey. It can run fully offline for dictation, and it costs roughly ¥0–35 a month with cloud models. Best for freelancers writing in several languages, or anyone wanting free, private dictation.
New and promisingUnder two months old. Expect rough edges and fast changes.

View on GitHubProject website

Stars
161 +11 a day, est.
Licence
MIT
Runs on
Your computer
Setup
Easy
Language
JavaScript
Age
15 days

What you can do with it

  • Dictate text into any app, with filler words removed and punctuation added
  • Speak in one language and have the translation typed out in another
  • Select text in a web page, PDF or terminal and see a translation in a card beneath it

Could replace

  • Typeless

Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.

Make money with it

A freelancer could offer faster multilingual customer support or content drafting by dictating and translating in one step.

An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.

Ways a business could use it

  • Dictate emails, notes and documents quickly instead of typing, or pay for a separate dictation subscription
  • Write replies to overseas clients and colleagues in their own language without a separate translation tool

Can you use it commercially?

Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Download the macOS dmg or Windows installer, or run the one-line terminal install script, then choose a model on the engine page.

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Things to check

  • Translation and cloud modes need API keys from paid model providers
  • Voice translation sends recordings or text to the chosen provider
  • The README is mainly in Chinese, and the interface is geared towards Chinese providers
  • Terminal install pipes a script from the web into the shell

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.

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