Is AuraScribe really free?

Yes. AuraScribe is free forever and open source under the MIT license. There is no paid tier, no subscription, and no account to create.

Does my voice get sent to the cloud?

No. Every word is transcribed on your own PC. The only network request the app ever makes is downloading a speech model once, after which it works fully offline.

How is it different from Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, or Dragon?

AuraScribe is free, open source, and 100% offline, with no account required. Wispr Flow and Superwhisper are paid and cloud-based; Dragon is expensive. It is the private, local alternative.

Which languages does it support?

English plus 25 European languages, roughly 40 Asian languages, and Malayalam and Kannada, using four on-device engines. Each auto-detects the language within its region.

What are the system requirements?

A microphone and one of: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS on Apple Silicon, or Linux (Debian or Ubuntu). The download is about 9 MB and runs faster than real time on an ordinary CPU, no GPU required. No internet is needed after the first model download.

Is there a macOS or Linux version?

Yes. As of version 2.0, AuraScribe runs on Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), and Linux (Debian and Ubuntu), all from the releases page. Windows is the most battle-tested; macOS and Linux are newer. On macOS you approve it once in Privacy and Security (it is not notarized) and grant an Accessibility permission; on Linux it works best in an X11 session. The download button picks the right build for your system automatically.

Does it work in every application?

Yes. Press the hotkey in any window and the finished text is typed straight into whatever app has your cursor: browsers, editors, terminals, chat boxes, and form fields.

Can it transcribe meetings?

Yes, on Windows. The Notetaker records the call audio you hear plus your microphone and writes a timestamped transcript on your own machine. It separates who is speaking, labels you and each guest, and fills in real names as the conversation reveals them, with an optional word by word live transcript. Everything stays local, with no cloud and no account.

Can it summarise a meeting for free?

Yes. The Notetaker can condense a meeting into its key points and main topics entirely on your own machine, with no extra download and no cloud. The summary is extractive, built only from sentences that were actually said, so it is instant and cannot invent anything that was not spoken. Meeting features are on Windows for now.

Free voice typing for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Voice typing means speaking instead of typing and having clean text appear in whatever app has your cursor. AuraScribe does it free, open source, and fully offline on all three platforms, with no subscription and no account.

Voice typing means exactly what it sounds like: you speak, and clean text appears where your cursor is, in whatever app you are using. No switching to a special window, no copying and pasting afterward. AuraScribe does this free, open source, and fully offline on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

How it works

You hold a hotkey, speak a sentence or two, and release. AuraScribe transcribes your speech on-device and types the finished text straight into the app that has focus, whether that is a browser, an editor, a terminal, a chat box, or a form field. It is push-to-talk, so it only listens while you are holding the key, and the recognition runs on your own CPU in real time.

Free and open, with no account

AuraScribe is free forever under the MIT license. There is no paid tier, no usage cap, and nothing to sign up for. Because it is open source, you can read exactly what it does with your microphone rather than trusting a marketing page. Most voice typing tools are either a paid subscription, a cloud service, or built into one operating system only; AuraScribe is the free, cross-platform, open option.

Your voice never leaves your machine

Cloud voice typing streams your microphone to someone else’s servers. AuraScribe transcribes everything locally. The only network request it ever makes is the one-time download of the speech model, after which it works with no internet at all. If privacy is why you are looking, see local vs cloud dictation.

It runs on all three platforms

Voice typing works on Windows, macOS on Apple Silicon, and Linux (Debian and Ubuntu). Windows is the most battle-tested; the macOS and Linux builds are newer. On macOS you approve the app once and grant an Accessibility permission; on Linux it works best in an X11 session. The download button on the site picks the right build for your system. For the Windows walkthrough, see how to dictate into any app with a hotkey.

The short version

If you want free voice typing that works in every app and keeps your voice on your own machine, AuraScribe is a free, open-source, offline choice on all three platforms. Compare it with the paid tools on the home page, or download it and start talking.

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