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Guides on how to use dictation on a Mac or Windows PC, free dictation tools, Wispr Flow alternatives, and using Codictate across apps, IDEs, chat, and mail.
Tiny vs Base: a 50-sample triage to find which Whisper models deserve a full benchmark
12 Whisper Tiny and Base variants, 50 samples each, tested through Codictate's pipeline on an M4 Max. A triage run to find which small models deserve a full benchmark.
Emil Lykke Grann
We benchmarked every model in Codictate. Here is what 4,000 transcriptions revealed.
4 speech-to-text models, 5 languages, 200 samples each, all running through Codictate's own pipeline on an M4 Max. Real numbers, real trade-offs.
Emil Lykke GrannWispr Flow Alternative for MacBook
Wispr Flow alternative that is free, open source, and runs on-device. Codictate gives you dictation on Mac and MacBook with no subscription.
Emil Lykke GrannFree Dictation Tool for Mac: Dictate in Any App
Looking for a free dictation tool for Mac or MacBook? Codictate is open source, runs on-device, and pastes text into any app. No subscription, no cloud.
Emil Lykke GrannHow To Use Dictation on Your Mac
Apple's built-in Mac dictation works for a quick sentence. Codictate is a free dictation tool for Mac and MacBook with on-device AI, stream mode, translate, formatting, and 50+ languages.
Emil Lykke GrannNVIDIA Parakeet TDT v3: dictation that stays on your Mac
Stream mode and a new on-device engine: Parakeet TDT v3 via Core ML on the Apple Neural Engine, ~25 languages, one download in Settings.
Emil Lykke GrannTranslate Mode + two days after launch
Thank you for the launch week energy we hit #27 on Product Hunt. New: speak in your language, get English text. Plus notes on Apple code signing.
Emil Lykke GrannAny language. Any application. Anytime.
Why I built Codictate: Electrobun, a Wispr Flow trial ending, and a rule: no AI until I could dictate my prompts with my own tool.
Emil Lykke Grann