FluidVoice: open-source on-device Mac dictation, 3.7x faster than typing
abhishek__AI · x · 2026-08-19
FluidVoice is an open-source macOS dictation app running speech-to-text and AI enhancement fully on-device — zero data leaves your Mac. Its Fluid-1 model cleans up stumbles, filler words, casing and formatting without changing meaning.
Key facts:
- Works in any app, 40+ languages
- <100ms latency, 3.7× faster than typing
- 100% open source (GPLv3), 10.7k GitHub stars
- Install via brew install --cask fluidvoice
Positioned as a local Wispr Flow alternative; iOS and Windows builds are on the way.
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