SpeechTypeLocal — Voice-to-Text That Never Leaves Your Phone
For anyone who wants fast, accurate dictation without handing their voice to a cloud service — journalists, healthcare workers, privacy-conscious power users, and anyone stuck on a bad connection.
What It Is
SpeechTypeLocal is an Android dictation app that runs OpenAI’s Whisper model entirely on your device via the sherpa-onnx runtime. No servers, no accounts, no cloud uploads. A floating mic bubble lets you dictate into any app — Chrome, Messages, Notes, anywhere — and the transcribed text is pasted straight into whatever field you’re focused on. Works in airplane mode, in a hospital, in a meeting room with no signal.
Key Features
- 100% Offline — Audio is processed in memory on your phone and discarded. Nothing leaves your device.
- Floating Mic Bubble — Dictate over any app. Tap, speak, and your words are injected into the active text field.
- Live Transcription — Text appears as you speak, word by word, in real time.
- Multiple Whisper Models — Tiny English (39 MB) for speed, up to Medium multilingual (769 MB) for accuracy and accent support.
- Transcription History — Searchable list of past recordings with timestamps, duration, and word count.
- One-Time Pro Unlock — No subscriptions. Pro adds larger multilingual models, unlimited history, and custom bubble colors.
- No Ads, No Tracking — Anonymous usage analytics only. No audio, no transcripts, no identifiers linked to you.