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Lavoi
Lavoi: Voice dictation software that runs on macOS devices to transcribe speech and insert clean text.
Lavoi is a free voice dictation application designed for macOS and Apple silicon devices that runs entirely on-device without requiring an account or cloud connection. Users hold the Right Command key to speak, and the software cleans up filler words and inserts text at the caret in any application, including browsers, terminals, editors, and messaging tools. It supports 25 European languages and operates offline after downloading models once. The system also removes verbal fillers likeums while preserving numbers, links, and negations accurately. Additionally, an in-development meeting feature transcribes spoken audio and reads text from shared screens for searchability.
Lavoi at a glance
- Best for: Software engineer, Product manager
- Runs on: macOS
- Pricing: Free plan
- Released: October 2026
- Category: AI audio tool
- Website: lavoi.app
Key features
- Dictates text into any macOS application at the caret
- Removes filler words automatically
- Works offline after initial model download
- Supports 25 European languages
- Transcribes meetings and reads shared screen text
- Stores dictations locally with automatic deletion after one month
Use it for
- Dictating code directly into editors and terminals
- Writing emails and messages faster than typing
- Drafting marketing and research content by voice
- Transcribing meetings and shared screens on macOS
Alternatives to Lavoi
- Blurt — Fast, native open-source dictation with server-side LLM cleanup and no subscription.
- LocalBolo — Private, on-device dictation that works in any app without cloud data usage.
- Macvoice — Runs locally on Apple Silicon in under 2 GB with fast response times.
- Openbroca — AI cleanup and translation turn messy speech into ready-to-send text directly in your apps.
- OpenLess — Keeps data local and allows the use of your own preferred ASR and LLM providers.
- Superwhisper — Transcribes speech offline and online with custom AI modes and templates.
- WhisperLive — It provides real-time speech-to-text using multiple backends like Faster Whisper and TensorRT.
- talkflow — Transcribes speech entirely on your device with no word limits or cloud accounts
- SpeechFast — Dictate anywhere on Mac with 100 percent local processing and no cloud servers.
- AssemblyAI — Industry-leading speech models deliver high accuracy and low latency for voice applications.
- Free ASR — Zero-dependency real-time streaming speech-to-text with no account login required.
- FluidAudio — Runs local audio AI models on Apple Neural Engine.
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