Velora – On-device macOS dictation (Whisper and a local LLM, no cloud)
Runs entirely offline on Apple Silicon, offering a private open-source Wispr Flow alternative.

Local Whisper dictation with app-aware voice modes when Dragon and Otter exist.
Developers and knowledge workers who dictate frequently
Dragon NaturallySpeaking · Otter.ai · Mac Dictation
Runs entirely offline on Apple Silicon, offering a private open-source Wispr Flow alternative.
Three polish modes with local Whisper beats built-in dictation for privacy.
Free offline Whisper dictation that beats Apple's native tool on model choice.
Flow automation chains beat Superwhisper's transcription-only approach.
Push-to-talk workflow removes filler words locally where Mac's native dictation fails.
Native binary dictation with zero network calls beats Apple's own cloud-dependent implementation.