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SobottaAI

Your voice, your device, your text.

Press a hotkey. Speak. Your words appear anywhere — transcribed locally, enhanced by AI, pasted instantly.

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Free & Open Source — MIT License

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SobottaAI
Whisper BaseEnglishProfessional Email

Ready to record

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Record with hotkeyChoose STT model & languageAI post-processing

How it works

From voice to text in seconds

01

Record

Hold your hotkey and speak naturally

02

Transcribe

AI converts speech to text on your device

03

Enhance

Optional AI polish: emails, code prompts, summaries

04

Paste

Text appears in any app automatically

Features

Everything you need to dictate like a pro

Privacy First

All transcription runs locally on your device. No audio ever leaves your machine. Your voice data is yours alone.

9 STT Engines

Choose from 5 local Whisper models, 2 NVIDIA Parakeet models, or 2 cloud APIs. From 78MB tiny to 1.6GB flagship.

AI Post-Processing

Transform dictation into professional emails, code prompts, summaries. Use OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, or fully-local Ollama.

99 Languages

Auto-detect or manually select from 99 supported languages. Built-in support for European, Asian, and Middle Eastern languages.

Paste Anywhere

Transcribed text auto-pastes into any app — your IDE, browser, email client, Slack, anything with a cursor.

GPU Accelerated

Metal acceleration on macOS for near-real-time Whisper inference. Apple CoreML for Parakeet models. Native speed.

Speech-to-Text Engines

9 engines. Your choice.

From a 78MB lightweight model to cloud-powered APIs — pick the right balance of speed, accuracy, and privacy for your workflow.

Fastest / SmallestMost Accurate / Largest

Whisper Tiny

78 MB

Fastest, lightweight

99 languages

Whisper Base

148 MB

Recommended start

99 languages

Whisper Small

488 MB

Balanced accuracy

99 languages

Parakeet TDT 0.6B v2

680 MB

NVIDIA, ultra-fast

English

Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3

680 MB

NVIDIA, latest

25 European

Whisper Medium

1.5 GB

High accuracy

99 languages

Whisper Large V3 Turbo

1.6 GB

Best quality

99 languages

OpenAI Whisper API

Cloud

Cloud, BYOK

99 languages

Groq Whisper API

Cloud

Ultra-fast cloud

99 languages

AI Functions

Dictation in. Polished output out.

Voice Input

hey john so i was thinking we should probably push the meeting to next week because the design team hasn't finished the mockups yet and it doesn't make sense to review incomplete work what do you think

AI Output

Hi John, I'd like to suggest we reschedule our review meeting to next week. The design team is still finalizing the mockups, and I believe reviewing completed work will be a more productive use of everyone's time. Please let me know if next week works for you. Best regards

Trust & Transparency

Private by design. Open by default.

100% Local. Zero Compromise.

  • Audio never leaves your device
  • No cloud accounts required
  • Use Ollama for fully offline AI processing
  • Bring your own API keys for optional cloud features

MIT Licensed. Fully Transparent.

  • Inspect every line of code
  • Community-driven development
  • No telemetry, no tracking
  • Self-host and customize freely

Built with

Powered by best-in-class technology

RU

Tauri v2

10x smaller than Electron

C+

whisper.cpp

OpenAI Whisper, on-device

NE

NVIDIA Parakeet

State-of-the-art STT

TY

Next.js + React

Modern UI

AP

Metal / CoreML

GPU accelerated

DA

SQLite

Local-first storage

Cross-Platform

Native on every desktop

macOS

  • Metal GPU acceleration
  • Native tray integration
  • LaunchAgent autostart
  • .dmg installer

Windows

  • MSVC native build
  • System tray integration
  • .msi / .exe installer
  • Full feature parity

Linux

  • Full ALSA audio support
  • .deb and .AppImage packages
  • System tray integration
  • Wayland & X11 support

Get Started

Start dictating in seconds.

Download SobottaAI — free, open-source, private.

Download for macOS
v0.1.10 — Early Access

Requires macOS 15+, Windows 10+, or Ubuntu 22.04+