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Over the past few months, we’ve been tinkering with speech-to-text AI… and ended up building something you all might find useful.
Folks, meet Amical - our pet project turned full-featured AI Dictation app. Open-source, accurate, fast and free!
✨ Highlights:
- Local and Private - runs entirely on your computer (Mac now, Windows soon) with easy installation of local models plus Ollama integration
- Built on Whisper + LLMs for high accuracy
- Blazing fast - sub-second transcription keeps up with your thoughts
- Understands context - knows if you’re in Gmail, Instagram, Slack, etc., and formats text accordingly
- Custom vocabulary for names, jargon, or anything you say often
- Community-driven - we ship based on your feedback (Community link in ReadMe)
💡 Roadmap
- Windows app
- Voice notes
- Meeting notes and transcription
- Programmable voice commands (MCP integration, etc.)
Repo: github.com/amicalhq/amical
Happy to hear any ideas, critiques, or suggestions from the community.