Observed arrival · 2026-09-12
dictor, the offline Windows dictation tool
A Windows utility that turns speech into text wherever the cursor is, including Word, browsers, Telegram, and code editors.
Field notes
dictor is operated through a press-and-hold shortcut: the user speaks while holding the right Ctrl key, then releases it to place text at the active cursor. The homepage says processing happens locally and identifies GigaAM v3 as the underlying model. A personal dictionary can preserve forms such as “DevOps” and “sprint review,” while the listed environment is Windows 10 or 11. The site reports benchmark figures from SberDevices and explicitly distinguishes them from its own microphone testing.
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