Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
Unicorns Can Talk: offline dictation with a floating unicorn
A free, open-source dictation app for Windows and macOS that types speech into other programs and can transcribe recordings.
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- People who want local dictation on Windows or Mac
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- The Windows portable ZIP needs no installation; the Mac download supports Apple Silicon on macOS 12 or later.
Field notes
The first launch checks which speech model suits the computer and may use six spoken sentences for that check; the recommended model is downloaded separately at about 660 MB. The page lists a Windows installer and a portable ZIP, while the macOS disk image is for Apple Silicon and macOS 12 or later. Its release notes and third-party notices are linked alongside the BSD 3-Clause licence.
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