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Foss Dictation App? (piefed.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by AlexanderTheGreat@piefed.social to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I'm looking for a hopefully foss app for dictation. Or even on that just records and transcribes. I'd like it to be Foss but if there is no option I'm open to other suggestions. It's needed for a chronic illness causing memory issues. Need to start taking verbal notes whenever possible.

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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For which platform?

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.module.notelycompose.android/

[–] AlexanderTheGreat@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Android, sorry should have mentioned that. I'll give this a look!

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would use something like Transcribro for voice input. It works really well, doesn't require internet, is actually Open Source (unlike futo, also futo cofounder is a cryptofascist), and is on Accrescent (preferred) or GitHub releases.

[–] librekitty@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

Whisper on f-droid + a note app?

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is part of an android keyboard plugin, i think. But might be able to use in other ways as well.

https://voiceinput.futo.org/

Have a look :)

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

As I've learned repeatedly on Lemmy, futo stuff isn't FOSS or Open Source, but rather "source available"

[–] librekitty@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

yay! i didn't have to be the one to say it this time! bless u 🙏💜

[–] AlexanderTheGreat@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'll take a look. Thank you :)

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Remeber folks, the people at FUTO are fascists.

https://drewdevault.com/2025/10/22/2025-10-22-Whats-up-with-FUTO.html

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was not awsre of this.

Sad read..

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, it sucks. I found out right before i was about to pay for their speech to text keyboard, so doged that.