Dictate into any app. Local transcription by default.
SONU is a free, open-source voice typing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Press a shortcut, speak, and your words are typed into whatever you are using, transcribed locally by Parakeet, Whisper or Moonshine.
Latest release: see GitHub
Why SONU
Transcription runs on your device. No account, no subscription, no audio uploaded unless you turn on a cloud engine.
Live preview while you speak, then a final transcription pass.
Browser, IDE, email, Slack, Discord, Word: anywhere you can type.
Supported languages depend on the selected model. Test the language and audio you need.
Adapts tone and formatting to the app you are typing in.
Optional text cleanup sends text to the remote OpenAI-compatible provider you configure.
Docs
Per-platform steps, including first-run permissions.
Tauri v2 (Rust) core, React UI, transcribe-rs engines.
Enhancement, providers and prompts.
Privacy model and how to report issues.
Every release, newest first.
Build from source and send a PR.