Private Dictation: Offline AI

Private Dictation is an offline voice-to-text app designed to make private on-device AI dictation simple.

Speech recognition runs directly on your Android device without cloud transcription, an account, ads, or a recurring subscription.

The app is translated into 18 languages. Use multilingual Whisper for offline dictation across supported languages, or choose Moonshine for an additional English-only offline option.

Choose your language, select the model that fits your phone, tap DICTATE, and speak.

PRIVATE AI DICTATION — ON YOUR DEVICE

Private Dictation combines a simple interface with multiple local speech-recognition models, streaming transcription, optional transcript refinement, saved notes, linked audio, editing, backup, and export tools.

Your recordings are not uploaded to us or sent to a cloud transcription service.

MULTIPLE OFFLINE AI MODELS

Classic Whisper

Choose from six Whisper models, including English and multilingual options. Each model explains its size, expected accuracy, and speed trade-offs so you can select the best fit for your phone.

Moonshine — English Only

Choose Moonshine Tiny or Moonshine Base for additional English-only offline transcription using LiteRT. Whisper remains available for English and multilingual transcription.

ACCESSIBILITY BUILT IN

• System, Light, and Dark themes
• Four text sizes
• Enhanced Maximum accessibility mode
• Larger transcription text and controls
• Optional main-screen text-size controls
• Improved screen-reader labels
• Haptic feedback
• Better Android font/display handling
• Reduced glare in Dark mode
• Optional How to Use guide in Help

The app opens directly to dictation, so help is available without interrupting startup.

AVAILABLE IN 18 LANGUAGES

Menus, controls, settings, recording tools, model guidance, Help content, and saved-note screens are localized into 18 languages.

OPTIONAL TRANSCRIPT REFINEMENT

Private Dictation can perform a second transcription pass after dictation to create a refined version. Turn Auto-refine off in Settings when you prefer faster saving or only the first result.

SAVED NOTES AND AUDIO

• Search and pin saved notes
• Keep linked audio
• Play recordings
• View refined transcript versions
• Edit, copy, share, and delete
• Back up your notes

BUILT FOR PRIVATE OFFLINE DICTATION

Many speech-to-text services send audio to remote servers. Private Dictation performs speech recognition locally on your Android device.

• No account required
• No cloud transcription
• No ads
• No recurring subscription
• No server-side voice processing

CORE FEATURES

• Offline voice-to-text transcription
• Private on-device AI
• Six Whisper model choices
• Two English-only Moonshine models
• Streaming transcription
• Optional transcript refinement
• Saved notes with linked audio
• Search, pin, edit, copy, share, and delete tools
• Backup and export options
• Silence auto-stop
• Four accessibility text sizes
• System, Light, and Dark themes
• Screen-reader and haptic improvements
• One-time Premium upgrade for longer recordings

GREAT FOR

• Private voice notes
• Voice typing and hands-free writing
• Work and meeting notes
• Writing drafts and ideas
• Student and caregiving notes
• Field work and travel
• Multilingual dictation
• Offline audio transcription
• Speech-to-text without cloud processing

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

Your voice should stay yours. Transcription is performed on-device. The app does not require an account and does not upload recordings for cloud speech recognition.

You choose when to save, edit, copy, share, back up, export, play, or delete your recordings and transcripts.

OPEN-SOURCE AND LOCAL AI TECHNOLOGY

Private Dictation uses open-source and local technologies including Whisper, LiteRT, Moonshine, Avalonia UI, and SkiaSharp. Full attribution is available under About & Info → Licenses.

Recent changes:
Multilingual update:
• Much more accurate dictation in all 17 non-English languages
• Automatic punctuation and capital letters
• Hindi always written in Devanagari
• No stray words in pauses or after you stop
• New welcome screen: pick your language, one-time download
• Settings shows only the models that work for your language on your phone
• Microphone is asked for only when needed
• Greek is in Beta
• Still 100% on-device and private