Vowen
Free privacy-first voice interface for speech, actions, and automation
Overview
Vowen is a free, privacy-first voice interface that converts speech into text, actions, and automation across your favorite applications. With real-time speech-to-text in 99+ languages, AI-powered writing assistance (BYOK), and system-wide voice control, Vowen works entirely offline for transcription using Whisper models. It also offers audio/video file transcription with subtitle export, file conversion utilities, and integration with 20+ popular apps.
Pricing: 100% free - no signup, no trials, no subscriptions
Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)
Architecture: Apple Silicon
Key Features
- Real-time speech-to-text in 99+ languages
- AI-powered writing assistance (bring your own API key)
- System-wide voice control across all applications
- Audio/video file transcription with subtitle export (VTT/SRT)
- File conversion utilities (media, PDFs, images, configs)
- Custom vocabulary and text snippet support
- 100% local processing with no data collection
- Works offline for transcription using Whisper models
- Integration with 20+ apps (Claude, Notion, Gmail, VS Code, etc.)
- Smart meeting notes and lecture summaries
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq, DeepSeek
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