Voice-to-text that runs on your machine

Press a hotkey → speak → text appears wherever you're typing.
Free, offline, no API key, no account.

~600 MB download · Powered by Whisper AI · Open source · MIT license · All downloads

How it works

Step 1
Press your hotkey
A small indicator appears in the corner. You're recording.
Step 2
Speak naturally
Talk at your normal pace. The waveform shows the mic is active.
Step 3
Text appears at cursor
Press the hotkey again. Your words are transcribed and pasted wherever you're typing.

Why SigmaShake Voice

  • Works fully offline; audio never leaves your machine
  • No API key, no account, no subscription
  • <2ms hotkey response from a pre-armed audio stream
  • Works in any app: browser, editor, terminal, chat
  • Linux, macOS, and Windows support
  • Draggable indicator, remembers its position
  • Optional wake word and end word detection
  • Free and open source (MIT)

Permissions required

🐧 Linux

  • Microphone: granted automatically by ALSA/PipeWire
  • Hotkey (Wayland): add yourself to the input group:
    sudo usermod -aG input $USER
    then log out and back in (one-time setup)
  • Linux X11: no extra steps needed

🍎 macOS

  • Microphone: macOS prompts automatically on first use. Click Allow.
  • Accessibility: required for the auto-paste feature. macOS prompts you; or go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

🪟 Windows

  • Microphone: Windows prompts automatically on first use. Click Allow.
  • No other permissions needed.

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