Free, local AI powered Voice to Text w/ live transcriptions
Juno is a local voice dictation layer for Mac that redefines voice-to-text by running entirely on your device. It is designed for Mac users who need a fast, private, and accurate way to turn speech into clean, formatted text without any cloud dependency or subscription fees. As an open-source tool, Juno provides a seamless writing experience by integrating directly into any text field across applications, making it ideal for professionals, writers, developers, and students who want to work at the speed of thought. Its core value lies in combining live transcription with intelligent rewriting and native Mac actions, all while ensuring your data never leaves your computer.
The primary pain point Juno addresses is the inefficiency and frustration of traditional dictation tools that fail to handle natural speech patterns, such as pauses, restarts, and filler words. Users often spend significant time editing the raw transcription to match their intended message. Moreover, many dictation services require an internet connection, pose privacy risks by sending audio to the cloud, and come with expensive subscription plans. Juno eliminates these issues by processing speech locally on the Mac, cleaning the text in real-time to remove ums, stutters, and false starts, and producing polished writing ready for use. This matters because it saves time, reduces cognitive load, and allows users to maintain focus on their ideas rather than the mechanics of typing and editing.
One of Juno’s standout features is its live HUD transcript, which displays words in real-time as you speak. Unlike other tools that insert text directly without a separate view, Juno shows the raw dictation in a floating window, allowing you to see what is being captured before it is cleaned. The final cleaned writing feature then automatically removes filler, corrects restarts, and formats numbers, dates, prices, and links exactly as you would type them. For example, saying 'umm so can we ship the install fix tuesday wait no on Friday please' becomes a clean sentence. This not only reduces editing time but also ensures your output is professional and contextually correct, making it useful for drafting emails, documents, or any written communication.
Juno also offers voice snippets, which allow you to expand saved text from voice—ideal for frequently used phrases, signatures, or boilerplate content. Additionally, its Mac-native actions let you create Apple Notes, Reminders, and set alarms directly by voice. By saying 'Hey Juno, note this: prep the board meeting, remind me tomorrow at 9 to send the deck, and set an alarm for 7 AM,' Juno processes all three actions simultaneously and deposits them into the respective Apple apps. This integration with native macOS utilities streamlines workflow, eliminating the need to switch between applications or manually enter information. The local execution ensures these commands work instantly without internet latency.
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Launch Date2026-06-19
Pricingfree
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