How to do it in 3 steps
- Install Piper from its official guide: Piper on GitHub.
- Open the Piper (English) page and check the traffic light for a few kinds of computer.
- Follow that official guide. This site does not add its own install steps.
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Speak, get transcribed and get feedback.
Speak, get transcribed and get feedback. The tools below run on your computer. Most of them are free, and the work stays on your machine.
Works offline · Free options
Easiest way to start
Piper + Piper (English)
A tiny text-to-speech engine. Clear, plain, and light.
Will it run on my computer?
Check my computer6 shown
Most tools here are free.
- Whisper smallModelWrites down what you saidTranscriptUnder 1 GBOne-click appFree
- whisper.cppAppWrites down what you saidTranscriptUnder 1 GBSome setupFree
- PiperAppA small voice to compare againstVoiceUnder 1 GBSome setupFree
- Piper (English)ModelA small voice to compare againstVoiceUnder 1 GBSome setupFree
- OllamaAppExplains the difference in wordsWritingChatArchiveCodeTranslate5.2 GBOne-click appFree
- Qwen3 8BModelExplains the difference in wordsWritingChatArchiveCodeTranslate5.2 GBOne-click appFree
Questions
- Does this upload my files?
- No. The tools on this page are meant to run on your computer.
- What does it cost?
- Most options are free. A few apps are a one-time purchase, and a few models need a computer with more memory.
- What if it will not fit?
- Use Check my computer, or turn on the lighter memory filters. A red light on the model page means the file is too big.
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