Onit
AI-nativeThe offline alternative to Wispr Flow
getonit.ai Source★ 878 App Store DiscordVideo & Audio / Transcription & Dictation
- Monthly visits
- <5K
- Oct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $5.99/mo
- Lower than 79% of peersNiche median $9.99/mo
- Launched
- 22mo ago
- 2025-01-24 · Est.
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Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on BetaListLaunch
Onit Dictate – Wispr Flow alternative that's free and runs locally — Wispr Flow alternative that's free and runs locally
May 15 · 6mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Fazier (47 upvotes · 4 comments)Launch
Onit Dictate — Wispr Flow but 100% local and free
Apr 30 · 7mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (2 pts · 3 comments)Launch
local speech-to-text is shockingly fast on Apple Silicon — TL;DR: How far can you go with local ML on a Mac? We built a dictation app to find out. It turned out, pretty far! On a stock M-series Mac…
Jan 30 · 10mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (174 pts · 58 comments)Launch
Onit – Source-available ChatGPT Desktop with local mode, Claude, Gemini — Hey Hackernews- it’s Tim Lenardo and I’m launching v1 of Onit today! Onit is ChatGPT Desktop, but with local mode and support for other mo…
Jan 24, 2025 · 22mo agoLaunch page
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Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hey Hackernews- it’s Tim Lenardo and I’m launching v1 of Onit today! Onit is ChatGPT Desktop, but with local mode and support for other model providers (Anthropic, GoogleAI, etc). It's also like Cursor Chat, but everywhere on your computer - not just in your IDE! Onit is open-source! You can download a pre-built version from our website: www.getonit.ai Or bu
- Post excerpt:
- TL;DR: How far can you go with local ML on a Mac? We built a dictation app to find out. It turned out, pretty far! On a stock M-series Mac, end-to-end speech → text → LLM cleanup runs in under 1s on a typical sentence. What is this? A local dictation app for macOS. It’s a free alternative to Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, or MacWhisper. Since it runs entirely on
- What engineers like:
- 100% free 100% local Smart Cleanup - a custom local LLM that automatically cleans up & formats your transcript 25+ European languages (more on request) Transcript history Works offline
- Best suited for:
- Free voice dictating Privacy concerned users Mac users Devs - dictate into terminal Dictate messages to AI chats Write notes, messages and emails with voice Dictate anywhere!
Open Source & Self-Hosting
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 878
- Forks
- 36
- License
- See repository
- Primary language
- —
Store data
- Rating
- ★ 5.002 ratings
- New ratings last mo
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- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- First released
- 2026-05-0635 MB
Keyboard feedback is now configurable: a new switch in Settings > Keyboard turns off the click and the vibration on key presses.
Cloudless is the private alternative to paid voice dictation apps. 100% on-device AI — no subscription, no cloud, no one listening. Paying monthly just to dictate? Cloudless does everything the expensive apps do, without sending your voice to a server or charging you a cent. VOICE TRANSCRIPTION Tap the microphone and speak. Cloudless transcribes in real time using a local AI model that runs entirely on your device — no internet required. SMART CLEANUP Basic dictation just transcribes. Cloudless makes it ready to send. Our on-device AI automatically polishes every transcript: removes filler words (um, uh), fixes punctuation, formats numbers, emails, times, and lists. Fully customizable. PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens on your device. No audio is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. Your voice never leaves your phone. FULL-FEATURED KEYBOARD • AZERTY & QWERTY layouts • Emoji keyboard with recent emojis • Hold space bar to move cursor • One-hand mode • Accent support with long press 25+ LANGUAGES Dictate in your language. More added on request. TRANSCRIPT HISTORY View and manage all your past transcripts in one place. WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Cloudless in any app — Messages, Notes, Mail, WhatsApp, and more. Switch to Cloudless and start typing or dictating instantly.
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
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Domain authority —Domain registered 2024-06-06
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| onit ai | 220 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · 1 paid tier ($5.99) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-07 · Source page
Entry price $5.99/mo, Lower than 79% of peers; “Transcription & Dictation” median is $9.99/mo.View pricing benchmark
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Questions & evidence
- How much does Onit cost?
- free tier: Unknown; Cloudless Voice: $5.99/mo; Enterprise Plan: Unknown. Observed 2026-11-07. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Onit get?
- Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Onit and what platforms does it support?
- Onit is catalogued under Transcription & Dictation: The offline alternative to Wispr Flow. Supported platforms: Mobile App.
- Is Onit open source?
- Onit has a public repository (https://github.com/synth-inc/onit) with its source repository published, recording 878 GitHub stars.Source
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