v0.2.3 · Windows · works offlinebuilt by a solo founder, in public.

Voice dictation.
Free. Unlimited.

Built because I didn't want to pay $15/month to Wispr Flow. Now free for everyone who writes a lot.
Download for free· Win 10/11Star on GitHub
● Windows 10/11● No account● Free forever● Made by a solo founder
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Hi, I'm Farnel. I'm a solo founder. I built VoxWave because I refused to pay $15/month to Wispr Flow when every penny counts. If you're like me, this is for you.
02 — the math

You write 5,000 words a day. Wispr Flow wants $15/month. Dragon is stuck in 2010.

That's 45 minutes a day. 11 hours a week.
Recover them — without a $15/month bill.

/ 5,000 words
time to write 5,000 words
Typing30min
≈ 80 wpm, no breaks
Speaking with VoxWave5min
≈ 160 wpm, with cleanup
+ 25 min/day back in your pocket
≈ 11 hrs / week · 22 work days / yr
03 — the loop

Four tiny steps. About two seconds.

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Press your hotkey
Hold it down anywhere, even fullscreen.
Ctrl+Shift+V
Idle — ready
↳ remap to anything you want
02
Speak
Up to 99 languages.
Listening…
03
AI cleans your speech
Filler words, punctuation, the works.
— uh um so like let me explain
+ Let me explain.
04
Text appears in any app
Slack, VS Code, Word, your custom CRM — anywhere your cursor is.
Slack
VS Code
Notion
Word
Chrome
Linear
Terminal
Discord
Cursor
Obsidian
Slack
VS Code
Notion
Word
Chrome
Linear
Terminal
Discord
Cursor
Obsidian
04 — who it's for

Three people. Same hotkey.

For developers
Code-aware cleanup.
Knows the difference between camelCase and prose. Won't put a period in your function name.
report.ts — voxwave-app
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function sendReport(date) {
// dictated: "uh send the report tomorrow"
const subject = `Daily report — ${date}`;
return mailer.send({ subject });
}
voxwave · code-aware
For founders
Casual, but professional.
Strips the 'uh's. Keeps your voice. Doesn't autocorrect 'TAM' into 'time'.
#founders — Slack
Farnel10:42 AM
Heads up — pushing the v0.5 release tonight. Comparison table is finally clean. If you spot anything weird, ping me here.
VoxWave · dictating
"uh so heads up uh pushing v0.5 tonight..."
Ctrl+Shift+V
For writers
Polished prose.
Paragraph breaks where you pause. Em-dashes where you mean them — not where Word guesses.
The case for unlimited tools — draft.md
The case for unlimited tools
Free tiers are bait. Two thousand words a week sounds generous until you actually write. Then you're paying fifteen dollars a month, forever.
That's the gap VoxWave fills.
dictated 142 words · 38s
Powered byWhisper·Groq·GPT-4o-mini
05 — the receipts

Why pay for less?

Wispr Flow
Dragon
VoxWavethis one
Price
$15/month
$699 once
Free forever
Platform
Mac + Windows
Windows (old UI)
Windows 10/11
Free tier
2,000 words / week
No
Unlimited
Offline
No
No
100% local with Whisper
AI cleanup
Yes
No
GPT-4o-mini
BYOK
No
No
Plug your own Groq key
Source
VC-funded
Old enterprise
A solo founder
* Honest comparison — pricing & features pulled from public marketing pages, May 2026. Open an issue if I got something wrong.
Farnel, founder of VoxWave
Farnel · founder
👋 Hi, I'm Farnel.

Six months ago I needed a voice dictation tool. Wispr Flow charges $15/month. I couldn't justify it.

So I built VoxWave for myself. Now I'm sharing it with anyone who writes a lot and would rather not pay a monthly fee for something they can have for free.

If you find it useful, tell another founder. That's all the marketing budget I have.

PS — Looking for the first 100 users. If that's you, hi.
07 — pricing

Free. No catch.

No tiers. No limits. Just everything.

solo-founder math
What others charge $8–$699 for, you get free.
$0
/ forever / everything
Unlimited dictation, forever
99 languages, auto-detected
Code-aware AI cleanup
Offline mode (100% local Whisper)
Bring-your-own Groq key (BYOK)
Custom prompts per app
Remappable hotkeys
No account, opt-out anonymous telemetry
Lifetime updates
Email + GitHub issue support
Power users: plug your own Groq key for unlimited cloud — saves us both money. A Pro plan with included keys may come later, for those who want the convenience.
Download for free
~28 MB · Win 10/11 · No installer ads
08 — questions you'll have

Things other founders ask first.

Yes — free forever for the features listed above. If you bring your own Groq API key, it's even cheaper to run because you bypass any usage limits on the cloud tier I host.
Code signing isn't set up yet — it costs about €200/year and I'm waiting until I have real users before paying. Click "More info" → "Run anyway" to bypass SmartScreen. Release checksums and notes are on GitHub if you want to verify the binary before running.
Wispr Flow has a free tier capped at 2,000 words/week, and Pro is $15/month for unlimited. VoxWave is unlimited and free. Both use Whisper under the hood for transcription. The cleanup model differs (they use their own, I use GPT-4o-mini) but the output quality is similar in my tests.
Yes — 100% local mode is supported. Whisper runs on your machine (CPU or GPU). The AI cleanup step is optional and can also run on a local model if you set one up. No cloud calls required.
An AppImage build is available on GitHub Releases. It works, but it's not the primary focus — I'm a solo founder and Windows is the gap I'm filling first. If demand grows, Linux gets the same treatment.
Maybe. If a lot of users want premium features, or if the API bill from the free tier gets heavy, I'll add a Pro plan with included cloud usage and extras. For now: Free Forever, no surprise paywall.
Other question? Open an issue on GitHub or email farnel94@gmail.com — I read every one.

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