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A9 Voice vs VocalCode

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A9 Voice compared with VocalCode
DetailA9 Voice logo A9 VoiceVocalCode logo VocalCode
What it doesDictation and meeting notes for Windows with no bot in your meeting Push-to-talk voice input for coding with AI
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingTranscribe is free forever. Notes is $49 once with a 30-day free trial. No subscription. Models running on your PC cost nothing per use. Using cloud providers, you pay them directly at their list prices; in tests a 27-minute meeting cost about 24 cents and an hour of dictation about 4 cents. Free, open source (AGPL-3.0-only)
Key features
  • Hold Ctrl+Space to dictate in any app with a text box
  • Auto-start recording when Teams, Zoom or other meeting apps open the mic
  • Speaker identification by voice tagging or voice recognition
  • Search and Ask across every note with Ctrl+K
  • Dictionary for custom spelling of names and jargon
  • Works offline with speech models downloaded on your PC
  • Supports over 60 languages depending on speech engine
  • Webhooks to send finished notes to n8n, Zapier, Slack, Discord or Telegram
  • Push-to-talk dictation in most desktop applications
  • On-device speech recognition with no audio uploaded
  • Works offline after model download
  • Support for 29 languages including 25 European languages, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Korean and Japanese
  • Local meeting recording, transcription and evidence-linked notes
  • Rebindable push-to-talk hotkeys for Windows and macOS
  • Text insertion into active field in most desktop applications
  • Free and open-source desktop app under AGPL-3.0-only
What makes it different
  • No bot joins your call; records only your PC's audio locally
  • Notes saved as plain Markdown files you own and can read with any tool
  • Speech recognition runs entirely on your own machine with no audio or transcript uploaded
  • Works completely offline after initial model download
  • Completely free and open source with no payment, account or activation required
  • Types directly into active application without copying from dictation box
  • Supports 29 languages with multiple on-device recognition models
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)7 +7 (up) since last check8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)24
Citation Flow (Majestic)1221
Referring domains (Majestic)348

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