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If your workflow is transcribing audio recordings, lecture captures, or voice memos rather than live in-app dictation, Aiko handles that specific job well - entirely on-device at a one-time price, with SRT, VTT, JSON, and CSV export. It is also the right pick when you need an iPhone or iPad workflow. Typilot is the answer when you want to speak directly into any app as you work, trigger AI commands from the keyboard, transcribe meetings with speaker labels, or need Windows or Linux.
Yes, for live in-app dictation: Typilot uses a global hotkey to insert your speech at the cursor in any app on macOS, Windows, or Linux - something Aiko does not do. Both use on-device Whisper with no cloud upload. Aiko remains the better choice if you primarily transcribe audio or video files and stay within the Apple ecosystem.
No. Aiko is a file transcription tool: you import a recording or record a clip inside the app, and it transcribes the result locally. It does not insert live speech into other apps as you type. For real-time system-wide dictation, tools such as Typilot, Superwhisper, and Spokenly are designed for that use case.
No. Aiko is Apple-only: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Apple Vision Pro. Sindre Sorhus, the developer, builds exclusively for Apple platforms. For local Whisper dictation or transcription on Windows or Linux, Typilot, Murmur, HyperVoice, and OpenWhispr are cross-platform alternatives.
Aiko runs Whisper fully on-device - large v2 on macOS via a downloaded model, and medium or small on iOS via Apple Neural Engine. No audio or transcript is sent to any server. Typilot offers the same local guarantee on macOS, Windows, and Linux using on-device Whisper with no cloud component at any tier.