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MacParakeet is the better call if you are on an Apple Silicon Mac, want a free open-source app, and mostly transcribe files, URLs, and meetings with a Parakeet engine. Its meeting recording with speaker labels is genuine and costs nothing. Typilot wins when you need Windows, Linux, or an Intel Mac, a keyboard-based AI command layer, ghost-text autocomplete, or a Polish rewrite pass that runs fully on-device in any app.
Yes. Both transcribe locally and offer meeting recording with speaker labels. MacParakeet is a free GPL-3.0 app for Apple Silicon Macs with a Parakeet engine and file/URL transcription. Typilot adds Windows, Linux, and Intel Mac support, 27 keyboard-triggered AI commands via local Ollama, and ghost-text autocomplete.
Yes. Its site states it is free and open source under GPL-3.0 with no paid tier, no subscription, no account, and no credit card, and dictation and transcription have no cap. Typilot costs $7.99/month or $199 for a lifetime licence with a 3-day free trial.
No. MacParakeet requires an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14.2 or later, and Intel Macs are not supported. Typilot runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Not for dictation or file transcription - recognition runs on the device after the one-time model download. URL transcription needs a connection to fetch the audio, and optional AI summaries and chat send transcript text to whichever LLM provider you choose (or stay local with Ollama). Typilot keeps ASR, LLM, and diarization on the device with no cloud option.