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SuperDictate is the better pick if you want a low-cost one-time licence for private offline dictation across Mac, Windows, and Linux and do not need AI command triggers, ghost-text autocomplete, or meeting transcription. The $79 price is genuinely compelling and the free tier removes the risk. Typilot is the better fit when you need those extra surfaces - inline AI commands, autocomplete as you type, or meeting notes with speaker labels.
Yes - both transcribe audio fully on-device with no audio leaving the machine. SuperDictate focuses on offline dictation at $79 one-time with a free 15-min/month tier. Typilot adds 27 inline AI command triggers, ghost-text autocomplete via a local Ollama model, meeting transcription with on-device speaker diarization, and a Polish layer for rewriting selected text - for $7.99/month or $199 lifetime.
No. SuperDictate uses on-device Whisper AI and never uploads audio or transcript text at any pricing tier. The optional AI polish is text-only, off by default, and routes through local Ollama or a user-supplied API key - no audio is ever involved. Typilot is also fully local: a local Whisper model handles transcription and a local Ollama model powers AI commands and autocomplete.
Yes. The commercial version at superdictate.com runs on macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows, and Linux. The open-source GitHub project (shlgd/SuperDictate) originally targeted Apple Silicon Macs; the commercial product extended support to Windows and Linux. Typilot also runs on macOS (Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.
SuperDictate costs $79 one-time covering Mac and Windows, with a free tier of 15 minutes per calendar month and no credit card required. Typilot costs $7.99/month or $199 lifetime with a 3-day free trial. For pure offline dictation across platforms, SuperDictate is the lower entry price. For inline AI commands, ghost-text autocomplete, and meeting transcription, Typilot is the broader value.