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Private dictation
for every app.

Hold your hotkey, speak, release.
Fing pastes the result into any app — fully locally.

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macOS & Windows No account No telemetry
How it works

Hold. Speak. Paste.

A global shortcut turns your speech into text wherever you can type.

Powered by Whisper
GPU-accelerated (Metal / Vulkan)
Built with Tauri + Rust
Features

Local dictation without
the usual tradeoffs.

Fing stays quiet in your tray until you need it, then gives you fast transcription, custom vocabulary, and searchable local history without sending audio to the cloud.

100% local processing

No servers, no third-party APIs, no telemetry. Whisper runs entirely on-device and the mic is active only while you hold the hotkey. Runs on-device. Mic on only while you hold the hotkey.

GPU-accelerated speed

Optimized for low-latency transcription on Metal (macOS) and Vulkan (Windows), using your GPU to keep inference fast and responsive. Low-latency on Metal (macOS) and Vulkan (Windows).

Multi-language

English, German, Spanish, and French supported out of the box, with automatic language detection so you never have to switch settings. EN, DE, ES, FR with auto-detection.

Custom hotkey

Bind any key or modifier combination to your dictation trigger. Works globally across every app on your system. Bind any key. Works in every app.

Personal dictionary

Teach Fing names, jargon, product terms, and abbreviations so dictation sounds like you — not like a generic voice model. Teach it names, jargon, and product terms.

Lives in your system tray

No persistent window. No dock clutter. Fing sits quietly in your menu bar until you need it, then gets out of the way. No window, no dock clutter — just the menu bar.
And more: Optional local history Auto-starts with your system MIT licensed, free forever
Privacy

Zero data.
Zero cloud.
Zero compromise.

Your microphone is active only while you hold the hotkey. Audio, transcripts, and history stay on your device unless you paste or copy them somewhere yourself.

Data flow
Your voice
stays local
Whisper model
on-device
Transcribed text
your clipboard
blocked
Cloud server
never
Third-party API
never
Analytics / telemetry
never
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Dictation you control.

Cloud tools can mean accounts, subscriptions, and unclear audio handling. Fing keeps the full transcription loop local, free, and inspectable.

Feature comparison between Fing and paid or cloud speech-to-text alternatives
Feature Fing Paid / cloud alternativesOthers
Price Free Subscription or usage-basedPaid
Runs locallyLocal Always✓ Varies by product and plan~
Offline Yes✓ Limited or unavailable✗
No account requiredNo account Yes✓ Usually no✗
Audio privacyPrivacy Never leaves device✓ Depends on provider~
Open sourceOpen source MIT✓ Proprietary✗
Windows Yes✓ Varies~
Custom dictionaryDictionary Yes✓ Often~
GPU accelerationGPU Metal & Vulkan✓ Varies~
FAQ

Common questions.

Does Fing send audio to the cloud?

No. Whisper runs on-device and Fing does not use telemetry of any kind.

Does it work offline?

Yes. After the initial model download, transcription runs entirely locally with no internet required.

Where does the text go?

Fing pastes it into the active app. It can also keep an optional local history that auto-clears after 30 days.

Is it free?

Yes. Fing is MIT licensed and open source — free to use, inspect, and modify.

Why does Windows show a security warning?

SmartScreen may flag new open-source releases from unrecognized publishers. The download is published through GitHub Releases and can be reviewed in the open-source repository.

Get started

Download private dictation
in under a minute.

Fing is free, open source, and runs locally on macOS and Windows. No account. No card. No cloud.

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macOS 11+ & Windows 10+