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Download Quill and start speaking. Run it locally, or bring your own cloud key when you would rather spare your hardware.
Dictation types exactly what you say.Scribe resolves corrections first.
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View source“Send the deck Tuesday — no wait, Thursday morning.”
Two keys, two ways to speak
One key types every word.
The other keeps only what you meant.
Exact input
Dictation
For commands, code, names, and wording that must stay yours.
Ctrl+Space“Create a file called invoice-parser dot T S, then open it.”
Create a file called invoice-parser.ts, then open it.
Same session, same voice. The key you press is the only thing that changes.
Human in the loop
It cleans the sentence. You keep the final say.
Scribe never slips rewritten text into your work. Compare the transcript, change the writing style, edit anything, then accept—or discard it.
- Raw and cleaned wording stay side by side
- Safety checks block invented promises and commitments
- Your cursor changes only after approval
“Email Maya — the draft is ready, actually say the first pass is ready for review.”
The recording has stopped. Your cursor is still untouched.The first pass is ready for review.
Your voice. Your route.
Keep the work local. Borrow the cloud only when you want the headroom.
Recognition and cleanup are independent choices. Saving an API key never turns a provider on; Quill shows what leaves the device before it does.
Everything stays on this device.
Speech is recognised by whisper.cpp. Scribe can polish the transcript with the local model you selected.
No speech or transcript is sent to a cloud provider.No subscription required
A free app, not another monthly bill.
Quill lets you keep the full path local or use your own cloud keys for selected layers. Cloud-first services manage that path for you.
| Feature |  Featured | Cloud-first dictation |
|---|---|---|
| Processing | Local or cloud | Cloud by default |
| Offline | Full app | Varies |
| Cost | $0 forever | $15–20/mo |
| Account | None | Required |
| Output | Raw + Scribe | Polished by default |
| Source | Open source | Proprietary |
Fact-checked 4 Aug 2026 against current public pricing, privacy, security, support, and product pages. Category language is intentionally vendor-neutral.
From download to first sentence
Set up once. Then Quill stays out of the way.
Pick your platform, choose two shortcuts, and speak wherever your cursor already is.
The short version
Questions worth answering before download.
Free dictation.
Keep it yours.
No account and no subscription. Download Quill and choose the route that fits the work — local by default, with your own cloud keys only when you want them.