Instant voice dictation at your fingertips — type less, say more.
Free and open source. Speech runs 100% locally on your device — transcripts and dictionary stay on your computer, never uploaded. Optional Support funds the project.
Free & open source (MIT)100% local speech-to-textLoved by 2,000+ users
WORKS ACROSS VIRTUALLY ANY DESKTOP APP
- Slack
- Jira
- Discord
- GitHub
- VS Code
- Telegram
Typing Can't Keep Up
5x Faster Than Your Keyboard
Turn your speech into instant, accurate text on your device — skip the typos, keep your flow, and keep your voice private.
40 words per minute
The average typing speed. Slow, and full of interruptions for spelling corrections.
200 words per minute
The average speaking speed. Fast, fluid, and perfectly transcribed.
Always Within Reach
Meet the GeckoBar
A persistent, interactive bar that lets you trigger dictation or see exactly what's happening — speech recognition runs on your device.
Start Recording
Click the GeckoBar or use your shortcut to begin capturing your speech.
Start Recording
Click the GeckoBar or use your shortcut to begin capturing your speech.
Stop and Process
Finish speaking, click stop, and watch it process in seconds.
Use Your Text
Your dictation is ready on your clipboard or instantly pasted where you're working.
For Modern Developers
AI + Voice is the New Way to Build
Great code needs clear direction. Writing detailed plans is slow and exhausting — with Voice Gecko, you can speak your full vision in minutes.
Full Specs, Fast
Describe features, edge cases, and architecture out loud — nothing gets left out.
No More Corner-Cutting
Stop skipping important details just because typing them all takes too long.
Better Output, Less Rework
Give your AI everything it needs upfront and spend less time fixing half-baked results.
Fewer Context Switches
Speak instructions without leaving your editor — no alt-tab marathon to type long directions.
Stop Typing to Your AI
Talk to AI the Way You Think
Skip the tedious prompt typing. Speak naturally, capture every thought instantly, and send it straight to your large language model.
Natural language input
No need to overthink your wording, just speak your thoughts.
Richer prompts, better results
Give your AI full context in seconds for more accurate, useful responses.
Stay in Flow
Keep ideas moving without stopping to type or fix typos.
Zero Typos, Perfect Spelling
Your ideas, instantly transcribed with flawless accuracy every time.
Open Source · On Your Device
Dictation That Works Your Way
History, dictionary, and shortcuts live on your machine. Voice Gecko is free and open source — local speech models, no cloud transcription, no account required to dictate.
ON-DEVICE ONLY
Never Lose Work
Every dictation is saved in a searchable history on this device. Transcripts stay in local SQLite — nothing is synced to Voice Gecko servers. Audio is processed locally and never uploaded.
PERFECT EVERY TIME
Teach It Your Vocabulary
Add your own words, names, or industry jargon so they're always transcribed correctly — from SQL to product names. Your dictionary stays on this device with the rest of your local data.
WORKS YOUR WAY
Your Shortcuts, Your Rules
Set custom keyboard shortcuts to start and stop dictations without breaking your flow. Whether you work in code, documents, or design tools, it's always at your fingertips.
"Voice Gecko has significantly improved my development workflow. I've always been a slow typist and bad at spelling. Being able to just say what I want and have it instantly transcribed, ready to use in my projects or pass to ChatGPT has made it an essential tool in my workflow."
More time for deep work instead of staring at a blinking cursor.
Natural speech turned into accurate text — over 3× faster than typing.
Words processed across transcripts, all captured without manual typing.
Free, open source,
and fully local
Download Voice Gecko, speak, and get text on your clipboard — without sending your voice to the cloud. Star us on GitHub or Support the project if you want to help it grow.
