Voice control your entire Mac. Walkie transcribes your speech instantly, strips the filler, and formats your text, then goes further. Open apps, launch URLs, and control your workflow without touching the keyboard. Fast Mode handles it all in the cloud. Local Mode keeps everything on-device. Your voice, your rules.
I got fed up with Wispr Flow charging for some basic services and decided to build a better version I could offer for free. Now we offer everything Wispr Flow does for free and just charge for the parts where we are truly innovating or cost us money.
a great free solution. I really like it. But it seems that 4000 words are not enough for me. I'll buy the Walkie Pro version
Local and free is a great combo. Most speech to text tools either need an internet connection or want a subscription for decent quality. How accurate is it compared to something like the built in Mac dictation?
the local mode is the killer feature here — privacy-first dictation without needing an internet connection is huge for people working with sensitive docs. how does the accuracy compare between fast mode and local mode? and is the local model something like whisper under the hood, or a custom model?
Really love the idea of keeping speech-to-text fully local — privacy-first tools like this are underrated. Does it handle accented English well?
Local processing is a big deal for anyone working with sensitive content. Nice to see STT tools that don't require sending everything to the cloud. What model are you running under the hood?
Nice one, team. It's great to see a solid, free alternative in this space. Good luck with the launch!
The dual-mode approach is smart. I'm building a Mac-native video editor that uses cloud transcription for accuracy, but I'd love to offer a local option for users who don't want to send audio off-device. How does Local Mode handle longer recordings — say 60+ minutes of a lecture with technical terminology? And how's the Japanese accuracy in Local Mode?
Any recommends for keeping my voice clean? All these talking is making it scrangly 😅 Maybe adjacent business opertunity? :D
the dual-mode approach is genuinely smart. most speech-to-text tools make you pick a lane: either cloud quality or local privacy. having both in one place covers different use cases without switching apps. i've used a few Whisper-based tools and local accuracy is better than people expect now.
curious what the "formatting" in Fast Mode actually does in practice. is it punctuation and paragraph cleanup, or does it restructure the content more meaningfully? that feels like the bit that separates quick voice notes from something you could actually send without editing.
Love this! feels like Gen AI builders really need a space that’s more focused than traditional networks. The “build together” angle and emphasis on actually shipping things is especially strong.
Excited to see communities forming around people who are not just exploring AI, but actively creating with it.
We also launched today on Product Hunt — building Ogoron, an AI system that automatically generates and maintains test coverage as products evolve. Different layer, but same mindset of helping builders move faster and with more confidence :)
Good luck with the launch!
Hi Adam, congrats on your launch!
Wispr is charging for first-class STT quality, good UX and transcription speed. These things cost money, could you please share your plans on how to offer this for free?
I'm facing the same tasks in my product and I am open to discuss this!
Much needed Wispr flow alternative, I like the idea of trigger phrases as it prevents dictating the same thing over and over.
Hopefully it will be able to handle accent diversity.
About Walkie on Product Hunt
“Free local AI voice dictation tool”
Walkie launched on Product Hunt on April 6th, 2026 and earned 227 upvotes and 33 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. Voice control your entire Mac. Walkie transcribes your speech instantly, strips the filler, and formats your text, then goes further. Open apps, launch URLs, and control your workflow without touching the keyboard. Fast Mode handles it all in the cloud. Local Mode keeps everything on-device. Your voice, your rules.
Walkie was featured in Productivity (649.7k followers), SaaS (41.5k followers) and Tech (621.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 328k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Walkie?
Walkie was hunted by Adam Perlis. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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