Trueears

Trueears 2.0 is here

Effortless Voice
Dictation.

5× faster than typing

15MB footprint

100% local-first

The lightweight voice-to-text that adapts to your context. Built with Rust. No subscriptions. Your data stays on your machine.

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v0.3.10 • Windows

Built forspeed.

Three steps between your thought and the page. No friction, no learning curve, no switching apps.

Ctrl

Shift

Activate anywhere

Speak naturally

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Context-aware output

Supports 100+ languages

EnglishSpanishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseDutchRussianJapaneseChineseKoreanArabicHindiTurkishSwedishPolishUkrainianVietnameseEnglishSpanishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseDutchRussianJapaneseChineseKoreanArabicHindiTurkishSwedishPolishUkrainianVietnameseEnglishSpanishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseDutchRussianJapaneseChineseKoreanArabicHindiTurkishSwedishPolishUkrainianVietnamese

Trueears speaksyour language.

Everyone writes differently. Trueears adapts to your style, your context, and your vocabulary so you don't have to change a thing.

Download for Windows

Available on yourfavorite tools.

Trueears works seamlessly with the apps you already use. No plugins, no setup required.

Built different.

Not just another wrapper.

The Chameleon Engine

Trueears detects your active window and changes behavior automatically. It knows the difference between a git commit message and an email to your boss.

Featherlight

Built with Rust and Tauri. No heavy Electron runtime. Trueears runs silently in the background without eating your RAM.

Local First

Your voice data is processed locally or sent directly to your API provider. We don't train on your data. It never leaves your machine unless you want it to.

Global Hotkey

Toggle recording from anywhere with a simple keystroke. No need to switch windows or find the app. It's always there when you need it.

~800ms startup

~50ms startup

Electron

200MB+

Trueears

15MB

93% MORE EFFICIENT

OFFLINE CAPABLE

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Shift

Recording Started

Privacy is built intoTrueears

You stay in control. Your data never leaves your device unless you want it to.

No audio files or transcripts

saved on our servers.

Context detection stays local.

Nothing leaves your device.

Zero LLM

data retention.

Custom modes and settings

stay on your device.

Your thoughts aren't our product. Dictate freely.

WhyTrueears?

We built the tool we wanted to use. Lightweight, private, and priced fairly.

Trueears

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Wispr Flow

SuperWhisper

AquaVoice

Performance

Memory footprint

15MB

~200MB

~150MB

~200MB

Startup time

~50ms

~800ms

~500ms

~800ms

Built with

Rust/Tauri

Electron

Swift

Electron

Pricing

Free tier

Limited

Unknown

Paid plan

$29 once

$12/mo

License

Unknown

BYOK (Bring your own key)

Features

Context-aware formatting

Global hotkey

100+ languages

Local-first processing

Optional

Privacy

No data collection

Optional

Offline capable

Free download →

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Simple,transparent pricing.

No monthly subscriptions. Ever. Pay once, use forever.

BYOK

$0/ forever

Bring your own API key (Groq, OpenAI, Anthropic). Pay only for what you use directly to the provider.

Unlimited Usage (via your key)
All Context Modes
Local Processing

Download Free

RECOMMENDED

Supporter

$29/ one-time

Support the development of Trueears. Get early access to new features and priority support.

Everything in Free
Early Access to Beta Features
Priority Discord Support
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Frequently AskedQuestions

Everything you need to know about Trueears.

Trueears allows you to input your own API key from providers like OpenAI, Groq, or Anthropic. This means you pay them directly for usage (usually very cheap) and don't pay us any monthly subscription markup.

Yes. Trueears is Local-First. Your voice data is sent directly from your computer to your chosen API provider. We do not sit in the middle, and we do not store or train on your data.

Trueears is built exclusively for Windows 10/11 to leverage specific OS-level context detection APIs. Mac and Linux support may come in the future based on demand.

The Supporter license is a one-time payment that helps fund development. It includes a badge, priority support, and early access to new features. The core functionality is available for free.

Trueears is built with Rust and Tauri, idling at around 15-20MB of RAM. Compare this to Electron-based apps that often use 200MB-500MB just to sit in the background.

Trueears supports OpenAI (GPT-4, Whisper), Groq (fast and affordable), and Anthropic (Claude). You can switch between providers anytime in settings. Groq is recommended for the best speed-to-cost ratio.

Trueears requires an internet connection for transcription since it uses cloud-based speech-to-text APIs. However, all your settings, context modes, and history stay completely local on your device.

Accuracy depends on your chosen API provider, but modern models like Whisper and Groq achieve 95%+ accuracy for clear speech. Trueears also auto-corrects grammar and removes filler words like 'um' and 'uh'.

Trueears detects your active application and adjusts output automatically. In VS Code, it formats as code comments. In Slack, it's casual. In email apps, it's professional. You can also create custom context modes for specific apps.

Got a question orfeedback?

Have a question about Trueears? Want to request a feature? Or just want to say hi? We'd love to hear from you.

Effortless Voice Dictation.

Built forspeed.

Activate anywhere

Speak naturally

Context-aware output

Trueears speaksyour language.

Available on yourfavorite tools.

Built different.

The Chameleon Engine

Featherlight

Local First

Global Hotkey

Privacy is built intoTrueears

WhyTrueears?

Simple,transparent pricing.

BYOK

Supporter

Frequently AskedQuestions

Got a question orfeedback?

Effortless Voice
Dictation.