Talk naturally
No commands to memorize. Ramble, pause, think out loud. ZeroMotion Dictate listens for as long as you hold the key, or latch it on and lean back.
ZeroMotion Dictate, free from ZeroMotion Marketing
Free Dictation Software for Windows That Runs on Your PC
Hold a key, speak, and your words are typed where your cursor is. ZeroMotion Dictate transcribes on your own computer, so your voice is never uploaded. Free, with no account and no subscription.
Download ZeroMotion Dictate Free
Windows 10 & 11 · No account · Nothing to cancel
v0.9.2 · released July 12 · updates itself
Hold Mouse 3 to talk · press Space to latch hands-free
Why talk
Speak Faster Than You Type
Most people type around 40 words per minute and speak around 150. ZeroMotion Dictate lets the faster one do the typing.
How it works
How ZeroMotion Dictate Works
- 01
Press
One key, anywhere in Windows. ZeroMotion Dictate wakes up. Nothing before this moment is recorded.
- 02
Speak
Talk like you'd talk to a person. Press Space to latch it on, let go of the key, and keep going as long as you want.
- 03
It's already typed
Your words land at the cursor and go to your clipboard. Email, Slack, code, a doc. Wherever you were.
What you get
What's Included
Cleans up the filler, on your PC
The ums and uhs come out before the text lands. The cleanup runs locally, and a guard stops it from adding words you didn't say. Your meaning stays yours.
Works in any app
Email, Slack, code, docs, the browser. If there's a cursor, ZeroMotion Dictate types there, and a copy lands on your clipboard in case you want it somewhere else.
Local architecture
Offline Speech to Text: Your Voice Stays on Your PC
Cloud dictation apps send your voice to a company's servers and ask you to trust what happens to it. ZeroMotion Dictate has no server. The model sits on your disk, runs on your processor, and hands the text back to you.
- No account
- No history, no sync
- Nothing collected, so nothing to opt out of
- App source code public on GitHub
The honest teardown
ZeroMotion Dictate vs. Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow is a good product. It also costs money every month and processes your voice in its cloud. Here is how it compares with ZeroMotion Dictate, using Wispr's own published pricing and documentation.
$180 a year for Wispr Flow Pro at $15 a month
$144 a year if you pay Wispr Flow annually
$0 a year for ZeroMotion Dictate. Every year.
| Feature | ZeroMotion Dictate | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0, forever | Free plan at $0 with a weekly word limit. Pro is $15 per user per month, or $12 per user per month billed annually. Growth is $23 per user per month. Enterprise is custom. |
| Word limit | No word cap | Free plan: 2,000 words a week on desktop, 1,000 on mobile |
| One year, one person | $0 | $180 on Pro billed monthly, or $144 billed annually |
| Where speech becomes text | On your PC. A Whisper speech model runs on your processor. | In the cloud. Their docs: “Wispr Flow processes dictated audio in the cloud to turn speech into text.” |
| Works offline | Yes. Transcription runs on your computer. | No. Dictation requires cloud processing. |
| Training on your voice | Nothing to train on. Your audio never leaves your computer. | A setting you toggle (“Improve the model for everyone”). Zero data retention is something organizations confirm with their administrator. |
| Devices | Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. No Mac or phone version yet. | Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android |
| Languages and compliance | We don't advertise language counts or compliance certifications. | 100+ languages. Advertises SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and HIPAA-readiness. |
Pick Wispr Flow if
You need Mac or phone support today, support for 100+ languages, or a vendor that advertises SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA-readiness for your team. Wispr Flow does that.
Pick ZeroMotion Dictate if
You're on Windows, you want your voice to stay on your computer, and you never want to pay a subscription to dictate again. ZeroMotion Dictate does that.
Sources, checked Sept 2026: Wispr Flow pricing (opens in a new tab) · Wispr Flow documentation (opens in a new tab). Prices are per user, in US dollars. Wispr Flow is a trademark of its owner. ZeroMotion Marketing isn't affiliated with Wispr.
Why we built it
Why We Built It
I run ZeroMotion Marketing in Houma, Louisiana, and I dictate all day: client emails, briefs, notes and code. Every tool that did this well required a subscription and sent my audio to a server. I built the version I wanted, and I have used it every day since.
It is free to keep. No trial, no locked features and no plan that starts charging later. The source code is public on GitHub, so you can verify where your voice goes.
If it saves you an hour a week, it has done its job. When you want the rest of what ZeroMotion Marketing builds for businesses, we are one call away.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About ZeroMotion Dictate
Is ZeroMotion Dictate really free?
Yes. There is no trial, no paid tier, no account and no word cap. Motion is a free gift from ZeroMotion Marketing to our clients, friends and supporters, and it stays free.
Does my voice get uploaded anywhere?
No. Your speech is turned into text on your own computer by a Whisper speech model running on your processor. ZeroMotion Dictate has no server, so there is nowhere for your audio to go.
Does it need an internet connection?
Transcription does not. The speech model lives on your PC. You need a connection to download ZeroMotion Dictate and to receive its automatic updates.
How do I use it?
Hold Mouse 3 (the scroll wheel click) or your hotkey and talk. Let go and your words are typed where your cursor is and copied to your clipboard. For longer thoughts, press Space to latch it on hands-free, then let go of the key and keep talking.
Will it change what I said?
ZeroMotion Dictate cleans up filler like "um" and "uh" on your computer, and that cleanup has a guard so it cannot add words you didn't say.
What computers does ZeroMotion Dictate run on?
Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. There is no Mac, iPhone or Android version yet. If you need those today, Wispr Flow supports them.
Why does Windows say "Windows protected your PC"?
ZeroMotion Dictate is new and is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you the first time you run it. Click More info, then Run anyway. You only see it once.
How do updates work?
ZeroMotion Dictate updates itself, so you always have the newest build. The current version is v0.9.2, released July 12.
Can I see the code?
Yes. The app source code is public on GitHub at github.com/udonthavemotion/motion, so you can check for yourself where your voice goes.
Why would a marketing agency give this away?
Logan built ZeroMotion Dictate for his own daily work and released it free. It is a thank-you to the people who support ZeroMotion Marketing, and a small example of the systems we build for businesses.
Download ZeroMotion Dictate for Windows
Your words, typed on your machine. Free from ZeroMotion Marketing.
Download ZeroMotion Dictate Free- Windows 10 & 11 · 64-bit
- v0.9.2 · released July 12
- Updates itself
- No account · nothing to cancel
Windows may show “Windows protected your PC” the first time you run it. ZeroMotion Dictate is new and is not code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway. You only see it once.
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