# Amical > Amical turns your voice into polished text with AI, open-source dictation for Mac, Windows, iOS & Android. Amical turns your voice into polished text with AI, open-source dictation for Mac, Windows, iOS & Android. Fast, accurate, context-aware, and private. ## Facts - Website: https://amical.ai - Pricing: free - Categories: Open Source, AI & Machine Learning - LotsDirectory page: https://lots.directory/products/amical - Listing state: Unclaimed. We listed this product from its public website, and its owner has not claimed it yet. ## Detailed info ## What is Amical? Amical is an open-source dictation app for macOS and Windows. You hold a key or click a floating widget, talk, and the words land in the app that is focused. ## What Amical does Transcription runs locally with Whisper, or in the cloud if you sign in. A local model also uses Ollama for language. Notes taken inside Amical stay in the app. Custom vocabulary, AI formatting, and shortcuts are on the pricing card. The project is MIT licensed and works offline once a local model is set up. Push-to-talk, hands-free, and auto-detect language are in the docs. The home page says dictation is available on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. ## Who Amical is for People who want dictation in the app they already use, on a Mac or Windows desktop, with a local model or a cloud model. ## How Amical works Install Amical, grant permissions, and dictate. Hold a key or click the floating widget. Words land in the focused app, such as an editor, a chat, or an email draft. Local dictation uses Whisper and can run offline after the model is set up. Cloud dictation is there if you sign in. Free cloud dictation is 2,000 words a week. Premium cloud dictation is unlimited. The docs say hotkeys can rebind push-to-talk, hands-free, paste-last-transcript, and a new note. ## Key features - Local Whisper transcription and Ollama for language, with offline use after the local model is set up. - Cloud models if you sign in. The free card says there is no model training on your data. - Custom vocabulary, AI formatting, and 100+ languages on the pricing card. - Push-to-talk, hands-free, a floating widget, and custom hotkeys. - Desktop apps for Mac and Windows. The pricing page also lists iPhone and Android. - Premium adds shared vocabulary, team management, and priority access to new features. - Enterprise lists private model hosting, custom models, SSO/SAML, OAuth, and SOC 2 in progress. ## Pricing As listed on amical.ai, checked 13 October 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms. - Free is $0/mo: unlimited local dictation, unlimited devices, and 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation. The card includes all local models, fast cloud models, and no model training on your data. - The Premium price says $7/mo and $84/year for unlimited cloud dictation. Compare plans also shows Premium at $10/mo. The pricing page says save 30%. - Premium adds shared vocabulary, team management, and priority access to new features. - Enterprise is custom, with private model hosting, custom models, ultra-low latency, volume-discount pricing, SSO/SAML, OAuth, SOC 2 in progress, priority support, centralized billing, and seat-based licenses. ## Facts from amical.ai, checked 13 October 2026 - The docs say the project lives at github.com/amicalhq/amical. - The page says Amical is available on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. Compare plans says mobile apps are soon. - Enterprise lists SOC 2 in progress. Written from Amical's own website ([Homepage](https://amical.ai/), [Pricing](https://amical.ai/pricing), [Features](https://amical.ai/use-cases), [Docs](https://amical.ai/docs)). The maker can claim this listing to edit it. ## FAQ ### What is Amical? Amical is open-source AI dictation for macOS and Windows that runs on your machine. You hold a key or click the floating widget, talk, and the words land in the focused app. Transcription uses Whisper locally, or the cloud if you sign in. ### Is local dictation free? Yes. Free is $0/mo and includes unlimited local dictation and unlimited devices. Cloud dictation on that plan is 2,000 words a week. The card says there is no model training on your data. ### What do the Premium prices say? The Premium price says $7/mo and $84/year for unlimited cloud dictation. Compare plans also shows Premium at $10/mo. The pricing page says save 30%. ### Does Amical work offline? Yes, once a local model is set up. It is open source under MIT. Local speech uses Whisper, and language uses Ollama. --- Source: https://lots.directory/products/amical ยท Machine-readable context by LotsDirectory.