Speak Freely.
Voice-to-text that runs on your machine. No cloud, no account, no subscription.
v1.2.0 · Windows 10+ & macOS 13+
Place the cursor where you want text, press the hotkey, and start speaking. Transcription appears here.
Works where you do.
Chirp isn't a walled garden. There's no app to switch to. You just press the hotkey, speak, and the clean text drops perfectly into wherever your cursor is.
And literally any other text field
Heavyweight power.
Lightweight footprint.
Tone Modes
Instantly switch between Casual, Professional, and Concise phrasing. The AI adapts the transcription to match your exact intent without losing your core message.
Custom Dict
Add your team's specific jargon, acronyms, and names. Chirp spells them flawlessly every time.
Native Performance
Engineered in Rust and C++ for absolute maximum efficiency. Barely registers on your CPU, ensuring your other dev tools never skip a beat.
Your voice never leaves
your laptop.
Everything runs locally on your own CPU. No telemetry, no API calls, no servers. Built from the ground up for strict confidentiality.
Offline-first · No analytics · No cloud pipeline
Other apps charge. We don't.
Creator of Chirp
"I use voice-to-text every day. Every tool I tried was either expensive, slow, or sending my audio to the cloud. Chirp fixes all three."