Fact · Dictation software
OSTT's home page says it is open source and has no subscription.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Open source, no subscription The code is public, the config is local, and the providers are the ones you choose.”
OSTT: Open source voice-to-text for Linux and macOS, kristoferlund, OSTT (kristoferlund), 2026, Feature: Open source, no subscription.
Open the original- What it measures
- Home page feature list.
- What it does not show
- The page does not state a price for cloud providers, which are billed by each provider the user chooses.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as OSTT: no subscription: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- OSTT
- Feature
- Free plan
- Detail
- Open source, no subscription
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this