Official documentation
Dictate Keyboard: README (DevEmperor/DictateKeyboard on GitHub)
Jannis Zahn, GitHub, DevEmperor/DictateKeyboard repository, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 19, 2026
- What it is
- The README of Dictate Keyboard, the Android voice keyboard by its developer Jannis Zahn (DevEmperor), in the project's own repository. It lists the features: offline on-device transcription with a downloadable model, dictation into any app, AI rewording with chosen providers, a personal dictionary, a freeform voice command, and that the app is free and open source.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the maker and kept with the source code, so it describes the app as built. It is a developer's README rather than a support site, the feature list can lag behind the release, and it names no version or plan for each feature.
Facts taken from this source
- Dictate Keyboard's README says any word can be added to its dictionary with a long press.
“any word can be added to your dictionary with a long press” (Features list, Glide typing, suggestions and autocorrect)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says the app is free and open source.
“Dictate is free and open source” (Support and sponsors)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says it offers custom AI rewording of text.
“custom AI rewording powered by leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini and many other providers” (Introduction)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says that with its on-device model, nothing leaves the phone and no network is needed.
“no internet needed and nothing ever leaves your phone.” (Features list, On-device transcription)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says its AI rewording is powered by models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Gemini, which are outside companies.
“custom AI rewording powered by leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini” (Introduction)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says dictated words appear as clean, formatted text in any app.
“watch your words appear in real time as clean, formatted text in any app” (Introduction)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says a freeform voice command lets the user speak a request, such as an edit, and the AI carries it out on the selected text.
“just say what you want and the AI does it, using any selected text as context” (Features list, floating button)
- Dictate Keyboard's README says it can dictate completely offline with a downloadable model, with no internet connection needed.
“dictate completely offline with a downloadable model: no internet needed and nothing ever leaves your phone.” (Features list, On-device transcription)