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Flunkey: Free Voice Dictation & AI Assistant for Windows
Flunkey, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 23, 2026
- What it is
- Flunkey's home page for its free, open-source Windows voice tool. It covers dictation with F8, questions with F9 and text rewriting with F10, and lists speech and AI provider options.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the maker, version 1.0.0 at the time of reading. Feature wording is the maker's own and may change with updates.
Facts taken from this source
- Flunkey's home page lists custom vocabulary and correction rules among its dictation features.
“Verbatim, Light, and Enhanced modes Custom vocabulary and correction rules App-aware formatting for code, mail, chat, and lists” (Home page, F8 dictation section)
- Flunkey's home page says the app is free and users pay only their own AI provider's usage.
“You only pay your own provider usage, if your provider bills you.” (Home page, questions and answers)
- Flunkey's home page says the user can choose on-device Whisper for speech.
“Use on-device Whisper or a cloud speech provider; Enhanced can apply instructions for the active app.” (Home page, F8 dictation section)
- Flunkey's home page presents its F8 dictation as working anywhere.
“F8 Dictate anywhere Type at the speed of thought. Hold F8 and speak, then choose Verbatim, Light, or Enhanced cleanup.” (Home page, F8 dictation section)