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GladiaFlow is our open-source desktop app for macOS and Windows. Hold a hotkey, speak, and text is pasted into the focused app (Slack, Notes, or Notion for example)
The app is free (MIT). Usage is billed on your Gladia API key.
GladiaFlow home screen showing Ready to dictate and dictation stats

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What you get

  • Dictate anywhere: any focused text field
  • Real-time streaming: partials and finals as you speak
  • 100+ languages: auto-detect and mid-sentence code switching
  • Custom vocabulary: names, acronyms, domain terms
  • Push-to-talk or toggle: configurable global hotkey
  • Open source: GitHub

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Getting started

1

Download GladiaFlow

Use the GladiaFlow product page, or install from the latest GitHub release:
  • macOS: universal DMG (Intel + Apple Silicon)
  • Windows: NSIS installer (.exe)
2

Create an API key

Copy a key from the Gladia dashboard.
3

Paste your key and dictate

Open GladiaFlow, paste your API key, grant microphone (and on macOS, Accessibility) permissions, then hold the hotkey and speak.
The app is free. Transcription is pay-as-you-go on the same Gladia key you use for API or SDK usage.

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What to use when

SDK

Build transcription into your product (JavaScript or Python)

Playground

Try models and features in the browser before you integrate

GladiaFlow

Dictate into any desktop app with a hotkey

CLI

Transcribe files or URLs from a terminal or CI