Vokara
Local-first private AI voice dictation that works in any app
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Local-first private AI voice dictation that works in any app
4 followers
Vokara is a local-first voice dictation utility powered by NVIDIA Parakeet AI. It runs 100% offline on your machine—ensuring total privacy with zero latency. Just press a hotkey to speak, and perfectly punctuated text is typed directly into whatever app you’re using.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Dallas, the maker of Keet.
I built Vokara because I was tired of voice dictation tools that were slow, bloated, and sent all my private audio to the cloud. I just wanted something that was fast, local, and didn't interrupt my workflow.
Vokara does one thing — and it does it extremely well.
Press your hotkey, speak, press it again, and your words instantly drop into whatever app you're using. That's the whole experience. No complex setup. No confusing offline/online modes.
Here is what makes Vokara different:
🔒 Total Privacy — Runs 100% offline, directly on your machine. Your audio and words never leave your device. No cloud processing, period.
⚡ Incredible Speed — Powered by NVIDIA Parakeet AI, transcription happens locally in under 300ms. It feels practically instant.
✍️ Perfect Punctuation — Commas, periods, question marks, and capitalization are all handled automatically by the AI. No more speaking punctuation out loud like a robot.
🎯 Zero Bloat, Just Features That Matter:
- Configurable hotkey support
- Automatic text pasting to any focused window (code editors, Slack, email, etc.)
- Completely local AI model
- Minimal UI that stays out of your way
Choose how you pay: Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime. Annual and Lifetime plans include 2 licenses, and Monthly and Annual come with a 7-day free trial. A 7-day free trial without any obligation or credit card is also available.
Vokara was built for developers, writers, and anyone who wants to move at the speed of thought while retaining absolute privacy. Available for macOS and Windows.
I'll be hanging out in the comments all day. I would love to hear what you think, answer any questions, and get your feedback!
I created a new Demo for Vokara.
In this video, we speed through 6 everyday tasks:
→ Gmail — composing a work follow-up
→ Google Keep — bullet-point meeting prep
→ Google Messages — a quick "running late" text
→ Claude — a developer question in plain English
→ Google Docs — a full paragraph of writing
→ DuckDuckGo — a natural language search