Byblos

Local voice-to-text. Private. Fast. Free.

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Why Byblos

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100% Local

Your voice never leaves your machine. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking.

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AI-Powered

Local LLM cleans up your speech. Dictation modes for email, notes, code.

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Open Source

MIT licensed. Audit the code. Contribute. Free forever.

How It Works

1

Click the menu bar icon

2

Speak

3

Text appears in your app

Modes

CleanRemoves filler words and false starts
EmailFormats dictation as a ready-to-send email
NotesBullet points and structured notes
CodeDictate code with proper formatting
TranslateSpeak in one language, output in another
AgentFree-form LLM processing of your speech

Under the Hood

Byblos uses Whisper for speech recognition and a local LLM via llama.cpp for text cleanup — all running on your machine with no network calls.

Support Byblos

Byblos is shareware — free to use with no restrictions. An annual license removes the occasional reminder and supports continued development.

Buy Annual License

Already have a key? Enter it in the app under Preferences → License.