https://alphadictate.com/blog/ Press a shortcut, talk, and paste the text into most Windows apps. Speech recognition runs on your PC. Try 60 minutes free; then $39/year or $79 once. en https://alphadictate.com/blog/dictate-to-claude-code-windows/https://alphadictate.com/blog/dictate-to-claude-code-windows/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Claude Code's voice mode streams your audio to Anthropic and needs a claude.ai login. Where it stops, and measured numbers for local dictation in any terminal. https://alphadictate.com/blog/gpu-for-local-dictation/https://alphadictate.com/blog/gpu-for-local-dictation/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000We timed local Whisper dictation on a gaming GPU and on laptop integrated graphics. Both are fast enough, and splitting speech at pauses hides most of the wait. https://alphadictate.com/blog/windows-voice-typing-win-h/https://alphadictate.com/blog/windows-voice-typing-win-h/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Win+H is free and built in. It needs the internet, sends your audio to Microsoft, and hears one language at a time. Setup, commands, limits and alternatives. https://alphadictate.com/blog/dragon-naturallyspeaking-discontinued/https://alphadictate.com/blog/dragon-naturallyspeaking-discontinued/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Dragon Home is gone, Dragon Anywhere stopped selling in July 2026, and Professional v16 is a $699 product last updated in 2023. What to use instead, by need.