Ottex
Mac, iOS
Choose if
You want dictated emails to follow your saved writing instructions.
Look elsewhere if
You need voice dictation on a Windows computer.
ComparisonEvery claim sourced · verified Oct 2026
FluidVoice vs QuickWhisper: the honest comparison.
Three tools. Different strengths. Find your fit.
Ottex
FluidVoice
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FAQ
At a glance
Which one fits your work?
Each tool takes a different approach. Here’s a quick side-by-side to help you choose based on your workflow, platforms, and goals.
FluidVoice
Mac
Choose if
You want free offline dictation shaped by your instructions.
Look elsewhere if
You need meeting recording in a stable release.
QuickWhisper
Mac, iOS
Choose if
You want local dictation and meeting notes without recurring fees.
Look elsewhere if
You need a dictation tool that runs on Windows.
The evidence
Pricing
FluidVoice is unlimited free; QuickWhisper Pro starts at $59 one-time. Ottex offers free app access with local models or BYOK, with provider charges separate, or Pro at $14/mo or $168/yr.
See the evidence — 14 claims across 3 toolsverified Oct 2026Show tableHide table
| Feature | Ottex | FluidVoice | QuickWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers. | PartialSource: fluidvoice.org/download — checked Oct 2026no trial, word limit or paid tier | PartialSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 202610 minutes of dictation a day |
| Subscription | $14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included. | NoNo subscription plan | $2/moSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026The US App Store publishes this annual total but does not specify its capability entitlements or inference billing. |
| One-time payment | Not applicableSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Application is free | Not applicableSource: fluidvoice.org/download — checked Oct 2026Application is free | $59 one-timeSource: meetmic.app/buy — checked Oct 2026Lifetime updates |
| Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026OpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org/docs — checked Oct 2026Optional cloud cleanup uses the user's API key and separately billed provider account. | YesSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Optional cloud transcription and summaries use user-provided API keys. |
| Education discount | NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Same pricing for everyone. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/edu — checked Oct 2026Students and educators with a university-issued email receive 30% off the one-time Pro license; no discounted USD total is published. |
The evidence
Platforms
FluidVoice supports Mac and offers a Windows pre-release testing build. QuickWhisper and Ottex support Mac and iOS, but neither supports Windows.
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| Feature | Ottex | FluidVoice | QuickWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | MacSource: fluidvoice.org/download — checked Oct 2026Some platforms in beta/waitlist | Mac, iOSSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026 |
| Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM. | PartialSource: raw.githubusercontent.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026The macOS application uses SwiftUI and AppKit; the Windows implementation was not verified. | No public claim |
The evidence
Meetings & team memory
FluidVoice records without a bot in its Mac beta; QuickWhisper and Ottex do so on Mac. Ottex offers an experimental opt-in camera recording watermark on macOS; this does not establish participant consent.
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| Feature | Ottex | FluidVoice | QuickWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026With speaker separation. | PartialSource: github.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026FluidMeet records meetings locally in macOS v1.6.10-beta.7. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Meeting recording became available without a license in version 1.33. |
| Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026System-audio capture, no bot joins the call. | PartialSource: raw.githubusercontent.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026The macOS beta captures meeting-application audio and microphone audio directly on the computer. | YesSource: meetmic.app — checked Oct 2026Captures Mac audio without joining the call as a participant. |
| Camera recording watermarkShow recording in your camera video | PartialExperimental macOS virtual camera adds an Ottex icon to video; install/enable the extension, select it and turn video on. Guide covers Meet in Chrome and Zoom desktop; effects may obscure it. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Participant noticesRecording notices in chat or calendar | No public claim | No public claim | NoSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 2026The vendor states that recording notifications are not broadcast to other participants. |
| Speaker separation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: github.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026FluidMeet includes speaker labels in the macOS beta; automatic identification of participants by real name is unverified. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Local diarization distinguishes up to 4 speakers, and a speaker registry remembers renamed voices. |
| Calendar detection | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Calendar-based meeting detection. | PartialSource: raw.githubusercontent.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026The macOS beta optionally detects Zoom, Teams, Webex, and supported browser meetings, then offers user-started recording. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Apple Calendar and Google Calendar supply meeting events. |
| Cross-meeting search | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: github.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026The macOS beta's Global Search includes transcripts across the application. | YesSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Full-text and semantic search retrieve past transcripts across the local archive. |
| Shared team memory | PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace. | No public claim | No public claim |
The evidence
From meeting to finished work
FluidVoice produces beta summaries; QuickWhisper and Ottex generate structured meeting documents and follow-up, CRM and ticket drafts. Ottex also provides a reusable prompt library for transcript chat.
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| Feature | Ottex | FluidVoice | QuickWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting template libraryTurn a transcript into a structured document | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose a ready-made document template to extract relevant information from a meeting transcript into a structured document, such as a product review or client-call report. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Ready-made prompts automatically receive the transcript and generate structured documents such as technical meeting notes with decisions, blockers, tickets, and follow-ups. |
| Transcript chat prompt libraryReady-made prompts for AI chat about meetings | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Use ready-made reusable prompts in AI chat to ask questions, analyze discussions and extract information from meeting transcripts. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Decisions with owners extracted. | PartialSource: raw.githubusercontent.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026The macOS beta offers a Key decisions output, while assignment of decision owners is unverified. | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The Decision log prompt extracts decisions, rationale, and owners from the transcript. |
| Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Drafted from templates or your own. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026A reusable transcript prompt drafts a follow-up email. |
| CRM update / ticket draft | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Structured for the target app. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Call notes for the CRM generates a structured note for manual insertion into a CRM. |
| Your rough notes steer the result | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result. | No public claim | No public claim |
The evidence
Dictation & transcription AI
FluidVoice and Ottex apply saved dictation rules; QuickWhisper does so in its direct Mac build. All support custom dictionaries; Ottex adds voice-triggered saved text, while QuickWhisper and Ottex format paragraphs and lists.
See the evidence — 29 claims across 3 toolsverified Oct 2026Show tableHide table
| Feature | Ottex | FluidVoice | QuickWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engines | Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local. | Nemotron Speech 3.5, Nemotron 3.5 Multilingual, Parakeet Flash Beta, Parakeet TDT v3, Parakeet TDT v2, Cohere Transcribe, Apple Speech, WhisperSource: fluidvoice.org/models — checked Oct 2026The macOS model lineup varies by hardware and operating-system compatibility. | Whisper, Apple transcription, NVIDIA Parakeet, Nemotron, MLX modelsSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Local speech models and optional API-key-based cloud transcription are available. |
| Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org — checked Oct 2026Local recognition and local cleanup work offline after their required assets are installed. | YesSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 2026Installed local models transcribe without an internet connection. |
| Model selection per task | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose the model per task and per provider. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org/models — checked Oct 2026Users can download and switch speech models in the application. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Users select transcription models in Settings and can import custom Whisper models. |
| Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching. | PartialSource: fluidvoice.org/docs — checked Oct 202699+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching can produce errors and requires testing with the selected model. | No public claim |
| Automatic formatting | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Dictation automatically fixes punctuation, groups ideas into paragraphs and formats enumerations as lists. Formatting toggles and profile rules customize output. | PartialSource: raw.githubusercontent.com/altic-dev — checked Oct 2026Optional AI cleanup fixes punctuation and capitalization, while spoken directives create line breaks and list items. | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The selectable Clean up prompt adds punctuation, topic paragraphs, and lists where appropriate. |
| Custom dictionary | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Add or delete names and specialist terms with preferred spellings; entries provide recognition context during transcription. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org/features — checked Oct 2026Custom Dictionary accepts preferred spellings for names and jargon, with JSON import and export. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Dictation settings provide a custom vocabulary and replacement list with export and import. |
| Voice snippetsSay a saved phrase to insert a link or text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Save a voice trigger and expansion text; saying the trigger while dictating inserts the saved URL or text in place. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Custom voice instructionsFree-form rules applied after dictation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Saved profile instructions automatically process dictation before insertion; rules can include writing examples, personal phrasing and email signatures. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org/docs — checked Oct 2026Saved user-written prompts automatically process dictation before insertion when AI cleanup is enabled. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Users can save and edit dictation prompts that process speech before insertion, with automatic app or website selection in the direct Mac build. |
| Tone presetsChoose a predefined writing style | YesSelect built-in Messaging or Email profiles for casual or professional dictation; assigning apps or websites enables automatic profile activation. | No public claim | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The direct Mac build accepts predefined dictation prompts including Professional, Chat message, and Email. |
| Text transforms / AI ShortcutsApply an AI action to existing text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Select or copy existing text, open Omnibar and run an AI Shortcut to rewrite, translate, summarize or apply a custom prompt; the result is copied/pasted. | PartialSource: fluidvoice.org/features — checked Oct 2026Write Mode replaces selected text using spoken rewrite instructions in Accessibility-compatible fields, with AI-provider compatibility restrictions. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026AI prompts transform existing transcripts into summaries and other documents; arbitrary selected or copied text actions were not verified. |
| Per-app output rules | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Per-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email. | YesSource: fluidvoice.org/docs — checked Oct 2026User-authored per-app instructions are selected automatically for the focused application. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Dictation prompts switch by app or website, with website matching limited to Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Brave, Arc, and Dia. |
Questions people actually ask.
FluidVoice vs QuickWhisper: which should I choose?
Choose FluidVoice for unlimited free offline dictation with saved writing rules, or QuickWhisper for Mac meeting recording and document templates without a meeting beta requirement. Choose Ottex when voice-triggered saved text or reusable transcript-chat prompts matter.
Are FluidVoice and QuickWhisper free?
FluidVoice is free without a trial or word limit; QuickWhisper limits free dictation to 10 minutes a day but allows meeting recording without a license. Ottex offers free app access with local models or BYOK; API provider usage can cost extra.
How much do FluidVoice and QuickWhisper cost?
FluidVoice has no annual fee; QuickWhisper lists $3.99/mo, $19.99/yr and Pro licenses from $59 one-time. Ottex Pro costs $14/mo or $168/yr; its local-model and BYOK app paths are free, with provider API charges separate.
Is FluidVoice safe for private dictation?
FluidVoice, QuickWhisper and Ottex support on-device audio processing with local models, so local dictation has no evidenced privacy winner among them. Choose local processing for private dictation; BYOK involves your configured API provider rather than guaranteeing on-device processing.
Is it worth switching from FluidVoice to QuickWhisper?
Switch to QuickWhisper for meeting document templates and follow-up, CRM and ticket drafts without FluidVoice's meeting beta requirement. Stay with FluidVoice for unlimited free offline dictation; consider Ottex for voice-triggered saved text or reusable transcript-chat prompts.
Does FluidVoice or QuickWhisper work on Windows or Android?
FluidVoice has an official Windows pre-release testing build; QuickWhisper and Ottex do not support Windows. Android support is unverified for all three; QuickWhisper and Ottex support Mac and iOS.
Which supports more languages, FluidVoice or QuickWhisper?
QuickWhisper and Ottex support 100 languages; FluidVoice supports 99. Ottex supports mid-sentence language switching, FluidVoice warns it can cause errors, and support for that workflow is unverified for QuickWhisper.