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AmicalOpen-source AI assistant for dictation, meeting capture, and note-taking

4.2 (5)
Daniel NikulshynReviewed by Daniel Nikulshyn·Updated July 2026

Overview

Amical is an open-source AI assistant designed for dictation, meeting capture, and note-taking. It offers AI-powered speech-to-text capabilities that auto-format dictation for various applications, including emails, messages, and code. The tool is available on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android platforms. Amical allows users to choose between cloud-based AI models and local models for maximum privacy and control. It also features custom vocabulary, enabling the AI to recognize specific terminology, jargon, and proper nouns for industry-specific accuracy. Users can create personalized voice commands and shortcuts to streamline their workflow and boost productivity with hands-free operation. The tool supports transcription and dictation in over 100 languages with native-level accuracy. Amical understands the context of applications, automatically formatting dictation into the perfect format for different apps. It adapts to the user's vocabulary and personal writing style, providing intelligent context and perfect tone for every application. Compared to native Mac and Windows dictation, Amical offers unparalleled accuracy and power with advanced AI understanding. While basic speech recognition technology struggles with context and provides limited accuracy, Amical's features include smart formatting and autocorrect, auto-correcting grammar, fixing pronouns, and adding contextual emojis. Overall, Amical aims to provide a more accurate and powerful dictation experience, with features that cater to various industries and use cases, making it a viable option for those looking for an open-source, customizable, and efficient AI assistant for dictation and note-taking.

Key features

  • Real-time voice dictation
  • Meeting transcription and capture
  • AI-assisted note organization
  • Open-source codebase
  • Cross-context workflow for spoken input
  • Customizable and extensible setup

Pricing

Model
Free
Rating
4.2 / 5 (5)

Use cases

Hands-free dictation for writing

Capture ideas, drafts, and long-form content through real-time voice dictation, turning spoken thoughts into structured text without manual typing.

Meeting transcription and recap

Record and transcribe meetings to generate searchable notes, helping professionals revisit discussions and extract key points after the conversation.

Research note-taking for students

Students and researchers can dictate observations, lectures, or interviews and let AI organize them into structured, searchable notes for later review.

Privacy-conscious self-hosted setup

Teams with strict privacy needs can self-host Amical and inspect its open-source code, keeping sensitive voice data and transcripts under their own control.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Open-source and inspectable codebase
  • Combines dictation, meetings, and notes in one tool
  • Self-hosting options for better privacy control
  • Useful for both quick capture and long-form transcripts

Cons

  • May require technical setup to self-host
  • Smaller ecosystem than established commercial tools
  • Feature maturity can vary as the project evolves

Reviews

4.2

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Nadia Petrova

Jan 12, 2026

Solid for our team

We rolled this out across the team last quarter and combines dictation, meetings, and notes in one tool. Open-source codebase fits neatly into how we already work, and meeting transcription and capture removed a step we used to do by hand. May require technical setup to self-host, which is the main caveat, but it has held up under daily use.

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Omar Haddad

Jan 8, 2026

Skeptical, then convinced

I went in skeptical — most tools in this space overpromise. It actually delivers on customizable and extensible setup, and useful for both quick capture and long-form transcripts caught me off guard. Feature maturity can vary as the project evolves is why this isn't a perfect score, still, I'd recommend giving it a real trial.

Jamal Carter

Jamal Carter

Nov 19, 2025

Solid for our team

We rolled this out across the team last quarter and combines dictation, meetings, and notes in one tool. Real-time voice dictation fits neatly into how we already work, and open-source codebase removed a step we used to do by hand. Smaller ecosystem than established commercial tools, which is the main caveat, but it has held up under daily use.

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Gunnar Eriksson

Oct 27, 2025

Use it every day

Honestly didn't expect to like it this much. Real-time voice dictation is exactly what I needed, and self-hosting options for better privacy control. I do wish feature maturity can vary as the project evolves, but I reach for it almost every day now and it just clicks.

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Diego Fernández

Aug 30, 2025

Skeptical, then convinced

I went in skeptical — most tools in this space overpromise. It actually delivers on real-time voice dictation, and combines dictation, meetings, and notes in one tool caught me off guard. still, I'd recommend giving it a real trial.

Q&A

What is Amical?

Amical is a Voice AI app that lets you type with your voice into any app. It's context aware so that it knows if you are writing an email in Gmail or a message to a friend in WhatsApp so that it can format the output correctly. Amical is free and open-source.

Asked by Hasan Demir · Nov 22, 2025

How does Amical work?

Amical combines advanced speech-to-text AI models, such as Whisper, with a context-aware approach to deliver accurate real-time dictation. By processing your voice input and analyzing the context of the application you're using through local desktop APIs, it generates precise output that is seamlessly typed into any application.

Asked by Wesley Adekunle · Oct 29, 2025

Is Amical free to use?

Yes, Amical is completely free and open-source. You can find the source code on GitHub (https://github.com/amicalhq/amical).

Asked by Gabriel Duarte · Oct 23, 2025

How accurate is the transcription?

Amical uses state-of-the-art Voice AI technology and techniques to provide highly accurate transcriptions. The accuracy is enhanced by context awareness, post processing with LLMs and other tricks you can find in our source code.

Asked by Lucas Petit · Oct 18, 2025

Is my data private?

Yes, Amical is 100% open-source and you can build and use the app directly from our source repo (https://github.com/amicalhq/amical). You can bring your own keys/AI models, including support for local models.

Asked by Ivo Novotný · Sep 12, 2025

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