Local, offline voice dictation — hold a key, speak, release.
NovaVoice is a local, offline voice-to-text dictation app for Windows.
Hold a key (Right Ctrl by default), speak, release — the transcribed text
appears in whatever window is focused. No cloud, no GPU. Powered by
faster-whisper running on the CPU.
First Windows release. Shared codebase with macOS and Linux via a
platform-abstraction layer. Default hotkey is Right Ctrl (deliberately
not Right Alt to avoid AltGr collisions on European layouts).
This is an unsigned developer preview; SmartScreen will warn on first
launch. Code signing is planned before public beta.
| Publisher | NovaFabric |
|---|---|
| Author | Mohsen Seyedkazemi Moghadam |
| Version | 0.2.0 |
| Release date | 2026-05-08 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | NovaFabric.NovaVoice |
| Requirements | Windows 10 or later |
| Install scope | Current user |
winget install --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -ewinget upgrade --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -ewinget uninstall --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -e"NovaVoice-0.2.0-windows-x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTARTYes. NovaVoice is free and open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license.
The latest version is 0.2.0, released on May 8, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 3f306a9091a5327d7c2b5d8eaeda33318ff73820fc5295ba23e01f269da6c213.
NovaVoice requires Windows 10 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "NovaVoice-0.2.0-windows-x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find NovaVoice and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=NovaFabric.NovaVoice -e.
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