Amical is an open-source AI dictation app that turns your voice into polished text in whatever application you are using. It transcribes speech, then formats and corrects it for the context, writing a professional message in Gmail and a casual post on Instagram. You can pick cloud models or run everything locally for privacy, add custom vocabulary for jargon and proper nouns, and set custom shortcuts for hands-free control. Dictation works in more than 100 languages, including mixed-language speech. It is free to download, and apps are available for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android.
The app is meant for people whose work involves a lot of typing: developers dictating code comments or refactor instructions, product and engineering managers writing updates, support staff answering messages, writers drafting long text, and anyone with wrist strain or who simply speaks faster than they type. Privacy-minded users and teams with strict data rules can choose local models. Multilingual professionals benefit from switching languages without changing settings.
Typical scenarios include dictating an email reply, a Slack announcement or a meeting note, speaking a prompt into a code editor, and drafting documents in a project tracker. Custom vocabulary helps with terms such as Kubernetes, PostgreSQL or SOC2 that standard dictation often misses. Smart formatting autocorrects grammar, fixes pronouns and can add contextual emojis, which separates it from basic built-in dictation on Mac and Windows. The source code is on GitHub, and the project asks visitors to star it.
