Download VocalCode
Free push-to-talk voice input and local meeting notes for Windows and Apple-silicon Macs. No purchase, account or activation required. Desktop source is available under AGPL-3.0-only.
Download the signed installers from the public v1.4.1 release. The release includes corresponding source, checksums and upgrade notes.
Windows
Installer
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The installer is Authenticode-signed, and one-click self-update verifies both the manifest hash and the signature before applying an update.
macOS
Disk image
macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon (arm64). The app is Developer ID-signed and notarised by Apple for Gatekeeper.
After installing
First run
- Hold the talk key or mouse button, speak, release — text lands in the active field in most desktop apps
- The recognition model for your language downloads on demand; after that, recognition works with the wifi off
- macOS asks for Microphone, Accessibility and Input Monitoring, and explains why it needs each one
Free and open source
- No payment or activation
- Read the desktop source
- AGPL-3.0-only; models and dependencies retain their own licences
Which languages can it transcribe?
Mandarin Chinese uses a dedicated bilingual Chinese–English Paraformer model. A separate auto-detecting Parakeet model covers 25 European language preferences, currently offered as model-supported previews. Korean and Japanese use a dedicated on-device SenseVoice route. See the homepage FAQ for the full list, or the languages and models documentation.