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Parakeetype

Fast on-device speech-to-text keyboard and voice input - no cloud, no tracking.
Parakeetype is a free and open-source speech-to-text app for Android. It works as a voice keyboard and as a speech recognition service for the whole system.

All transcription happens entirely on your device using the Parakeet Ultra model (a further-trained version of NVIDIA's Parakeet-TDT v3) via ONNX Runtime - no audio ever leaves your phone, no account required, and the app has no internet access at all.

Features
• Speech-to-text keyboard: dictate into any text field
• Speech-to-text input service: other apps such as translators, Firefox or Duolingo can use Parakeetype for their voice input
• Very fast: the model is kept loaded in memory, so transcription starts right away
• Fully on-device inference - completely private
• Minimal permissions: no internet access required

Based on Outspoke

Parakeetype is a fork of the Outspoke app and adds new features on top of it.

Requirements

• Android 12 (API 31) or higher
• ~630 MB free storage for the model file
• The model is downloaded separately from the project's GitHub releases and imported in the app (CC-BY-4.0)

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 0.4.0 (120) suggested Added on Oct 22, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 12 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "microphone"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "microphone"
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • org.schabi.parakeetype.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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