# FUTO Voice Input

9 Hacker News commenters recommended FUTO Voice Input and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Android voice typing that runs fully on the device after the model downloads, and adds punctuation and capitalization without post-editing. Critics say the output still needs manual correction and results vary.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs locally, no internet needed (3 comments): "It capitalizes and punctuates sentences without me needing to, and got several sentences perfect without any post-editing needed, and it's all a local model." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652452)) "its companion voice input app, both of which are local-only after downloading the model" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46641872)) "it's better than Samsungs or Googles while it's on device" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652861))
- Good accuracy with english-74 model (2 comments): "It capitalizes and punctuates sentences without me needing to, and got several sentences perfect without any post-editing needed, and it's all a local model." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652452)) "Perhaps you're on english-39?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652753))
- Saves time versus typing (2 comments): "It's not perfect as I have to manually do the correction like always. However, it definitely saves me some time and effort." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48655152)) "I use FUTO voice usually, but there are situations where typing out a short message is better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48562990))

## What people warn about

- Needs manual correction after dictation (1 comments): "It's not perfect as I have to manually do the correction like always. However, it definitely saves me some time and effort." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48655152))
- Inconsistent, works only sometimes (1 comments): "It worked smoothly sometimes and other times not." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311392))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Handy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/handy.md): 150 recommend
- [Wispr Flow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wispr-flow.md): 52 recommend
- [MacWhisper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macwhisper.md): 31 recommend
- [macOS Dictation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macos-built-in-dictation.md): 26 recommend
- [Hex voice-to-text app for macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hex.md): 26 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "FUTO Voice Input", https://hackerapproved.com/p/futo-voice-input/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).