# Spokenly

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Spokenly and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend Spokenly as a free dictation app that is stable, easy to use for post-processing output, and fast with little transcription delay.

## Why people recommend it

- Free to use (3 comments): "Spokenly is free (one time fee of $0) and does the same (and even more)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45927790)) "I've used it for 6 months and haven't paid anything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48917723)) "in both cases for free when using parakeet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890053))

## 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

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://spokenly.app/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Spokenly", https://hackerapproved.com/p/spokenly/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).