Private, Offline
Speech-to-Text

Private speech-to-text apps like CamoVoice protect your sensitive information by avoiding text entry logs on websites, preventing third-party telemetry, and ensuring complete data containerization.

Your voice and transcriptions never leave your device, making this offline dictation software ideal for AI prompt creation, legal dictation software needs, medical transcription, and personal voice notes. No internet connection is required, ensuring your data remains secure and accessible even offline—perfect for HIPAA-compliant medical transcription and confidential legal dictation.

CamoVoice comes with AI models fully bundled with the application. The initial app load may be slower as the models are loaded into memory, but afterwards they are cached on your device and will work seamlessly.

All speech-to-text processing happens locally on your computer using faster-whisper technology, requiring no internet connection after installation. This dictation software works completely independently of cloud services.

CamoVoice offers two modes optimized for different needs:

Fast mode provides near-instant results using a compact model, perfect for quick voice typing and short recordings. The first transcription may take slightly longer as the model initializes, but subsequent transcriptions are faster.

Thinking mode uses a larger model for better accuracy with complex vocabulary, accents, and background noise—ideal for professional dictation software needs and important transcriptions.

To improve accuracy and speed: speak clearly at a moderate pace, minimize background noise, choose the appropriate mode for your needs, and add Custom Words for specialized terminology (proper names, technical jargon, acronyms). Fast mode for quick sequential dictations, Thinking mode for uninterrupted longer transcriptions.

No configuration is required—just install and start using this offline voice typing software. CamoVoice works out of the box with your system's default microphone.

Optional settings you can adjust include: selecting a specific input device if you have multiple microphones, choosing a playback voice for text-to-speech (uses your system's installed voices), adjusting the text size slider for accessibility, and adding Custom Words to improve recognition of specialized terms, names, or jargon. All settings are automatically saved and loaded when you open the CamoVoice app.

Recording limits: Fast mode allows up to 10 minutes per recording, while Thinking mode allows up to 5 minutes. The recording will automatically stop and transcribe when the limit is reached—break up longer recordings to avoid limits.

File size limits: Loaded audio files are currently limited to 60 MB for Fast mode and 30 MB for Thinking mode to prevent freezing. CamoVoice supports loaded M4A, WAV, and MP3 files in addition to in-app recordings.

CamoVoice is designed for use in compliance with regulations like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and FISMA. By processing entirely offline and not retaining nor transmitting user data, this HIPAA-compliant dictation software helps users meet the most stringent privacy requirements for medical transcription and legal dictation. However, user behavior as well as proper legal counsel for your particular circumstances determines the level of compliance.

Save outputs as TXT, DOCX, or PDF. When saving, there are options to include a date header at the top of the document and ISO 24-hour format timestamps after each transcription segment (e.g., [Recorded: 09-Jan-2026 14:32:15]) using your system's current locale.

You can also choose to save your manual edits to transcriptions, though this automatically disables per-transcription timestamps since edited text may no longer match the original recording segments. All options are available in the Save As dialog (Ctrl+S / ⌘S).

Custom Words allow you to add specialized vocabulary—proper names, technical jargon, industry-specific terms, acronyms, phrases, or unusual spellings—to help CamoVoice recognize these words more accurately during transcription.

You can add up to 100 custom words or phrases through Settings → Custom Words. These words act as suggestions that increase recognition likelihood (though not guaranteed). Custom words are case-preserved, automatically saved, and persist between sessions. This feature is especially useful for legal professionals, medical practitioners, or anyone who frequently uses specialized terminology.