Dictation built for developers
Say the commit message. Say the PR description, the doc comment, the Slack reply. Glimpse types it into whatever has focus, learns your stack's names, and runs on your machine. It's open source, and it has a CLI and a local speech API.
It learns your jargon
A custom dictionary, plus Auto Dictionary that picks up your terms on its own, means library names, tools, and the odd variable convention come out right. Replacements handle the boilerplate you type a hundred times a day.
A style for each app
Terse in the terminal, polished in a PR description, casual in Slack. With a license, Personalization sets a tone per app or site, so what you dictate already fits where it's going.
A CLI and a local speech API
Any paid Glimpse license includes an optional glimpse command for the terminal and a local, OpenAI-compatible speech endpoint running on your own machine. Transcribe files, control recordings, and wire Glimpse into your own scripts, Shortcuts, or Raycast instead of being stuck inside one app.
Local, offline, and open source
It runs offline by default and is open source under AGPL-3.0, so you can read exactly what it does with your audio. For Cleanup and Edit Mode, use a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, or Apple Intelligence, or bring your own key for a cloud provider, with no markup.
Common questions
Can Glimpse help me write code by voice?
It's best at the writing around code: commit messages, PR descriptions, comments, docs, and chat. It's a dictation tool, not a full voice-control system for editing code symbol by symbol like Talon.
Does Glimpse have a CLI?
Yes. Any paid Glimpse license includes an optional glimpse command for the terminal. The CLI isn't part of the free trial.
Is there a local API?
Yes. Any paid Glimpse license exposes a local, OpenAI-compatible speech endpoint that runs on your machine with your local models, so you can integrate dictation into your own tools. Like the CLI, it isn't part of the free trial.
Does my code or audio leave my machine?
No. Transcription is local by default. Cleanup and Edit Mode can run on a local model too. Only a cloud speech or AI provider you set up yourself receives anything, using your own key.
Try Glimpse
Free dictation, local by default, no subscription. Five minutes to find out if it fits.