Secretary42

Secretary42

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About

MachinesFluent is an extremely flexible AI‑powered dictation app. It lets you dictate in any app, work offline or online, and turn speech into raw text, polished writing, summaries, translations, replies, documentation, structured notes, or any custom format you define. You can: - ask web‑search questions by voice - process copied text - analyze clipboard images - transcribe existing audio or video files MachinesFluent gives you control over the engine behind each task. Features include: - offline dictation for privacy - cloud speech for convenience - local AI - cloud AI - direct OpenAI account sign‑in - custom prompts - per‑prompt model choices - vocabulary dictionaries - voice snippets - local history - configurable hotkeys - app or website‑aware dictation styles It is for users who want dictation to be fast, private when needed, AI‑powered when useful, and flexible enough to match how they actually work.

About

Secretary42 is a desktop dictation application for professionals, writers, developers, and other people who want to turn speech into text while working in their usual Mac or Windows apps. A customizable global hotkey starts and stops dictation; the bundled whisper.cpp engine transcribes speech locally using downloadable Whisper models, and sends the result to the active cursor, clipboard, or a file. Users can choose models that balance speed and recognition quality and review, copy, or delete locally stored transcription history. The app is designed for drafting email, documents, notes, support replies, issue reports, and documentation. Dictation runs on the device without cloud transcription; an internet connection is used separately for checkout, license activation and checks, model and app downloads, support, and optional diagnostics. Secretary42 is available for macOS on Apple Silicon and Windows x64.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Anyone that uses a keyboard

Audience

Professionals, writers, and teams who want private on-device speech-to-text dictation on Mac and Windows

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$9/month/user
Lifetime offer available and preferred
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

€9.99/month
€9.99 per month or €99.99 per year. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Prices include VAT for EU customers; Paddle displays the final amount before payment.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The interface is very well done and has many features. The assistant mode is really a game changer for me. It's really more than just dictation. It really allows me to work faster, performing quick web searches and stuff like that. I really I have almost become lazy now and I can hardly imagine going back to just working with a simple keyboard. The team is also responsive. They fixed a small issue I had and reported within a couple of days.

Cons

  • I wish it was available on mobile and mac because I use different operating systems for work and home. Team told me it's on the roadmap but "no ETA" apparently.

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

MachinesFluent
Founded: 2022
Switzerland
machinesfluent.com

Company Information

insight 42
Founded: 2018
Germany
insight42.com/home/secretary42/

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Categories

Dictation Supported
Text to Speech Supported

Categories

Speech Recognition Supported
Speech to Text Supported

Integrations

AssemblyAI Supported
Cartesia Ink 2 Supported
Cerebras Supported
DeepSeek Supported
Deepgram Supported
ElevenLabs Supported
Gemini Supported
Gladia Supported
Groq Supported
Kimi Supported
LM Studio Supported
MiniMax Supported
Mistral AI Supported
Ollama Supported
OpenAI Codex Supported
OpenRouter Supported
Perplexity Supported
Qwen Supported
Soniox Supported
Speechmatics Supported

Integrations

AssemblyAI Not Supported
Cartesia Ink 2 Not Supported
Cerebras Not Supported
DeepSeek Not Supported
Deepgram Not Supported
ElevenLabs Not Supported
Gemini Not Supported
Gladia Not Supported
Groq Not Supported
Kimi Not Supported
LM Studio Not Supported
MiniMax Not Supported
Mistral AI Not Supported
Ollama Not Supported
OpenAI Codex Not Supported
OpenRouter Not Supported
Perplexity Not Supported
Qwen Not Supported
Soniox Not Supported
Speechmatics Not Supported
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