Walkie

什麼是 Walkie？

Walkie combines system-wide speech-to-text, meeting transcription, text-to-speech, and voice commands in one application. Users can hold a shortcut, speak, and place transcribed text into the app they are using, including email, messaging, notes, documentation, coding, and terminal workflows. Cloud Mode can clean up filler words, grammar, and formatting, while On-Device Mode is designed for offline use and local processing.

The app also records meetings from the computer, labels the speakers, creates notes during the conversation, and retains transcripts. For reading, users can select text, add a PDF, or use a shortcut or context menu to hear content in one of more than 950 voices, with word highlighting during playback. Walkie additionally supports voice commands and an experimental agent for tasks such as opening apps, checking information, and sending an email.

Walkie 能做什麼？

System-wide dictation

Speak into text fields across applications such as Slack, Gmail, Notion, VS Code, Google Docs, messaging apps, and terminals.

Cloud and on-device modes

Cloud Mode formats and edits speech in one step; On-Device Mode keeps transcription fully offline when local processing or offline access is preferred.

App-aware formatting

On macOS, Walkie adapts output to the current context, using structured formatting for emails, casual one-line text for chats, and literal output for code and terminal commands.

Meeting transcription

Record computer audio with your voice and other speakers labeled, while Walkie produces notes during the meeting and saves the transcript.

Read aloud

Hear selected text or PDF content in more than 950 voices, with playback highlighting each word.

Voice workflow tools

Use voice commands to open apps or URLs, use snippets for repeated phrases, translate spoken input, and ask the experimental agent for spoken answers or actions.

使用情境

“Email and message drafting”

Dictate a message in Gmail, Slack, iMessage, WhatsApp, or another text field and have the output shaped for the communication context.

“Meetings and calls”

Record a call directly from the computer, follow speaker-labeled transcription, and refer to notes generated as the discussion progresses.

“Writing and research”

Capture ideas in Notion or notes, dictate into documents, or listen to PDFs and selected passages instead of reading them on screen.

“Software development”

Dictate comments, documentation, and commit messages in an editor while keeping code and terminal text literal where supported.

“Hands-free computer control”

Open applications and URLs, retrieve information, or trigger supported actions through voice commands and the experimental agent.

常見問題

What does Walkie do?

Walkie converts speech into text in the application you are using, transcribes meetings, reads text aloud, and provides voice commands for selected computer actions.

Can Walkie work without sending transcription to the cloud?

Yes. Its On-Device Mode is described as fully offline. Cloud Mode is available when users want cloud-based transcription, formatting, and automatic edits.

Which platforms does Walkie support?

The site lists Mac, Windows, Linux, and iPhone. Android is marked as coming soon. Some capabilities, including app-aware formatting and sentence rewriting, are identified as macOS-only for now.

Can it transcribe meetings without a bot joining the call?

Walkie records the call directly from the computer, including the user’s voice and other participants, and the site says that no bot joins the meeting.

How much cloud transcription is included?

The site states that 2,000 cloud words per week are included for free. On-device transcription is also presented as free and fully offline.