Voicely MCP server
Offline speech-to-text on macOS: transcribe audio/video files, read dictations and calls.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-23 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
What the publisher says
From the Voicely repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Voicely
Free, open-source, offline dictation and transcription for macOS — with a local MCP server that gives Claude Code, Codex and Cursor ears.
- Dictate anywhere. Press Option+Space, speak, press it again — the text lands wherever your cursor is, terminals and VS Code included.
- Calls and files. Record a call (system audio + mic, no virtual audio device) and get a speaker-separated transcript; turn any audio or video file into text.
- Agent-native. voicely connect registers a local MCP server, so your agent can transcribe files and read your calls and dictations.
- On-device only. NVIDIA Parakeet V3 through CoreML, 25 languages. No account, no cloud, no subscription. MIT.
curl -fsSL https://voicely.art/install.sh | sh
# or
brew install --cask stulkovld/voicely/voicelymacOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. Like Superwhisper, MacWhisper or Wispr Flow — but free and MIT-licensed, 100% on-device, and built to hand text to your AI agent.
Free, forever
Tools that do this usually ask for a monthly subscription or a one-time payment. Voicely is free, forever: MIT-licensed, and every line of it is in this repository. It is made by one person, in one room, who uses it every day. If it saves you time, a ⭐ helps others find it.
Install
One command. There is no DMG to download and nothing to drag into Applications:
curl -fsSL https://voicely.art/install.sh | shOr through the Homebrew tap: brew install --cask stulkovld/voicely/voicely.
The script downloads the current build, verifies its SHA-256 and its signing certificate in a private staging directory, installs it transactionally — the previous version stays as a backup until the new one passes every gate, and any failure rolls back cleanly — then launches the app. Re-running it updates in place and keeps your transcripts, model and settings.
The public build is signed with Voicely's own certificate rather than an Apple Developer ID, and it is not notarized by Apple. The certificate is the same for every release, so macOS keeps your Microphone and Accessibility permissions when you update. If an older copy left permission entries behind, the installer clears them and Voicely asks again by itself.
First launch
- Find the Voicely icon in the menu bar.
- Allow Microphone, then switch Voicely on in the Accessibility list that opens. Voicely waits for both and continues by itself.
- Confirm the speech model download (Parakeet V3, about 470 MB). The first prepare step takes about a minute; later launches are fast.
- Screen Recording is requested only when you first use Record Call.
Requirements: macOS 14 or newer on Apple Silicon.
Transport, not translation
Voicely moves what you said to where you work. It never rewrites, summarizes or "improves" what you meant — word-level truth is kept next to every transcript.
Direct transport — dictation, Option+Space
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Install directly
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Voicely: common questions
- Is Voicely MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Voicely safety report
- Does Voicely need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Voicely maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-23). The latest release is v1.4.2.
- What can I use instead of Voicely?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: three.ws Audio MCP server, Vidofy MCP server and Justtranscribe MCP server. Compare all Voicely alternatives.
Alternatives to Voicely
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- VidofyGenerate video, images, audio and speech with Vidofy — Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Flux 2 and 570+ models.not reviewedGrowingA
- JusttranscribeTranscribe public videos & audio (YouTube, TikTok, IG) into accurate, timestamped text via API.not reviewedGrowingA
- EqualangTranslate documents, subtitles, pictures, audio and video with layout kept; transcribe recordings.not reviewedGrowingB
- OllosLocal, offline transcription, speakers, keyframes, on-screen text and review of any audio or video.not reviewedGrowingA