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Vaitly Voice vs Windows Voice Access
Windows has dictation built in. Vaitly Voice 1.1.0 runs on Windows 10 22H2 or later today; this is what you get by adding it.
| Vaitly Voice | Windows Voice Access | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Windows 10 22H2 or later, 64-bit x64 PCs (not Windows on ARM); also Apple Silicon Macs | Built into Windows |
| Where speech is recognized | On your device | On device (Voice Access); Voice Typing may use cloud |
| Works the same in every app | Yes, except windows running as administrator | Varies by app |
| Custom vocabulary with spoken forms | Yes | Limited |
| Snippets | Yes | No |
| Rewrites / transforms | Yes, local by default (a local Ollama model on a PC) | No |
| Same license on a Mac | Yes, a paid plan covers 5 devices in any mix of Mac and Windows | No |
| Cost | Free tier (1,000 words of dictation a week); Pro $9.99/mo or $99/yr | Included with Windows |
Our honest take
Voice Access is free and worth trying, and it is the better tool if you want to control Windows by voice: Vaitly Voice transcribes, it does not click or navigate. People add Vaitly Voice for consistency across apps, vocabulary that actually sticks, snippets, transforms, and the same tool on a Mac under one license. Speech is recognized on your PC and the audio is never uploaded.
The honest limits on Windows: it needs a 64-bit x64 PC, so Windows on ARM is not supported, and Windows does not let an ordinary program type into a window running as administrator, so dictation does nothing in an elevated command prompt or Task Manager. The installer is signed by Vaitly Limited, installs for your user account only and asks for no administrator rights. Pro adds Vaitly Meetings (beta), which records and transcribes your calls with no meeting bot, and Cloud Polish AI editing, on Mac and Windows.
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