2026 · Windows dictation tool

Mówik

Mówik is a Windows push-to-talk dictation app that inserts transcribed speech into the active window.

I wrote the Python app and its transcription pipeline, and I maintain the Polish and English interface and the Windows releases.

Python · faster-whisper · Windows 10/11 x64 · MIT

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Dark Mówik Center in Polish with dictation shortcut, command mode, microphone and quality settings

Dictating with F8

F8 is the default shortcut and can be changed in Settings. Holding it starts recording, with a short RAM pre-roll that helps retain the first syllable. On release, faster-whisper transcribes it and the text goes into the active window, the clipboard or both. The screenshots on this page are the local v2.7.4 working build; the latest release on GitHub is v2.9.0.

Dark English Mówik dictation settings with quality profiles, shortcut, microphone, language and advanced recognition controls

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The dictation settings

Shortcut, microphone, language and quality profile. Model, device, speech detection and buffer controls sit under Advanced.

Dark English Mówik sound and notification settings for recording and transcription feedback

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The optional cues

Optional sound cues mark the start of recording and the end of transcription.

Where the audio and the text go

Mówik does not upload audio or dictated text. Recognition runs through faster-whisper on the computer, not a remote speech service.

Audio
Kept in RAM, discarded after transcription and not saved to disk.
Transcript
Typed or copied on request. Technical logs omit the dictated text.
Model
Downloaded once over the internet. Recognition then uses NVIDIA CUDA in float16 when available, and CPU int8 when CUDA cannot start.
Correction
Off by default. When it is enabled, Ollama runs locally.

What a voice command can do

Custom voice commands arrived in v2.7 and use F7 by default. Each pairs an exact spoken phrase with a preset action.

  • Insert text: types a predefined phrase into the active window.
  • Open a trusted target: a configured app, file or HTTPS address, after confirmation.
  • Copy a terminal command: validated text goes to the clipboard. Mówik does not run it or press Enter.
Dark English Mówik custom commands page with the F7 shortcut, command list and safety notice

The commands page, with its safety notice.

The v2.9.0 installer

The installer is not Authenticode-signed, so Windows may show Unknown publisher or SmartScreen.

Release notes SHA-256 file

Download79 MB, for Windows 10 version 1809 or newer and Windows 11.
GPU librariesNot bundled. On the first GPU start Mówik downloads its pinned CUDA 12.9 libraries, close to a gigabyte, and verifies them against the release checksums.
No networkWith no network at that moment, dictation runs on the CPU.
Also publishedA SHA-256 checksum and a GitHub build attestation.

Checked 19 August 2026.