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FluidVoice vs Amical
FluidVoice has 11,611 GitHub stars, 828 forks, 89 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Amical has 1,531 stars, 141 forks, 58 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. FluidVoice leads on adoption by 658% (11,611 vs 1,531 stars). FluidVoice is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; Amical is written in TypeScript under MIT. FluidVoice has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Amical 9%. FluidVoice was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (ai, dictation, macos), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| FluidVoice | Amical | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 828 | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick FluidVoice if
- You weight community size — 12K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Amical if
- You want the Amical feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Amical fits your workflow better
About FluidVoice
FluidVoice is an open source voice dictation app for macOS under GPL 3.0. It uses on device speech recognition and a local AI enhancement layer to turn spoken input into text inside other applications. The project lives in the macOS and Swift ecosystem, with Homebrew installation, menu bar integration, and accessibility based text insertion.
read the full FluidVoice overview →
About Amical
Amical is an open source, local first AI dictation and note taking app for desktop use. It lives in the Electron, TypeScript, Whisper, and Ollama ecosystem, and it is positioned as an input and productivity tool for people who want to speak instead of typing. The project is MIT licensed and written in TypeScript.
read the full Amical overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is FluidVoice or Amical more popular?
FluidVoice has 11,611 GitHub stars and Amical has 1,531. FluidVoice has the larger community by that measure.
Are FluidVoice and Amical free?
Both are open source. FluidVoice is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Amical under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between FluidVoice and Amical?
FluidVoice is written in Swift and Amical in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, FluidVoice or Amical?
Choose FluidVoice if you want the larger community (11,611 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Amical if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.