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AI Dictation in Logseq
Capture knowledge-graph notes, daily journals, and block-level references in Logseq at conversation speed — Amical formats voice into the structured markdown blocks Logseq thrives on.
Why typing in Logseq is slowing you down
Daily journal habit fades fast
Logseq is built around the daily journal page, but typing through a real day-end retrospective takes the kind of energy you do not have at 6pm. Voice closes the gap so the journal habit actually sticks.
Block-level capture friction
The whole point of Logseq is granular block capture, but typing each block takes long enough that you collapse three thoughts into one block to save time. Voice removes the typing penalty so granularity stays intact.
Linking takes typing energy
A genuinely useful Logseq graph is built on consistent page links and references — and typing each [[double bracket]] reference is exactly the small friction that erodes the linking habit over months.
LogseqWhat Amical does in Logseq
Block-level prose, dictated
Amical knows Logseq is structured around discrete blocks rather than flowing pages. Output formatting matches: punchy sentence-level chunks ready to live in their own block, with proper bullet structure when you speak hierarchical lists naturally.
Markdown structure preserved
Speak the structure naturally — "page link to project alpha" or "tag with status active" — and Amical formats the output as proper Logseq markdown with [[page links]] and #tags intact, ready to feed the graph without manual cleanup.
Local-first matches Logseq philosophy
Logseq users picked Logseq for local-first knowledge management — the data lives on your machine. Amical local-Whisper option keeps every word of your dictation entirely on-device, the exact privacy posture Logseq users expect from their tools.
What you'd dictate in Logseq
“Daily journal entry capturing what shipped today and what is in flight tomorrow”
“Knowledge-graph note linking to existing pages with proper block references”
“Long-form research note with markdown structure ready to link into the graph”
Experience the future of dictation
Local and Cloud Models
Choose from powerful cloud-based AI models or run everything locally for maximum privacy and control. Switch seamlessly between providers to find the perfect balance of speed, accuracy, and security.
Custom Vocabulary
Customize the AI to recognize your specific terminology, jargon, and proper nouns for industry-specific accuracy and personalized transcription results.
Project PhoenixMcConaughey
CI/CD pipelinek8s
SOC2PostgreSQL
JiraROI metrics
⌘Space
⌥⌘A
CtrlAltSpace
Custom Shortcuts
Create personalized voice commands and shortcuts to streamline your workflow and boost productivity with hands-free operation.
Multi Language Support
Transcribe and dictate in 100+ languages with native-level accuracy. Switch between languages seamlessly or use mixed-language dictation.
Frequently asked questions
Also works great with
Built for people who use Logseq
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Loved by builders
From San Francisco to Tokyo — what real users are saying about Amical.
ごめん、勝間さん。
ScribesよりAmicalだわ
This is really an amazing app, and I'm super impressed with how smooth it works, and their amazing support. It's just fast and accurate, and it formats the text depending on what application I'm using. This is really my go-to blathering app, and it makes my day so sweet and easy. Read on AppSumo →
【音声入力】
現状Windowsでも使えるおすすめはこの3つ。
・Amical
・Aqua Voice
・Typeless
個人的には慣れもあるけどAqua Voiceが好き。Typelessは整形キツめなのが難点だけどUIUXが良い。Amicalはローカル完結で無料なのがデカい。
音声入力は移り変わりが激しいので年払いはしない方がいいです。
[Free] Amical for voice input is way too convenient. Reviewing the good and bad of Amical — and walking through installation too.
Translated
有益なアプリをありがとうございます☺️
r/LocalLLMu/todokanai_koi
There's also github.com/amicalhq/amical
Switched to it a couple of weeks back, sleek UI and decent feature set. Works offline and on both windows and mac.
Amical - Open-source AI dictation app (@amical_app)
Cossmology Profile: dub.sh/Vk7tPkn
Key People: Haritabh Singh, Naomi Chopra (@NaomiChopra)
#SpeechRecognition #OpenSource #OSS #COSS
ごめん、勝間さん。
ScribesよりAmicalだわ
This is really an amazing app, and I'm super impressed with how smooth it works, and their amazing support. It's just fast and accurate, and it formats the text depending on what application I'm using. This is really my go-to blathering app, and it makes my day so sweet and easy. Read on AppSumo →
【音声入力】
現状Windowsでも使えるおすすめはこの3つ。
・Amical
・Aqua Voice
・Typeless
個人的には慣れもあるけどAqua Voiceが好き。Typelessは整形キツめなのが難点だけどUIUXが良い。Amicalはローカル完結で無料なのがデカい。
音声入力は移り変わりが激しいので年払いはしない方がいいです。
[Free] Amical for voice input is way too convenient. Reviewing the good and bad of Amical — and walking through installation too.
Translated
有益なアプリをありがとうございます☺️
r/LocalLLMu/todokanai_koi
There's also github.com/amicalhq/amical
Switched to it a couple of weeks back, sleek UI and decent feature set. Works offline and on both windows and mac.
Amical - Open-source AI dictation app (@amical_app)
Cossmology Profile: dub.sh/Vk7tPkn
Key People: Haritabh Singh, Naomi Chopra (@NaomiChopra)
#SpeechRecognition #OpenSource #OSS #COSS
ごめん、勝間さん。
ScribesよりAmicalだわ
This is really an amazing app, and I'm super impressed with how smooth it works, and their amazing support. It's just fast and accurate, and it formats the text depending on what application I'm using. This is really my go-to blathering app, and it makes my day so sweet and easy. Read on AppSumo →
【音声入力】
現状Windowsでも使えるおすすめはこの3つ。
・Amical
・Aqua Voice
・Typeless
個人的には慣れもあるけどAqua Voiceが好き。Typelessは整形キツめなのが難点だけどUIUXが良い。Amicalはローカル完結で無料なのがデカい。
音声入力は移り変わりが激しいので年払いはしない方がいいです。
[Free] Amical for voice input is way too convenient. Reviewing the good and bad of Amical — and walking through installation too.
Translated
有益なアプリをありがとうございます☺️
r/LocalLLMu/todokanai_koi
There's also github.com/amicalhq/amical
Switched to it a couple of weeks back, sleek UI and decent feature set. Works offline and on both windows and mac.
Amical - Open-source AI dictation app (@amical_app)
Cossmology Profile: dub.sh/Vk7tPkn
Key People: Haritabh Singh, Naomi Chopra (@NaomiChopra)
#SpeechRecognition #OpenSource #OSS #COSS
ごめん、勝間さん。
ScribesよりAmicalだわ
This is really an amazing app, and I'm super impressed with how smooth it works, and their amazing support. It's just fast and accurate, and it formats the text depending on what application I'm using. This is really my go-to blathering app, and it makes my day so sweet and easy. Read on AppSumo →
【音声入力】
現状Windowsでも使えるおすすめはこの3つ。
・Amical
・Aqua Voice
・Typeless
個人的には慣れもあるけどAqua Voiceが好き。Typelessは整形キツめなのが難点だけどUIUXが良い。Amicalはローカル完結で無料なのがデカい。
音声入力は移り変わりが激しいので年払いはしない方がいいです。
[Free] Amical for voice input is way too convenient. Reviewing the good and bad of Amical — and walking through installation too.
Translated
有益なアプリをありがとうございます☺️
r/LocalLLMu/todokanai_koi
There's also github.com/amicalhq/amical
Switched to it a couple of weeks back, sleek UI and decent feature set. Works offline and on both windows and mac.
Amical - Open-source AI dictation app (@amical_app)
Cossmology Profile: dub.sh/Vk7tPkn
Key People: Haritabh Singh, Naomi Chopra (@NaomiChopra)
#SpeechRecognition #OpenSource #OSS #COSS
Not sure why nobody's talking about it, but there's a free AI voice input app that's incredibly usable. It's called Amical — I use it daily.
Translated
tried amical (free & open source) alternative to whispr flow, aquavoice because they both charged me over $10
and the fact that it lets me run everything locally so nothing leaves my machine is crazyyy🤯
r/macappsu/IAM-rooted
nice comparison. been using amical lately and surprised it's not mentioned more. it's open source, runs locally or with cloud models, and actually formats stuff based on what app you're in. feels way more usable than just whisper or vosk on their own.
I was using VoiceDash, currently I'm using Blip AI, and now I'm testing Amical. So far, Amical is really, really good in recognizing my language and fantastic in recognizing the English language. I'm really impressed in this short period of time of using it. Read on AppSumo →
Amical for voice input is great — runs locally so it's super fast. I was on Aqua Voice but the 0.5s lag between speaking and seeing text was stressful every time. Local model accuracy is slightly lower but well within acceptable.
Translated
🎊 Big news! Amical @amical_app reached 1,000 stars on GitHub! High five! 🙌
Type 10x faster with AI-powered voice dictation
openalternative.co/amical
Not sure why nobody's talking about it, but there's a free AI voice input app that's incredibly usable. It's called Amical — I use it daily.
Translated
tried amical (free & open source) alternative to whispr flow, aquavoice because they both charged me over $10
and the fact that it lets me run everything locally so nothing leaves my machine is crazyyy🤯
r/macappsu/IAM-rooted
nice comparison. been using amical lately and surprised it's not mentioned more. it's open source, runs locally or with cloud models, and actually formats stuff based on what app you're in. feels way more usable than just whisper or vosk on their own.
I was using VoiceDash, currently I'm using Blip AI, and now I'm testing Amical. So far, Amical is really, really good in recognizing my language and fantastic in recognizing the English language. I'm really impressed in this short period of time of using it. Read on AppSumo →
Amical for voice input is great — runs locally so it's super fast. I was on Aqua Voice but the 0.5s lag between speaking and seeing text was stressful every time. Local model accuracy is slightly lower but well within acceptable.
Translated
🎊 Big news! Amical @amical_app reached 1,000 stars on GitHub! High five! 🙌
Type 10x faster with AI-powered voice dictation
openalternative.co/amical
Not sure why nobody's talking about it, but there's a free AI voice input app that's incredibly usable. It's called Amical — I use it daily.
Translated
tried amical (free & open source) alternative to whispr flow, aquavoice because they both charged me over $10
and the fact that it lets me run everything locally so nothing leaves my machine is crazyyy🤯
r/macappsu/IAM-rooted
nice comparison. been using amical lately and surprised it's not mentioned more. it's open source, runs locally or with cloud models, and actually formats stuff based on what app you're in. feels way more usable than just whisper or vosk on their own.
I was using VoiceDash, currently I'm using Blip AI, and now I'm testing Amical. So far, Amical is really, really good in recognizing my language and fantastic in recognizing the English language. I'm really impressed in this short period of time of using it. Read on AppSumo →
Amical for voice input is great — runs locally so it's super fast. I was on Aqua Voice but the 0.5s lag between speaking and seeing text was stressful every time. Local model accuracy is slightly lower but well within acceptable.
Translated
🎊 Big news! Amical @amical_app reached 1,000 stars on GitHub! High five! 🙌
Type 10x faster with AI-powered voice dictation
openalternative.co/amical
Not sure why nobody's talking about it, but there's a free AI voice input app that's incredibly usable. It's called Amical — I use it daily.
Translated
tried amical (free & open source) alternative to whispr flow, aquavoice because they both charged me over $10
and the fact that it lets me run everything locally so nothing leaves my machine is crazyyy🤯
r/macappsu/IAM-rooted
nice comparison. been using amical lately and surprised it's not mentioned more. it's open source, runs locally or with cloud models, and actually formats stuff based on what app you're in. feels way more usable than just whisper or vosk on their own.
I was using VoiceDash, currently I'm using Blip AI, and now I'm testing Amical. So far, Amical is really, really good in recognizing my language and fantastic in recognizing the English language. I'm really impressed in this short period of time of using it. Read on AppSumo →
Amical for voice input is great — runs locally so it's super fast. I was on Aqua Voice but the 0.5s lag between speaking and seeing text was stressful every time. Local model accuracy is slightly lower but well within acceptable.
Translated
🎊 Big news! Amical @amical_app reached 1,000 stars on GitHub! High five! 🙌
Type 10x faster with AI-powered voice dictation
openalternative.co/amical