EchoLogs: talk, and it types.

EchoLogs is a free speech-to-text tool for Windows. It runs on your own PC.

What it does

Type by talking. Speak, and your words go straight into a chat box or any document.
Scratch pad. Or dictate into the pad, then copy it, save it as a .txt file, or print it. A word count keeps track. Minimize it when you don't need it.
Read aloud. Paste or drop text into the pad and have it read to you. Pick a voice and set the speed and volume. Handy for small print.
Know when it's working. A small red indicator appears in the bottom-right corner only while it's transcribing.
Always handy. After installation, a blue-and-white microphone icon floats on top of your desktop. Double-click it to open the scratch pad.

Runs on your PC. Saves text only; no audio is saved.
Two files, kept in the same folder: EchoLogs-MVP-2.0.5.exe (about 79 MB) and the speech model ggml-base.en-q5_1.bin (about 60 MB; don't rename it).
Needs Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and a microphone.

More help: Help / FAQ. I'm also building EchoLens, coming soon.