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Aqua Voice alternative for Linux
Aqua Voice is a fast, well-liked dictation app for the Mac, and it has no Linux version. TypeMic is built Linux-first, never stores a word, and runs through its own Predator engine, engineered by the founders of an enterprise security firm.
Every Aqua Voice number on this page was read from Aqua Voice’s own website on September 3, 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Criterion | TypeMic | Aqua Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Built Linux-first: a signed .deb for Ubuntu, Debian, Mint and Pop!_OS, self-updating. Available now, and macOS ships too. | No Linux version. Their site offers a Mac download and an iOS app, and describes the product as speech-to-text for Mac, Windows and iPhone. |
| What happens to your voice | Processed, typed, discarded. Never stored, never used to train. No voice logs. | Their privacy policy: with Privacy Mode disabled, transcript data may be stored on their servers to improve the product. Privacy Mode is the switch that stops that. |
| The engine | TypeMic’s own Predator engine, running on Cloudflare’s global infrastructure, certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II,: load-balanced across numerous nodes worldwide, so users everywhere are served close to where they are by the same engineering. Benchmarked at 0.9 seconds from release to text, about a second at any dictation length. | Their own model, Avalon, on their servers, per their site. |
| Price | $12/mo, or $114/yr ($9.50/mo effective) | $8/mo Pro, $24/mo Max, $12 per user/mo for teams; their site advertises 20% off for annual billing without printing the annual figure. |
| Free tier | First 7 days unlimited, then 2,000 words/week, forever | Starter: 1,000 free words. |
“For users with Privacy Mode disabled, we may securely store transcript data on our servers to the extent necessary to improve the product.”
, Aqua Voice privacy policy, retrieved September 3, 2026
What it costs over time
Over 3 years, TypeMic’s annual plan is $90 less than paying monthly.
Common questions
Does Aqua Voice work on Linux?
No. As of September 3, 2026 their site offers a Mac download and an iOS app and describes the product as speech-to-text for Mac, Windows and iPhone. TypeMic is built for the Linux desktop first: hold a hotkey, speak, release, and the words are typed at your cursor in terminals, browsers, IDEs and chat.
Does Aqua Voice store what I say?
By their own privacy policy, transcript data may be stored on their servers when Privacy Mode is off, to the extent necessary to improve the product; turning Privacy Mode on stops that. TypeMic has no such mode because there is nothing to switch off: every dictation is processed by TypeMic's own Predator engine, typed, and discarded. Never stored, never used to train, no voice logs.
How do Aqua Voice and TypeMic prices compare?
Aqua Voice Pro is $8 per month and Max is $24 per month, with 20% off for annual billing. TypeMic Pro is $12 per month or $114 per year, and every account starts with 7 days unlimited and keeps 2,000 dictated words a week free forever. Aqua's Starter plan is 1,000 free words.
What is the most private Aqua Voice alternative on Linux?
TypeMic. Privacy here is engineering rather than a setting: dictations are processed and discarded, the engine runs on Cloudflare's global infrastructure, and the app is written in Rust by the founders of CyberLink Security, with 20 years of securing enterprise organizations behind it.
TypeMic Pro is $12/month or $114/year. Free Google sign-in, no card, first 7 days unlimited.
See TypeMic pricing →Sources, all retrieved September 3, 2026: aquavoice.com · aquavoice.com/privacy · TypeMic pricing