Meetings & transcription
voicy
Voice messages in a Telegram group, turned into text
★ 909
August 2026
MIT
Meetings & transcription
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 23 Aug 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 31 Aug 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 68 tools we list in Meetings & transcription
- Works without using a terminal46 of 68
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed54 of 68
- Requires an API key55 that do not →
- Sends your input to the provider34 that do not →
Only 34 of the 68 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Add the bot to a chat and every voice or video message that arrives comes back as text — used by over twelve million people, and runnable on your own infrastructure if you'd rather not depend on the hosted one. Using the public bot means the group's audio passes through someone else's service, which is a decision the whole group should make, not just whoever adds it. Free transcriptions are capped with a paid tier beyond that. MIT.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineNot required
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
voicy FAQ
- Is voicy free?
- voicy itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use voicy?
- You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
- Does voicy work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use voicy commercially?
- The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voicy (this page) | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| anarlog | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| whisper-jax | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Not verified |
| dsnote | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.