Altic
ALTIC builds calm, on-device (local-first) software for the Mac across voice, writing, automation, and the web, with the stated mission to 'amplify human brilliance.' Its products run powerful AI locally so that no data leaves the user's machine.
AI Tools by Altic
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FluidVoice
macOS AI Dictation App
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Market Position
Positioned as a privacy-first, local-first, open-source alternative to cloud-based dictation and AI productivity tools. FluidVoice is pitched as free and open source with on-device speech models and AI enhancement that requires no cloud, no API keys, and keeps all data on the user's Mac, in contrast to subscription cloud dictation services.
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Founding Story
ALTIC is an independent, build-in-public team that describes itself as 'the 3 cheapos' who 'build in public so you can run powerful AI locally.' It develops a suite of Mac-native, privacy-first tools, most of them open source on GitHub under the altic-dev organization. Its flagship product, FluidVoice, a fully local voice-to-text dictation app, reached #1 on GitHub Trending in March 2026.
Business Model
Pricing Tiers
FluidVoice and most ALTIC tools are completely free and open source (GPLv3). No paid tiers, subscriptions, or premium features; users optionally download a ~3.5 GB local AI model for enhanced dictation. No public monetization or paid product was found on the site.