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floure compared with Backbencher
Detailfloure logo floureBackbencher logo Backbencher
What it doesLocal-first AI speech-to-text for Linux Local code intelligence that shows its evidence
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Pricing modelOpen source Free
PricingFree Not given
Key features
  • Sub-second transcription with GPU acceleration
  • Whisper.cpp engine for speech recognition
  • On-device LLM for punctuation and capitalization cleanup
  • Multiple writing modes: bullet, email, commit, custom
  • Global keyboard shortcut to activate from anywhere
  • Supports Whisper.cpp, Faster-Whisper, and Ollama models
  • Supports 50 languages with 53 registry IDs
  • 16 SQLite tables for symbols, source bounds, imports and relationships
  • 16 MCP agent tools for code analysis
  • AST-based code indexing
  • Incremental re-indexing with automatic freshness tracking
  • Call-graph analysis
  • Respects .gitignore and .bbignore files
  • Shows file, line and evidence for every answer
  • Local storage with no cloud required
  • Optional embedding provider integration for semantic search
What makes it different
  • Completely local processing with no cloud or account required
  • Open source code you can audit, fork, and modify
  • GPU-accelerated performance on your hardware
  • Free and open source forever
  • Every answer includes file location, line number and the relationship walked to get there
  • Fully local operation with no cloud requirements
  • Open source under MIT license
  • Free to use with no paid plans or cost
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Open sourceNot given Not given
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last check1 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)160
Referring domains (Majestic)20

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