Introducing: Private Local Voice Dictation with Auto-Send for ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek. Free and privacy-focused. Use ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek by voice without sending your raw microphone audio to their native voice systems. Your mic audio is transcribed locally, then only the text is sent to the chatbot.

We updated RITS AI Voice Bridge.

What started as a local AI voice bridge turned into something better.

RITS AI Voice Bridge 2.0 is a free privacy-focused local utility that runs on your computer and adds a private voice layer to ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek.

It reads AI responses aloud using your system’s built-in voice, supports local dictation, and now includes a simple voice command that can send your message for you.

• No cloud TTS
• No API key
• No extra account
• No telemetry
• No platform-controlled voice mode required

Your AI writes. Your computer talks. You stay in control.

Note: Google Chrome and Python are required.

What’s New in v2.0

RITS AI Voice Bridge 2.0 expands the project beyond local read-aloud.

• Local dictation with Whisper
• Read-aloud using your computer’s built-in system voice
• Support for ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek
• Windows and macOS support
• Voice command auto-send support
• Improved button placement across supported AI platforms
• Improved setup, stability, and troubleshooting

The biggest change is simple: you can now dictate your message locally, and if you end with “send message”, the bridge strips the command and sends the prompt automatically.

That means the project is no longer just reading AI responses aloud. It now adds a lightweight local voice-agent layer on top of normal AI chat.

Why We Built It

Native voice modes can be convenient, but they come with tradeoffs.

The biggest one is control. With native voice, your audio is routed through the platform’s voice system. That means the voice feature, the transcription, the retention rules, the usage limits, and the overall experience are controlled by the platform.

For example, OpenAI’s own Voice Dictation FAQ says recorded audio is sent to its models to be transcribed and retained for as long as the chat remains in your chat history. Its Voice Mode FAQ says audio and video clips from voice chats are stored alongside the transcript and retained for 30 days.

That may be fine for some people, but we wanted another option.

With RITS AI Voice Bridge, dictation audio is sent only to the local server running on your own computer. The supported AI platform receives the final text prompt only when you choose to send it.

Voice features can also change. They can be limited, paywalled, removed, tuned differently, or made less useful over time. The voice experience you like today may not be the same one you get tomorrow.

There is also a practical difference between using a platform’s native voice mode and using the normal text version of the AI. Native voice can feel flatter, more limited, or different from the regular chat experience. Sometimes it does not feel like you are talking to the same AI.

RITS AI Voice Bridge takes a simpler approach.

• Use the normal AI chat in Chrome
• Dictate locally on your own machine
• Send only the final text prompt when you choose to send it
• Let the AI answer in text
• Let your own computer read the answer out loud locally

That’s the point. Less platform control. More user control.

How It Works

RITS AI Voice Bridge runs locally on your computer.

It captures your dictated prompt locally, transcribes it locally, inserts the text into the supported AI chat, and reads the AI response aloud using your system voice.

With v2.0, it also supports a simple voice send command. Dictate your prompt normally, end with “send message”, and the bridge sends it for you automatically.

The command only triggers when “send message” is the final phrase. The command phrase is removed before the message is sent.

It also supports simple manual controls:

• Windows dictation hotkey: Ctrl + Shift + V
• Mac dictation hotkey: Cmd + Shift + V
• Stop recording while dictating: Enter
• Interrupt AI voice readback: Esc

Why It Matters

This is not trying to replace ChatGPT, Claude, or DeepSeek.

It adds a local voice layer on top of them.

That means you can keep using the AI tools you already like while keeping voice interaction simple, local, and under your control.

Native voice mode is convenience. RITS AI Voice Bridge is control and privacy.

RITS AI Voice Bridge v2.0 is available now for both Windows and Mac.

Give it a try.