Features

Dictate anywhere, fully on your computer.

Push-to-talk, file transcription, speaker labels and 90+ offline languages — every feature runs on-device.

Download for MacmacOS 14+ · Apple Silicon Download for WindowsWindows 10 / 11 See plans

Free forever · No account · 100% on-device

Unlimited dictation. No credits, no caps.

Dictate anywhere, — the app in action
Everything you need

One small app, every dictation feature.

All running 100% on your computer — no cloud, no account.

Push-to-talk & toggle

Hold a hotkey to dictate, or toggle hands-free — text lands at your cursor.

File & video transcription

Drop in audio or video, get a clean searchable transcript.

Speaker labels + timestamps

Diarization and timecodes for meetings and interviews (Pro).

90+ languages, offline

No internet needed after the first model download.

Vocabulary support · 29 languages

Teach it your names, jargon and acronyms for sharper accuracy (Pro).

100% on-device

Audio never leaves your computer — no account, no servers, no telemetry.

Model & performance

Built on Whisper, running fully on your device.

OpenAI's Whisper speech models run on-device with WhisperKit and CoreML — on Mac (Apple Neural Engine and GPU), and on AMD, Intel or NVIDIA GPUs on Windows. Nothing is uploaded.

Transcribes 90+ languages entirely on your device, with advanced vocabulary tuning for the 29 most-spoken. See and their accuracy tiers.

macOS 14 (Sonoma)+Apple Silicon (M1 or newer)Mic + Accessibility permissionWindows 10/11 (AMD · Intel · NVIDIA)
Built on Whisper,
98%accuracy on clear speech (largest model)
15×faster than real time, on-device
29languages, offline
No servers100% on your device
300 MB–6 GBspeech model — base to Large-v3 (downloaded once)
Freeforever — no account or card
Unlimited dictation with your subscription Talk or transcribe files as much as you want
How it works

Three steps, zero friction.

Press a hotkey, speak, and your words land as text wherever your cursor is.

1

Press the hotkey

Press your hotkey from anywhere on your computer.

2

Speak naturally

Talk the way you think — in any app, in any of 90+ languages.

3

Your text appears

Pasted at your cursor instantly — nothing ever leaves the device.

Get the app

Try every feature free.

Free forever, no account, no card. Runs 100% on your computer — your voice never leaves the device.

No credits · No limits

Download for Mac

v7.17

macOS 14 Sonoma+ · Apple Silicon

  • Unlimited on-device dictation
  • No account, no card, no telemetry
  • Upgrade to Pro anytime in-app
Download for MacmacOS 14+ · Apple Silicon

Windows

Windows 10 / 11v7.16

Native build for Windows 10 & 11 — runs on AMD, Intel and NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA needs the latest GPU driver + CUDA runtime; AMD & Intel just need up-to-date drivers.

  • Unlimited on-device dictation
  • No account, no card, no telemetry
  • Upgrade to Pro anytime in-app
Download for WindowsWindows 10 / 11
View the changelog
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon Windows 10 / 11 · AMD · Intel · NVIDIA NVIDIA: latest driver + CUDA Mic + Accessibility 300 MB–6 GB model, downloaded once