Free: local dictation and on-device cleanup plus 5,000 words of managed cleanup. Monthly: $6.99 per month, cancel anytime. Lifetime: $199 one-time payment.
Key features
Live syllable meter showing 5-7-5 count as haiku lines are written
Customisable rhyme schemes including couplets, alternating, enclosed, ballad rhyme, monorhyme or none
Personalisation field to include names, dates and shared memories in poems
Line-by-line editing with real-time word, line and syllable count updates
Export as text file, image with choice of typeface, or copy to clipboard
Support for eight languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Urdu and Hindi
Instructions enforce natural language over forced rhymes and concrete images over abstract descriptions
Local dictation and on-device cleanup
Cloud-based text cleanup to remove filler words
Teach custom words and jargon corrections
Audio stays on your Mac
Dictation history stored locally
Supports up to three Mac activations per license
Free updates included
What makes it different
Enforces the formal rules of each poetic form rather than ignoring them
Shows live syllable counts for forms with fixed meter so users can verify accuracy as the poem is written
Completely free with no limits, daily caps, or hidden paywalls
Full ownership of generated poems with no rights claimed by the service
Audio processing stays on your Mac by default
Removes filler words automatically
Learn custom terminology for consistent corrections
Poemly