Private dictation and meeting transcripts for Mac, no subscription required
Listen to any text, understand it with AI
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Pricing
Personal plan: $29 one-time for 1 Mac. Pro plan: $39 one-time for 2 Macs. Both include lifetime license and 12 months of updates. Enterprise plans available by contacting [email protected]
Free: all on-device features. Starter Monthly $4.99, Starter Yearly $34.99, Pro Monthly $9.99, Pro Yearly $69.99 (US prices; local pricing in other regions). Starter gives 30 minutes of cloud voice and 15 Ai pages per month; Pro gives 90 minutes and 40 pages.
Key features
Dictation in any Mac application with customizable keyboard shortcuts
Meeting recording without adding a bot to the call
Custom vocabulary and name recognition training
Transcript search and replay functionality
Drag and drop audio file transcription
Support for 25 languages
Low memory usage compatible with other open applications
Automatic cleanup of rough speech into readable text
Local processing with no account or API key required
Read PDF, Word, EPUB and text files aloud in natural voice
Quillo Ai assistant for document questions and summaries
Exam and quiz maker from notes and documents
Document scanner with text recognition and edge detection
PDF tools: merge, split, compress, edit, convert, password protect
E-signature, letterhead and stamp features
Translation in 13 languages with listen capability
Google Drive sync across devices
Voice chat with AI
What makes it different
All audio processing happens locally on your Mac with no data sent to external servers
One-time purchase with no monthly subscriptions or usage limits
Meeting recording without adding a bot participant to calls
Fast accurate transcription faster than typing by hand
Works in any Mac application with a text cursor
One unified app with reading, AI, scanning, PDF tools and signatures
Designed for accessibility: voice-first for blind and low-vision users
AI quality levels: Fast, Balanced, and Most careful for different needs
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