Offline text-to-speech for Mac with local voice cloning and no cloud uploads
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Free trial
Freemium
Pricing
14-day free trial (card required), then $6.90 USD per month or $69 USD per year. Both plans include unlimited on-device dictation, multiple languages, custom shortcuts, local history, and automatic updates.
Free: $0 (up to 1,000 characters per synthesis, single file export, one custom voice, limited background processing). Pro Monthly: $6.99. Pro Yearly: $29.99. Pro Lifetime: $49.99 (unlimited generations up to 20,000 characters, unlimited custom voices, unlimited batch exports, unlimited background pr
Key features
On-device speech recognition with no audio uploads
Works across Mac and Windows applications
Automatic cleanup of transcriptions
Supports 25+ languages with automatic detection
Local dictation history that you can edit or delete
Custom keyboard shortcuts for recording
Global hotkey to activate from any application
Fast transcription in under one second
185 English voices with various accents
Local voice cloning from 6-10 second audio samples
Batch export to MP3, WAV, AIFF, and M4A
Background queue for multiple synthesis jobs
Import from TXT, Markdown, DOCX and more file formats
Project workflow for long-form content and PDFs
Light and dark mode support
Uses less than 2GB of RAM
What makes it different
Completely private with no audio uploads or cloud processing
Fast transcription as quick as cloud-based alternatives
Automatic cleanup produces clean, usable text without manual editing
Works offline after initial setup with no continuous internet required
Simple one-key interface integrated into your existing apps
Completely offline operation with no cloud uploads or data transmission
One-time purchase option with lifetime access
MIT-licensed Chatterbox Turbo model with expressive output
Privacy-focused design built for creators who value control