Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
Audio and video transcription for interviews, meetings and podcasts
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Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
One Mac: $15 (or $9 for first 10 buyers); Three Macs: $20; Team (10 Macs): $79. 3-day free trial with everything unlocked. Free updates. 14-day refunds.
Free: 2 files, 30 minutes per day. Pay as you go: $4.99 one-time for 20 hours of standard transcription (credits never expire). Pro: $7.99/month with 120 standard hours per billing month and 10 separate advanced hours. Creator: $14.99/month with 250 standard hours per billing month and 25 separate a
Key features
Dictation into any app with one keyboard shortcut
Local speech processing in about 200 milliseconds
Automatic clean speech with filler word removal
Learn corrections to improve accuracy per user
21 vocabulary packs for specialized fields
Custom vocabulary packs from CSV or JSON files
Notes with searchable history and time-based reminders
Meeting mode with speaker labels and timestamps
Supports 25 European languages
Runs completely offline with no account required
Upload audio and video files in multiple formats
Automatic timestamps for each speaker
Edit and correct transcript text
Export as TXT and SRT files
Import captions from public YouTube videos
Multilingual recording support
Cross-device transcript sync with account
Advanced exports in VTT and DOCX format
AI summaries and chapter generation
What makes it different
Open source GPL-3 code on GitHub you can read, build and verify
Complete privacy with no server, no account, no audio sent anywhere
Fastest local transcription at about 200 milliseconds latency
One-time purchase with free updates and no subscription
Works in terminal, code editors and AI coding agents
No account required to start transcribing
Free tier with 30 minutes daily and no credit card
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