Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
AI note taker for meetings, lectures and voice notes
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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: up to 100 notes and one free media-to-note conversion. Pro: $20 a month in the US, includes unlimited notes, additional media-to-note conversions, AI features and iCloud sync.
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
Record meetings, lectures and voice notes on iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch
Automatic transcription in over 100 languages
AI-generated summaries, decisions and action items with owners and dates
Native editor with support for headings, to-dos, code, formulas and diagrams
Import audio, video, PDFs and photos
AI assistant that searches notes, generates slides and study sets
iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac with Pro
Source verification with timestamps linked to recordings
Control Center and Lock Screen recording shortcuts
Cross-device compatibility including iPhone Duo dual-screen support
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
Notes stay on your devices by default; iCloud sync is optional
Every line of the note is editable and formatted as a document
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