Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
Listen to any text, understand it with AI
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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: 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 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
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
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
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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