Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
Find who said what and when with your AI agent
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
Not given
2025
Based in
RO
SG
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: $3 credit included with new accounts; Pay-as-you-go: $1/hour; Starter: $9/mo (unlimited, up to 2 hours per file); Pro: $19/mo (unlimited, up to 5 hours per file); Business: $49/mo (unlimited, up to 10 hours per file). Annual plans include 3 months free.
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
Speaker labels and word-level timestamps
52 languages and dialects
Chapters with timestamps
Search and Q&A with citations
Subtitle generation in multiple formats
Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and AI agents
API and MCP server access
Encrypted storage and privacy controls
Library search across multiple recordings
File upload for meetings, lectures, podcasts and voice notes
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
Word-level timestamps that enable precise subtitle generation for any platform
Ask questions across multiple recordings with citations back to the original moment
Supports use directly within ChatGPT and Claude without leaving your agent
Benchmarked accuracy with 1.5x to 2.3x fewer errors than Whisper large-v3
Permanently searchable library that organizes all transcripts in one place
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