Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
Transcribe video and audio to text in under a minute, free with no signup required
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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: 3 files per day, up to 30 minutes each. Buy 5 files: $3
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
Automatic language detection (100+ languages)
Timestamped transcripts with editable lines
Manual speaker labeling (Speaker 1, 2, or 3)
Multiple export formats (TXT, SRT, VTT)
Support for video formats (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI)
Support for audio formats (MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC)
Fast processing (10-minute video in under a minute)
No file storage or model training
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 signup required, just drop a file and get the transcript
Audio processing in browser means fast upload (seconds instead of minutes)
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