Dictato: Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac

Dictato turns speech into text on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no internet needed. Your audio stays on your computer. Press a hotkey, talk, release. Text appears where your cursor is — Gmail, Slack, VS Code, whatever app you're in. Three engines to choose from: Parakeet, Whisper, Apple Supports 25-99 languages depending on which you pick. Optional proofreading and translation, all on-device. 7-day free trial. $9.99 for a two-year license. Requires macOS 14+ and Apple Silicon.

Wispr Flow: Dictation That Works Everywhere — Stop typing. Start speaking. 4x faster.

Stop typing. Start speaking. 4x faster.

I built Dictato because I got frustrated with every dictation app I tried. Cloud services? Your voice ends up on their servers. I dictate personal stuff, work notes, random ideas. I don't want that sitting on someone else's computer. Subscription apps charging $12/month? That's $144/year for something that should just work. Apple's built-in dictation? It cuts you off after 60 seconds, no historic. Good luck dictating anything longer than a short email. So I made my own. Dictato runs 100% on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no internet needed. Press a hotkey, talk, release. Text appears where your cursor is. You get three engines. Parakeet is stupid fast (80ms). Whisper handles 99 languages. Apple's engine needs no download. Switch whenever you want. $9.99 for two years. No subscription. The app keeps working after the license expires. You only pay again if you want future updates. I'm here all day to answer questions. Let me know what you think.

Is it possible to switch the trigger key? I really like how it's working, but my hands are never on the right side of my macbook when I'm trying to voice type. I'd love to be able to use the fn key to activate, if possible.

Wispr Flow: Dictation That Works Everywhere — Stop typing. Start speaking. 4x faster.

Stop typing. Start speaking. 4x faster.