Dictation that's instant
and stays on your Mac.
A free, private alternative to Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Aqua Voice.
How it works
Hold Fn
A green dot in your menu bar means it's listening.
Speak
Talk at your normal pace. No need to slow down.
Release
Your words land at the cursor. Any app, any field.
Fast. Private. Yours.
Instant on your Mac. Nothing leaves it. Bend it to how you actually talk.
As fast as thinking
Release the key — your words are already there. No upload, no spinner.
Stays on your Mac
Your voice never leaves the device. No cloud, no account, no logs.
Teach it your words
Add the names and jargon you actually use. It gets them right the first time.
Your own shortcuts
Set up auto-corrections for the quirks you keep fixing by hand.
System requirements
Operating system
macOS 14.0+
(Sonoma or later)
Processor
Apple Silicon required
(M1, M2, M3, M4, or later)
Disk space
~150 MB
for Whisper model
Permissions needed: Microphone access (for recording) and Accessibility access (for inserting text at your cursor). A guided setup walks you through granting both on first launch.