Voice Type: Offline Dictation

Voice Type turns speech into clean, punctuated text in any Mac app, without sending your voice to the cloud.

Hold your shortcut, speak naturally, release. Your words appear right where your cursor is. Draft emails, documents, messages, notes, and code without breaking your flow.

No subscription. No cloud dictation. Your audio never leaves your Mac.

Your mouth is faster than your keyboard. Use it.

TRY IT FREE, BUY ONCE

Every transcription feature is free for 7 days. Then unlock lifetime access for US $19.99. One purchase, no recurring subscription, no account.

PRIVATE, OFFLINE DICTATION

Voice Type runs Whisper and Cohere Transcribe speech recognition models entirely on your Mac. Whisper is the same open speech recognition technology trusted for high accuracy across accents, names, and technical jargon, and here it runs fully on-device. Voice Type does not upload your audio or collect your data. Download a recognition model once, then dictate without an internet connection.

BUILT FOR REAL WRITING

- Dictate into any Mac app and editable text field
- Customizable global shortcut: hold to talk, release to insert
- Handles quick replies and long dictations
- Say punctuation and formatting commands such as "comma" and "new paragraph"
- Teach Voice Type your own vocabulary: names, brands, acronyms, and product terms
- Create find-and-replace rules for repeat corrections
- New: Cohere Transcribe, our most accurate model, for English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Greek, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese
- Five Whisper models to choose from: Small, Medium, and Large v3 Turbo in balanced, high accuracy, and max accuracy builds
- Whisper-grade accuracy on names, brands, acronyms, and technical terms
- Detect the spoken language automatically or select it yourself
- Transcribe imported audio and video files
- Rewrite selected text with optional tools you configure

HOW IT WORKS

1. Grant microphone and Accessibility permissions
2. Download the recognition model you prefer
3. Put the cursor in a text field
4. Hold your shortcut, speak, and release

PRIVACY DETAILS

Core dictation, vocabulary, formatting, and file transcription run on-device. Optional rewrite providers may require internet access and send selected text to the provider you choose. Apple services may be contacted for App Store purchases and receipt verification.

Requires macOS 13.4 or later. Performance varies by recognition model and Mac hardware.

Questions or feedback: support@carelesswhisper.app