The offline dictation macOS should have had
Speakmac turns your voice into text on your Mac—instantly, privately, and without draining your CPU. Fully offline. No subscriptions.
Speakmac works in any app with a text cursor—Mail, Notes, Notion, Obsidian, VS Code, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Slack. Single hotkey triggers dictation; text appears in the active window in under 500ms. One license covers work and personal Macs, enabling consistent voice-first workflows across contexts.
Speakmac processes voice locally on-device with sub-500ms latency, eliminating round-trip delays to remote servers. Users can dictate into any Mac app with a text cursor (Mail, Notes, Slack, VS Code, Google Docs) while maintaining complete privacy—audio never leaves the device unless optional Text Intelligence cleanup is explicitly enabled.
Custom Words feature lets users fix misrecognized names and technical terms permanently, and create snippets (e.g., say 'my address' to expand full address). Users can teach the app their vocabulary without relying on cloud models or manual corrections.
Speakmac supports 25+ languages including Chinese with 5 dialects. No API keys, logins, or account setup required—users download, install, and start dictating immediately. Grammar and punctuation are handled automatically, reducing post-dictation cleanup.
Speakmac costs $19–$29 one-time (covers 2 Macs) versus $12/month recurring subscriptions. Users own the license permanently; the app continues working after the included 12-month update window expires, eliminating ongoing costs and subscription lock-in.