SpeakUp
Offline dictation software turns speech into text in any Mac app using Whisper on Apple Silicon, with local audio processing and no account required.
SpeakUp is a dictation app for people who want to write by voice on a Mac. It's suited to confidential notes, everyday writing and reducing typing because of RSI or accessibility needs.
- Dictation in any app. Insert spoken text at the cursor in email, browsers, documents, Slack or clinical software without leaving the app you're writing in.
- Automatic language detection. Dictate in English, German, Turkish and other supported languages with automatic punctuation and capitalization.
- Faithful transcription. The app transcribes your speech without automatically rewriting your wording.
- On-device recognition. Whisper processes speech on your Apple Silicon GPU with Metal acceleration, and the app discards audio after transcription.
The native Mac app runs in the menu bar and works fully offline without an account. It doesn't upload audio to the cloud, track users or use their data for training. It requires macOS 14.6 or later and an Apple Silicon Mac, starting with M1. A Low Memory mode supports Macs with 8 GB of RAM.
The Mac app is paid. A free iPhone app is also available. The website's voice demo uses server transcription and immediately discards the audio; recognition in the Mac app stays on your device.
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