VoiceInk

VoiceInk is a local AI dictation app for Mac users who want to speak emails, notes, and prompts into the applications they already use. Speech transcription works offline.

• Dictation across apps: Write by voice in any application, with keyboard or mouse shortcuts for recording and push-to-talk.
• Custom vocabulary: A personal dictionary preserves names and specialist terms, while Smart Replace corrects recurring words or expands spoken phrases into saved text.
• Writing and revision: Remove filler and repetition, organize spoken notes, format emails, or select existing text and describe how you'd like it rewritten. Optional Cloud Enhancement processes transcribed text in the cloud, without sending your voice recordings.
• App-specific settings: App and URL detection applies different dictation settings for the place you're writing, and writing modes let you switch styles.
• Markdown journals: Save a finished spoken note directly to a Markdown journal with a timestamp.

Voice transcription runs on your Mac, and voice data stays there. The Mac app requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14.4 or later, with 8GB RAM recommended. Local models use Apple's Neural Engine. The app is paid; its source code is available to inspect and build yourself, with macOS 15 or later required for source builds. An iOS app is also available.