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Say
not type

Speech-to-text, accurate enough to replace typing

the Transcription is automatically pasted

Download on the App Store

No subscription. One-time purchase

for the on-device models.

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No UI. Just say it.

Start by clicking on the status bar button or by using a keyboard shortcut to write text in any application

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Customize Every Step

Behind the simplicity lies a powerful process that you can customize to precisely write down your words

Why dictop?

  • Works Where You Type: Dictate into any app, anywhere your cursor is.
  • No Cloud Required: On-device processing keeps data 100% private.
  • Adapts to You: Regex corrections, custom AI prompts, and flexible insertion.

On-Demand or Continuous Dictation

Choose between on-demand (stop to transcribe) or continuous (transcribe as you speak) modes for ultimate flexibility.

Best of the Best Models

On-device models for privacy or premium cloud providers for unmatched accuracy: Whisper, Assembly AI, AWS Transcribe, Azure, Deepgram, Gladia, Google, IBM Watson, Rev AI

Smart Pause & Resume

Pause recordings mid-session with customizable shortcuts to reduce errors. Option to press and hold to pause, and release to resume.

Replacement Rules with Regex

Automatically fix misrecognized words or phrases with custom rules—regex support for advanced matching.

LLM-Powered Refinement

Write your own prompts to correct transcripts: fix grammar, summarize, or convert text into bullet points.

Context-Aware Processing

Optional screen context capture helps AI understand domain-specific terms for better accuracy.

Dictate Anywhere

Insert text directly where you type, with automatic spacing, line or paragraph break options. Or copy to clipboard.

Preserve Clipboard

Once you've pasted the transcript, you keep the same item in your clipboard. You can conveniently attach it to the text you've just written using your voice.

Audio and Video File Transcription

Drag and drop files to transcribe, or use the right-click services menu in Finder

99 Languages, Auto-Detected

Transcribe in multiple languages or let the app auto-detect the language.

Dock Icon Reimagined

Dynamic dock icon shows app status (recording, transcribing) and provides quick access to recent transcripts.

dictop's Dock icon while recording dictop's Dock icon while transcribing dictop's Dock icon while LLM is processing

Hide the Dock Icon

Manage everything from the menu bar to reduce clutter and stay focused.

Complete Privacy

Your transcriptions are saved only on the device. No syncing, no cloud.

No Subscriptions

One-time payment for the on-device transcription. Pay-as-you-go cloud credits for proprietary models and LLM-powered refinement.

More Accurate Than You and Me

A human-level understanding of speech with superhuman spelling and punctuation

Note taken

Your words are saved as you speak, allowing you to focus on your thoughts. Search, edit, and share them in a calming interface.

Chart of words by day All your transcripts and how much you dictated per day
Note replaced orange What's changed after the replacements
Note with LLM diff blue the differences between the original and the LLM generated text

Private.

The ultimate in privacy and convenience, dictop takes your spoken words and effortlessly transforms them into text, running OpenAI's Whisper fully on the device.

No telemetry. No data is sent to the cloud. Your words are yours and yours alone. Your usage is not tracked.

Download on the App Store
  • Seamless Voice-to-Text: Start recording your voice with a click or a keyboard shortcut, and dictop will begin transcribing your words into text as soon as you stop.
  • Instant Text Insertion: The transcribed text is automatically inserted into the current document or text field, as if it was typed or pasted from the clipboard.
  • Unobtrusive and Intuitive: The app runs discreetly in the background without any complex user interfaces, ready whenever needed.
  • Productivity Booster: By harnessing the power of your voice, dictop lets you input text up to 2-3 times faster than traditional typing.
  • Universal Utility: dictop is designed to benefit anyone who regularly types on their computer, no matter their profession or typing skill level.
  • Simplistic Design: dictop focuses on one core task - voice to text conversion - and does it well. The app saves all transcriptions in a neatly organized format, accessible through a simple and intuitive interface.
  • Multilingual Support: dictop transcribes 99 languages. It features an app UI translated into 11 languages, with plans to expand this coverage soon.
  • Future Expansion: Plans are in place to bring the dictop experience to iOS devices, to provide the same seamless voice typing experience beyond macOS.