Better Dictate
Offline Voice-to-Text AI
Speak naturally, text appears instantly. 100% offline dictation powered by Whisper AI. Translate on the fly — your voice never leaves your Mac.
Three powerful modes
Push-to-Talk
Hold your shortcut, speak, release. Text is typed instantly at your cursor position. Ideal for short messages, emails and quick notes.
Dictate to Clipboard
Hands-free mode. Press once to start, speak freely, press to stop. Text is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste wherever you want.
Live Translation
The magic feature. Select a target language and speak in your native language — Better Dictate automatically types in the target language.
Features
100% Offline
All processing happens on your Mac. No data is sent to any server. Your voice never leaves your computer. GDPR and CCPA compliant by design.
Apple Silicon optimized
Optimized for M1, M2, M3 and M4 chips with Metal GPU acceleration. Ultra-fast transcription with minimal battery impact.
Custom dictionary
Add specialized words, proper nouns and auto-corrections. Built-in profanity filter. AI-assisted generation for your word lists.
Assistive technology
Designed for people with motor disabilities, speech disorders or cognitive difficulties. Fully replace keyboard input with voice.
Choice of Whisper models
Tiny (~75 MB), Small (~500 MB, recommended), Medium (~1.5 GB) or Large (~3 GB). Choose the balance between speed and accuracy to suit your needs.
Discreet menu bar
The app sits in your menu bar. Always ready, out of sight. Launch at startup, automatically lower volume during dictation.
Supported languages
System requirements
- Mac with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4)
- macOS 13.0 (Ventura) minimum
- Built-in or external microphone
- 1 to 3 GB of disk space
- No internet connection required (except for initial model download)
Privacy by design
- 100% offline — all processing happens on your Mac
- Zero data collection — no account, no cloud, no tracking
- Your voice is never recorded — audio is processed in memory and immediately discarded
- No third-party SDKs, no cookies, no telemetry
- GDPR and CCPA compliant by design
The only time the app connects to the internet is to download the Whisper model on first launch. After that, never again.