Voice Type: Local Dictation

Type with your voice. Offline.

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

Type faster with your voice - offline speech to text in any app. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. Voice Type is an offline dictation app that turns speech into clean text in any app. Pricing Fast model included. Unlock all features and models with a US $19.99 one-time purchase - no subscription, no data harvesting. Hold a hotkey, speak, release - Voice Type inserts clean text where your cursor is. No internet required, and your audio stays on-device. Perfect for email, docs, Slack, browsers, notes, and code editors - anywhere you can type. Why Voice Type - Fully offline speech to text (no audio upload) - System-wide dictation: works in any text field - Fast hold-to-talk workflow with a customizable hotkey - High accuracy with names and jargon (Whisper-style recognition) - Custom vocabulary for your terms, acronyms, and product names Choose your accuracy / model size - Fast mode (~77 MB) - Balanced mode (~140 MB) - Accurate mode (~550 MB) How it works 1) Install Voice Type and grant microphone permission 2) Click into any app where you can type 3) Hold your hotkey, speak naturally, release to insert text Privacy - On-device transcription: your voice stays on-device - No cloud transcription or audio uploads - The app may contact Apple for standard App Store receipt validation Support Questions or feedback: support@carelesswhisper.app

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- Input audio selection - Esc key fix - Cleaner menu - Stability improvements

The developer, Saravanan Pitchaimani, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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    • Seller
      • Saravanan Pitchaimani
    • Size
      • 54.2 MB
    • Category
      • Productivity
    • Compatibility
      Requires macOS 13.4 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 13.4 or later.
    • Languages
      English and 32 more
      • English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • In-App Purchases
      Yes
    • Copyright
      • © 2026, Voice Type