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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask voiceink
About VoiceInk
VoiceInk turns what you say into text almost instantly on a Mac, with transcription running locally so audio does not leave the device. Global keyboard or mouse shortcuts start recording, including push-to-talk, and the text lands in the app you are using.
Modes apply different settings depending on the active app or URL, a personal dictionary handles custom terms and replacements, and a context-aware option adapts output to screen content. The source is published on GitHub; a paid licence gives automatic updates and support.
Strengths
- Transcription runs fully offline
- Per-app modes and personal dictionary
- Push-to-talk with configurable shortcuts
- No subscription
Limitations
- macOS only
- Licence not identified in the repository metadata
- Updates and support tied to a paid licence
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid licence for the ready-built app with updates; the source can be built yourself.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Beingpax
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want private, fast dictation into any app
- Categories
- Local AI tools, AI voice
- Last verified
- Added
- Sources
Alternatives to VoiceInk
Compare allSoftware that can replace VoiceInk for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Superwhisper
A voice dictation app that turns speech into text in any app, using offline or cloud recognition.
Superwhisper is a freemium proprietary app for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with offline or cloud dictation and custom AI modes that reformat transcripts.
Spokenly
A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that uses local Whisper or cloud models.
Spokenly is free and runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone with local Whisper models, a local-only mode and an MCP server for coding agents.
Wispr Flow
A voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any application.
Wispr Flow is a freemium dictation app on desktop and mobile that cleans up filler words, though whether speech is processed on the device is unclear.
Handy
Dictate into desktop text fields with local speech recognition.
Handy is a free MIT app for Windows, macOS and Linux with local recognition via a shortcut, but without per-app modes or a personal dictionary.
Willow
An AI dictation app that turns speech into edited text in any app on Mac, Windows and iPhone.
Willow is a freemium proprietary service for Mac, Windows and iPhone with automatic cleanup and custom dictionaries, moving from one purchase to a freemium model.
Aqua Voice
An AI voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any app.
Aqua Voice is freemium dictation for Windows, macOS and iOS with push-to-talk and AI cleanup of technical and coding dictation.
Voice In
A browser extension for Chrome and Edge that types what you say into any website.
Voice In is a free Chrome and Edge extension that dictates only into websites, so it cannot type into native Mac apps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
MacWhisper
A Mac app that transcribes audio and video files to text on your own machine.
Aiko
A Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro app that transcribes audio on-device with OpenAI's Whisper.
whisper.cpp
C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper for fast offline speech-to-text on your own hardware.
Whisper
An open-source speech recognition model from OpenAI for transcribing and translating audio on your own machine.
Speechnotes
A browser-based dictation notepad and automatic transcription service for audio and video files.
