Dear Machine

YOUR VOICE. YOUR MACHINE. YOUR SPACE.

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Dear Machine brings fast voice dictation and AI text refinement to Apple Silicon Macs, designed around a clear principle: local by default, cloud on your terms. Hold Option-Space anywhere, speak, and release. If you want larger frontier models, simply plug in your own API keys for OpenRouter, OpenAI, or Anthropic. Zero telemetry, no user accounts, and no monthly fees. Just a native 53MB utility with a $24.99 lifetime license and a full 7-day free trial on your Mac to try every single tool today.

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Dear MachineA little less typing. A little more you.
Sep 2026

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Joined Product HuntJanuary 12th, 2016

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Dear Machine - A little less typing. A little more you.

Private, on-device voice dictation and AI notes for macOS wth optional Cloud BYOK. Turn natural speech into polished text anywhere you work with Apple Silicon Metal acceleration. Lifetime license.