Hey PH community, I’m Kiran — builder of Speakmac.
I’ve used most of the offline dictation apps out there. They're capable, but often cluttered with too many options you simply don't need.
Why I built Speakmac? I just wanted something simpler and a lot more polished — an app that feels like the default dictation macOS should have had.
Speakmac is deliberately minimal and deliberately beautiful.No model picker, no features you don’t need — I will make sure I use the best models for turning your voice into text.
- Easy setup - Press the shortcut → talk naturally → perfectly punctuated and capitalized text appears wherever your cursor is - Works everywhere: Notes, Slack, Notion, code editors, emails… you name it - On-device processing by default (nothing leaves your Mac)
Buy once, use forever
I probably spent way too much time making the hotkey animation, the recording indicator, and the way text flows in feel exactly right. The result is something that blends into macOS so well that after a day you forget it’s not built-in. I use this every day to build Speakmac itself and I feel good every time I press the hotkey.
Would mean the world if you gave it a try and told me what you think :)
Kiran
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@kiranjd Huge congrats! ❤️ You can tell this was crafted with care — the animations, the simplicity, the way it fits into macOS like it’s always been there. Can’t wait to make this part of my daily workflow.
Looks really great @kiranjd as a former designer of iOS apps. One thing I’ve come to rely on is a dictionary with keyword correction. Sort of a text replacement especially for marketing terms that I don’t have change afterward.
Thank you so much,@kenyarmosh Coming from an iOS veteran like you, that means a lot.
I actually have a prototype of text replacement feature running locally right now. The goal is to have it intelligently format the text for email, casual chat based on context.
Just tried this and I'm impressed! The accuracy is way better than I expected, and I love how seamlessly it integrates with Mac. I've been looking for something like this that doesn't feel clunky.
Fn doesn't work for PTT, and I can't seem to change the hotkey either (I did get to the settings for it, but nothing happens box prompting for me to enter new keypress)
@veronism Hotkey logic has gottten a bit too complex. Might have found why that is happening. Shipping a fix in a couple hours - app will will auto-update.
This issue should now be fixed. Much more reliable hotkey binding now released in 1.7
If the app was open, it will auto-update. You can also force an update by right-clicking the menu button. Thanks for taking the time to report the bug!
@heathcliff1 You can just turn off the Wi-Fi and check :) I didn't believe it the first time the model worked too
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I love that you made it a one-time payment based. How do you plan to stay above breakeven when LLM credits usage will be too much? I think in 2-3 years timeframe you probably will lose money on LLM credits
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Speakmac
Hey PH community, I’m Kiran — builder of Speakmac.
I’ve used most of the offline dictation apps out there. They're capable, but often cluttered with too many options you simply don't need.
Why I built Speakmac?
I just wanted something simpler and a lot more polished — an app that feels like the default dictation macOS should have had.
Speakmac is deliberately minimal and deliberately beautiful. No model picker, no features you don’t need — I will make sure I use the best models for turning your voice into text.
- Easy setup
- Press the shortcut → talk naturally → perfectly punctuated and capitalized text appears wherever your cursor is
- Works everywhere: Notes, Slack, Notion, code editors, emails… you name it
- On-device processing by default (nothing leaves your Mac)
Buy once, use forever
I probably spent way too much time making the hotkey animation, the recording indicator, and the way text flows in feel exactly right. The result is something that blends into macOS so well that after a day you forget it’s not built-in. I use this every day to build Speakmac itself and I feel good every time I press the hotkey.
Would mean the world if you gave it a try and told me what you think :)
Kiran
@kiranjd Huge congrats! ❤️ You can tell this was crafted with care — the animations, the simplicity, the way it fits into macOS like it’s always been there. Can’t wait to make this part of my daily workflow.
Speakmac
@lliloulane Thank you, Lilou says Kiran as he was seen jumping with absolute joy :)
MultiDrive
@kiranjd I don’t have a Mac, but I’d love to vote for that idea! Do you plan to add it for Windows as well?
Speakmac
Thanks for the support,@tetiana_hryshmanovska
I'm currently focused on macOS. A Windows port is a heavy lift right now, but it is definitely on the roadmap for the future!
MultiDrive
@kiranjd thank you for the answer :)
Oasi
Love the logo, congrats!
Speakmac
@mrrabbar Thanks Savvas. I had it fly too!!
Speakmac
Thank you so much,@kenyarmosh Coming from an iOS veteran like you, that means a lot.
I actually have a prototype of text replacement feature running locally right now. The goal is to have it intelligently format the text for email, casual chat based on context.
MeMemes
Congratulations on your launch.🎉 No subscriptions and no CPU drain is a huge win. Super clean product.
Speakmac
@nikvoice Thank you, Nik :)
Mac is more than capable enough to handle voice to text
Swytchcode
Great! Does it support any other language apart from English?
Speakmac
@chilarai Yes, it does. You can checkout the languages it supports on speakmac.app
Swytchcode
@kiranjd awesome!
Found this interesting so gave it a try. Was very easy to use and had flawless dictation even with my accented voice. Will definitely use it more!
Speakmac
@konpalagrawal Thank you Konpal :)
Just tried this and I'm impressed! The accuracy is way better than I expected, and I love how seamlessly it integrates with Mac. I've been looking for something like this that doesn't feel clunky.
Speakmac
@eworitse Thank you. Glad you liked it
Fn doesn't work for PTT, and I can't seem to change the hotkey either (I did get to the settings for it, but nothing happens box prompting for me to enter new keypress)
Speakmac
hey @veronism , that's not expected. Can you relaunch the app once? (cmd+Q and launch again)
Speakmac
@veronism Hotkey logic has gottten a bit too complex. Might have found why that is happening. Shipping a fix in a couple hours - app will will auto-update.
Speakmac
This issue should now be fixed. Much more reliable hotkey binding now released in 1.7
If the app was open, it will auto-update. You can also force an update by right-clicking the menu button. Thanks for taking the time to report the bug!
I am not sure if it truly runs locally though
Speakmac
@heathcliff1 You can just turn off the Wi-Fi and check :)
I didn't believe it the first time the model worked too
I love that you made it a one-time payment based. How do you plan to stay above breakeven when LLM credits usage will be too much? I think in 2-3 years timeframe you probably will lose money on LLM credits
Speakmac
@pasha_tseluyko There is no LLM cost. Everything runs on-device efficiently with full accuracy
@kiranjd wow Kiran, you surprised me very much. How do you do it?
Speakmac
@pasha_tseluyko thanks you, Pavel. Apple chip is powerful enough to transcribe voice to text. With more on-device formatting options in the works