Dictato turns speech into text on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no internet needed. Your audio stays on your computer. Press a hotkey, talk, release. Text appears where your cursor is — Gmail, Slack, VS Code, whatever app you're in. Three engines to choose from: Parakeet, Whisper, Apple Supports 25-99 languages depending on which you pick. Optional proofreading and translation, all on-device. 7-day free trial. 19.99$ one time License. Requires macOS 14+ and Apple Silicon.
Looking beyond Dictato for Mac voice-to-text? Try Wispr Flow for polished prose across apps, superwhisper for ultra-accurate dictation, MacWhisper for on-device Whisper models, or TalkTastic if you want a context-aware voice keyboard. Windows too? See Aqua Voice.