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Dictator

Minimal, local-only dictation for macOS. Press a shortcut, talk, and the text is typed into whatever field has focus. Transcription runs on-device with Whisper Large v3 Turbo (WhisperKit Core ML), bundled inside the app.

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Requirements

macOS 15 or later
A Mac with Apple silicon

Install

Unzip the download, move Dictator.app to Applications and open it. Dictator is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens without a warning. Grant Microphone, Input Monitoring and Accessibility when asked. macOS keeps these permissions when you update.

Privacy

Dictator collects no data. Your voice and your text stay on your device. Read the Dictator privacy policy.

Source

Dictator is open source under the MIT license, made by CaptainDuckay: source on GitHub · changelog.