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DictatorTalk. It types where your cursor is.
Hold right ⌥, speak in English, Hindi or Hinglish, let go. Dictator writes it into any app on your Mac, and no audio ever leaves it.
Coming soonSee how it works
ListeningHinglish
Slack — #eng-backend
anyone know why the export job takes 40s?
Works in every text field on your Mac
- Slack
- Terminal
- VS Code
- Chrome
- Notion
- Messages
- Linear
- Figma
- Notes
The keyboard that keeps up with how you talk
From the moment you hold the key to the moment the words land, Dictator handles the whole sentence.
- Runs on device
- No audio uploaded
- No account
- Works offline
- Models SHA256-checked
- No subscription
Private by default
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Hold to talk. Double-tap for hands free.
Hold. Talk. Let go.
No window to switch to and no button to click. The words go where you were already typing.
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Hold the key
Right ⌥ Option by default, from any app. A small pill appears, and its bars move with your voice, so you always know the microphone is really open.
- 02
Say it the way you would
English, Hindi, or both in one sentence. Code names, commands and half-English sentences come out the way you would type them.
- 03
Let go
The sentence is transcribed on your Mac and pasted where your cursor is. Double-tap the key to keep talking hands free.
Built for Hinglish
Spoken in two languages. Written in one script.
Most dictation gives you mangled English or Devanagari you can't paste into a terminal. Dictator writes mixed Hindi and English in Latin script, the way people actually type it.
Hinglish accuracy is still improving with every release.
You say
“yaar ye function thoda slow lag raha hai, can you check the loop”
Dictator types
yaar ye function thoda slow lag raha hai, can you check the loop
EnglishHindiHinglish
- ⌥M
Notetaker
Records a meeting and gives you notes from it. It asks before it records anyone.
- ⌥S
Scratchpad
A notes window with the cursor ready. Notes are plain Markdown files on your Mac.
- “…”
Snippets
Say “my work email” and the address lands. Phrases you say often, typed for you.
- find
Search everything you said
Find a sentence by what landed or by what it misheard, filtered by app or by day.
Download Dictator
Free. Runs entirely on your Mac. Installed copies update themselves.
macOSComing soon
Dictator for Mac
- Needs
- macOS 14+, Apple silicon
Coming soonInstall guide
iOSComing soon
iPhone & iPad
Dictate into any app from the keyboard, with the same on-device models.
WindowsComing soon
Windows 11
Hold a key and talk, in every Windows app. Same Hinglish engine.
Good to know
Is it free?
Yes. There is no account, no trial and no subscription.
Does my voice leave my Mac?
No. Speech is recognised by models that run on your Mac. The only downloads are the models themselves on first launch and app updates, and each model is checked against its published SHA256 before it is used.
Why does macOS warn me when I first open it?
Dictator is not paid into Apple's developer programme, so macOS stops it the first time. Press Done, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security and press Open Anyway next to Dictator. This happens once. The install guide walks through it.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or newer) on macOS 14 Sonoma or later. iOS and Windows versions are coming.
How much space does it need?
The app is small. On first launch it downloads the English model (about 700 MB), then the Hindi and Hinglish models in the background (about 1.5 GB).
How do updates work?
Installed copies check for new versions and update themselves. You can also choose Check for Updates from the menu bar. The download button on this site always gives you the newest version.
Which key do I hold?
Right ⌥ Option, unless you change it. You can also pick fn (🌐), right ⌘ or left ⌘. Double-tap the key for hands free dictation.