fn🌐
Hold a key.
Keep your cursor where you want your words. Hold Fn to start recording.
LOCAL VOICE DICTATION FOR MAC
Your voice.
Your words. Your flow.
A little less keyboard. A little more you.
Speak naturally. Put your words where you’re working.
Apple Silicon · macOS 14+ · Private testing
01 / A MORE NATURAL WAYFROM THOUGHT TO TEXT
You have the words.
Just say them.
The reply you’re composing. The thought you don’t want to lose. Diktador turns your voice into text, without taking you out of what you’re doing.
A MOMENT IN YOUR DAY
One less thing
to type.
Prepared text in an illustrative interface.
Not an app recording or a speed test. No microphone is used.
A new message⌘ N
Your next thought starts here.
Ready to playfnSAMPLE DICTATION
“Hey team, let’s move our catch-up to Thursday. I’d love a little more time to finish the first draft.”
IN THE MOMENTStay with
Stay with
the thought.
The email you’ve been putting off. A paragraph that finally clicks. An idea before it slips away.
Keep your cursor where you need it. Let your voice do the typing.
02 / FIND YOUR FLOWTHREE SMALL STEPS
A key. A thought.
And you’re there.
Speak your mind.
A reply, a paragraph, a passing idea. Say it naturally, in your own words.
Let go. Keep going.
Release to transcribe. Diktador attempts to insert into your original text field. If it cannot confirm the destination, it copies your words for you to paste.
03 / CLOSE TO HOMEYour thoughts.
Your thoughts.
Your Mac.
Your business.
With local transcription, the work happens on your Mac. A downloaded speech model turns audio into words, without sending your recordings to a cloud transcription service.
A closer look at privacyTranscriptionOn your Mac
Speech engineWhisperKit
Recording storageYou choose
Recordings are kept locally by default. You can change retention in Settings. The speech model needs an initial download.
04 / QUIETLY CONSIDEREDFits the way
Fits the way
you work.
A little space in your menu bar.
A native Mac app that stays close without getting in the way. Bring up settings when you need them.
Your setup. Your say.
Choose your microphone, preview its level, pick a shortcut preset, and set a transcription language.
A second thought for your text.
Diktador checks the destination before insertion. If it cannot safely deliver your words, it keeps them on the clipboard. Compatibility varies by app.
05 / GOOD TO KNOWA few
A few
good questions.
What do I need to run Diktador?
An Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Diktador uses a local WhisperKit speech model, downloaded during setup. Windows support is not available.
Does my voice leave my Mac?
The current local transcription path processes audio on your Mac. Recordings are saved locally by default; you control retention in Settings. An internet connection is needed for the initial model download.
Where can I insert my words?
Diktador attempts to insert into the editable field you started from. If it cannot establish a safe destination, it copies the transcript so you can paste it yourself. Compatibility varies by app; not every editor has been tested.
Which permissions does it need?
Microphone access records your voice. Input Monitoring detects the Fn shortcut. Accessibility enables automatic insertion. For Fn dictation, set the Mac’s globe-key action to “Do nothing” in Keyboard settings.
Will it get every word right?
Transcription can make mistakes. Accuracy depends on your microphone, background noise, language, and the speech model. Give important text a quick read before sending.
Can I download it yet?
A local test build is available as a ZIP from this site. It requires an Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later. The app is locally signed, not Apple-notarized, and is not a public release installer. No account or payment is required.
Less typing.
More you.
For Apple Silicon Macs · macOS 14+
Local test build · Not Apple-notarized