macOS & Windows · free · open source
Your words stay
on your machine.
Record calls, transcribe files, dictate text. Entirely offline. No keys, no cloud, no subscription.
macOS 12+ & Windows 64-bit · free forever
what it does
Three modes.
One menu bar icon.
Pick the right tool for the moment. Switch anytime from the menu bar.
Background call recorder
Runs silently. Captures both sides of a call via dual-channel recording. Mic bleed suppression keeps the channels clean.
- — BlackHole integration for speaker audio
- — Separate in: / out: transcript channels
- — Saves markdown to a folder you choose
File transcription
Drop any audio file. Get a clean timestamped transcript. All processing is local.
- — Supports WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC
- — Timestamped output
- — Multiple Whisper model sizes to choose from
Hotkey speech-to-text
Tap a key, speak, release. Text transcribes and pastes into whatever app is in focus. Works system-wide.
- — Configurable hotkey
- — Auto-pastes to active app
- — Optional VAD skips silence between words
setup
Install once.
Works forever.
Download the .dmg
Mount, drag to Applications. No account, no App Store, no subscription. A menu bar icon appears on first launch.
Download a Whisper model
Open Settings → Models and click Download next to a model. Models range from 75 MB to 1.5 GB.
Pick a mode
Click the menu bar icon. Choose Scribe, Transcribe, or Dictate. Configure once and forget it.
Plain markdown output
Transcripts save to a folder of your choice. Grep them. Pipe them. Open in anything. They're yours.
privacy
Private by
architecture.
Not a setting. Not a promise. Audio is processed entirely on your hardware. There is no server.
Read privacy policy →No cloud
Whisper runs locally. Audio never leaves the device. No API keys required.
No account
Download and run. No signup, no email, no telemetry of any kind.
No subscription
Free permanently. Open source.
One network call
Model download from Hugging Face. One time, user-initiated. No data sent. Verifiable with a packet capture.
security audit table
Quick-reference
for IT & compliance.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the app send audio to any server? | No — never |
| Does the app send transcripts to any server? | No — never |
| Does the app require an account or login? | No |
| Does the app collect telemetry or analytics? | No |
| Does the app phone home for updates? | No — but "Check for updates" in Settings → Help makes a single opt-in request to api.github.com if the user clicks the button |
| Does the app require an always-on internet connection? | No |
| Is an internet connection ever required? | Yes — once to download a Whisper transcription model, and optionally once to download the Silero VAD model (~2 MB). Both are user-initiated. Optionally when the user manually clicks "Check for updates". |
| Where is all user data stored? | Exclusively on the user's local device |
| What AI model runs the transcription? | OpenAI Whisper (ggml format), running locally |
| Does the AI model phone home? | No — inference is fully offline |
| What OS permissions are required? | Microphone (all platforms), Accessibility (macOS only for paste), Input Monitoring (macOS only for hotkey) |
| Can the app be used fully offline after setup? | Yes |
Full policy including OS permissions, data lifecycle, and compliance notes: privacy policy
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Run it today.
Free and open source. macOS 12+ and Windows 64-bit.