Stenotype — macOS dictation that actually works

Built-in macOS dictation is broken. Bad recognition, poor language support, constant failures.

Stenotype fixes this with one thing done right: press a shortcut, speak, press again—your text appears.

100% Private Everything runs locally on your Mac. Your voice never leaves your computer. No servers, no data collection, no internet required.

One Job, Done Right No meeting transcription. No voice notes. No bloated features. Just dictation—press shortcut, speak, text appears where your cursor is. Simple.

Zero Clutter Lives in the menu bar. No dock icon. No extra windows. No UI to distract you. Invisible until you need it.

Why not built-in dictation?

macOS Dictation: ✗ Terrible recognition accuracy ✗ Poor support for non-English ✗ Random failures and timeouts ✗ Sends audio to Apple servers

Stenotype: ✓ OpenAI Whisper accuracy ✓ 99 languages supported ✓ Works offline, every time ✓ 100% local processing

Built for people who type a lot

Writers, developers, students, anyone tired of macOS dictation failing them. Especially useful for people with dyslexia or RSI who rely on voice input.

Requires macOS 14.0+ and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)

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