Hey PH community, I’m Kiran — builder of Speakmac.
I’ve used most of the offline dictation apps out there. They're capable, but often cluttered with too many options you simply don't need.
Why I built Speakmac? I just wanted something simpler and a lot more polished — an app that feels like the default dictation macOS should have had.
Speakmac is deliberately minimal and deliberately beautiful.No model picker, no features you don’t need — I will make sure I use the best models for turning your voice into text.
- Easy setup - Press the shortcut → talk naturally → perfectly punctuated and capitalized text appears wherever your cursor is - Works everywhere: Notes, Slack, Notion, code editors, emails… you name it - On-device processing by default (nothing leaves your Mac)
Buy once, use forever
I probably spent way too much time making the hotkey animation, the recording indicator, and the way text flows in feel exactly right. The result is something that blends into macOS so well that after a day you forget it’s not built-in. I use this every day to build Speakmac itself and I feel good every time I press the hotkey.
Would mean the world if you gave it a try and told me what you think :)
@Speakmac@kiranjd Finally! Offline dictation that actually works on Mac is long overdue. Does Speakmac handle design/technical jargon well, or is it mainly for general writing?
Also curious about accuracy compared to Apple's built-in dictation. For designers writing product specs or client docs, specialized vocab recognition would be a game-changer.
Just tried this and I'm impressed! The accuracy is way better than I expected, and I love how seamlessly it integrates with Mac. I've been looking for something like this that doesn't feel clunky.
Wow, Speakmac sounds awesome! 😄 Instantly turning your voice into text on Mac, fully offline and without using much CPU, is such a smart and practical tool. Love that it’s private and subscription-free too!
I love that you made it a one-time payment based. How do you plan to stay above breakeven when LLM credits usage will be too much? I think in 2-3 years timeframe you probably will lose money on LLM credits
Found this interesting so gave it a try. Was very easy to use and had flawless dictation even with my accented voice. Will definitely use it more!
Congratulations on your launch.🎉 No subscriptions and no CPU drain is a huge win. Super clean product.
Looks really great @kiranjd as a former designer of iOS apps. One thing I’ve come to rely on is a dictionary with keyword correction. Sort of a text replacement especially for marketing terms that I don’t have change afterward.
Fn doesn't work for PTT, and I can't seem to change the hotkey either (I did get to the settings for it, but nothing happens box prompting for me to enter new keypress)
Hey PH community, I’m Kiran — builder of Speakmac.
I’ve used most of the offline dictation apps out there. They're capable, but often cluttered with too many options you simply don't need.
Why I built Speakmac?
I just wanted something simpler and a lot more polished — an app that feels like the default dictation macOS should have had.
Speakmac is deliberately minimal and deliberately beautiful. No model picker, no features you don’t need — I will make sure I use the best models for turning your voice into text.
- Easy setup
- Press the shortcut → talk naturally → perfectly punctuated and capitalized text appears wherever your cursor is
- Works everywhere: Notes, Slack, Notion, code editors, emails… you name it
- On-device processing by default (nothing leaves your Mac)
Buy once, use forever
I probably spent way too much time making the hotkey animation, the recording indicator, and the way text flows in feel exactly right. The result is something that blends into macOS so well that after a day you forget it’s not built-in. I use this every day to build Speakmac itself and I feel good every time I press the hotkey.
Would mean the world if you gave it a try and told me what you think :)
Kiran