Say it.
Your Mac types it.

Yes. Activate your license and download the speech recognition files first. After that, your Mac records your voice and turns it into text without an internet connection. You’ll need an internet connection to activate and verify your license, download files, and update the app.

Right into the text field you’re using, whether that’s an email, a Word document, or a message. Dictaty works in most text fields and keeps a copy ready to paste. In protected fields, like password fields, it won’t insert or copy text.

Your recording stays on your Mac for 7 days. Open History in Dictaty to try again without repeating yourself. Items in History are deleted automatically after 7 days.

Dictaty saves a recording on your Mac as you speak. Once the text is ready, that recording may be removed when you start the next one, when Dictaty runs out of room for recordings, or after 24 hours. If your speech couldn’t be turned into text, the recording stays for 7 days so you can try again. Items in History are deleted automatically after 7 days.

Yes. Choose a key or key combination in Dictaty’s settings. The left Command key records while you hold it. The left Option key starts and stops recording with a tap. You can change either key or turn it off.

Your first 7 days are free. After that, Dictaty is a one-time purchase of €29, including VAT. There’s no subscription, and all updates for version 1 are included.

One personal license covers one Mac. You’ll need a separate license for a second Mac.

You’ll need a Mac with an M1 chip or later and macOS 14 or later.

Dictaty needs microphone access. Accessibility access lets it respond to your chosen key and put text into other apps. Without that permission, you can still start a recording from the menu bar and paste the text yourself. Dictaty explains each permission before your Mac asks for it.