Guides and comparisons for dictating on a Mac
Pick the page that matches your question. Each comparison lists prices and facts from the other company’s own website, along with the date we checked them.
How-to guides
- Mac dictation without a subscription
What the free options cover, what a one-time price buys, and when a subscription does more.
- Dictate in Word, Outlook, and WhatsApp
The built-in options, what they require, and how to talk into any text field with Dictaty.
- Custom vocabulary for names and terms
Add the spelling you want, try a pronunciation hint, and check it in a sentence.
- Mac dictation not working
Check the microphone, language, shortcut, and permissions in order.
- Recover a failed dictation
Why the recording stays for seven days and how to try again.
- What stays on your Mac
What Dictaty uses the internet for, and what it never sends.
- Languages you can dictate in
Which languages Dictaty understands on your Mac.
App comparisons
- Best dictation apps for Mac
Twelve apps with their price, where they process your voice, and who each one fits.
- Apple Dictation, Voice Control, or Dictaty?
What your Mac already does, and when a separate app helps.
- Aqua Voice or Dictaty?
Cloud with a subscription, or on your Mac for a one-time price.
- Wispr Flow or Dictaty?
Many devices in the cloud, or one Mac without it.
- Superwhisper or Dictaty?
Lots of modes and models, or one simple workflow.
- VoiceInk or Dictaty?
Open source on several Macs, or one Mac with recovery.
- MacWhisper or Dictaty?
Transcribing files and meetings, or dictating live.
- Spokenly or Dictaty?
Free local dictation with a Pro subscription, or a one-time price.
- Dragon or Dictaty?
For people who miss Dragon on the Mac.
Try it free for 7 days.
After the 7 days, Dictaty is €29 once, VAT included. No subscription, no account. One license covers one Mac, and every version 1 update is included.
Dictaty is a Mac app. Save this link and open it on your Mac.
Needs a Mac with an M1 chip or later and macOS 14 or later. The first download is about 630 MB.