Type 3× faster, by voice.
Offline dictation for Mac
Type 3× faster, by voice.
Hold a key, speak, and the words arrive where your cursor is, in every Mac app. 100% on-device. No cloud, no subscription.
AppleDownload for macOSFree 7-day trial · Apple Silicon · macOS 14.6+
100% on-device Pay once, no subscription 100+ languages
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Transcription accuracy
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Holdspeak is amazing, been using it since I saw it on uNeed and already integrated into my workflow. Makes interacting with various LLM apps so much easier.
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I used to occasionally rely on the built-in voice recognition on macOS, but this app has completely changed how I input text. Now it feels so natural and effortless. No need to switch languages, add punctuation, or separate sentences manually. It all works automatically. Huge thanks to the developer, and I highly recommend everyone try it out!
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Oleh Savytskyi
3× faster than your keyboard.
The same message takes a minute to type, or seconds to say. HoldSpeak lets you write at the speed of thought.
Typing by hand45wpm
With HoldSpeak220wpm
Private by default
Your voice never leaves your Mac.
Most dictation apps send your voice to the cloud. HoldSpeak never does.
Runs on your Mac
Recording and transcription happen on-device. Your voice is never uploaded, to us or anyone.
No account needed
No sign-up and no login. Your transcripts stay yours alone.
Works offline
Dictate on a plane, on the subway, or with no signal at all.
HoldSpeak
Wispr Flow
Typeless
Aqua Voice
Runs on your Mac
Yes
No
No
No
Works offline
Yes
No
No
No
No account needed
Yes
No
No
No
No cloud processing
Yes
No
No
No
Pay once, no subscription
Yes
No
No
No
HoldSpeak
Wispr FlowTypelessAqua Voice
Runs on your Mac
Yes
No
Works offline
Yes
No
No account needed
Yes
No
No cloud processing
Yes
No
Pay once, no subscription
Yes
No
HoldSpeak is private by design. Your voice is transcribed by a model that runs entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no internet needed.
Works everywhere
Anywhere. For anyone.
HoldSpeak works in every app on your Mac. Speak, and your words appear right where you're working.
If you can type there, you can talk there. Your words land right at the cursor, no plugins.
Speak your language
100+ languages supported.
Speak in whichever language you think in. HoldSpeak picks up the language for you, automatically.
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🇮🇳हिन्दी🇹🇷Türkçe🇳🇱Nederlands🇵🇱Polski🇸🇪Svenska🇻🇳Tiếng Việt🇹🇭ไทย🇮🇩Bahasa🇬🇷Ελληνικά🇺🇦Українська🇮🇳हिन्दी🇹🇷Türkçe🇳🇱Nederlands🇵🇱Polski🇸🇪Svenska🇻🇳Tiếng Việt🇹🇭ไทย🇮🇩Bahasa🇬🇷Ελληνικά🇺🇦Українська🇮🇳हिन्दी🇹🇷Türkçe🇳🇱Nederlands🇵🇱Polski🇸🇪Svenska🇻🇳Tiếng Việt🇹🇭ไทย🇮🇩Bahasa🇬🇷Ελληνικά🇺🇦Українська🇮🇳हिन्दी🇹🇷Türkçe🇳🇱Nederlands🇵🇱Polski🇸🇪Svenska🇻🇳Tiếng Việt🇹🇭ไทย🇮🇩Bahasa🇬🇷Ελληνικά🇺🇦Українська
Personal dictionary
It spells your words right.
Add the names, products, and terms only you use. HoldSpeak gets them right every time, in every app.
Slack
Remind Shavon Siobhán that the hold speak HoldSpeak onboarding copy still needs her sign-off.
Make it yours
Set it up the way you work.
Set your own hotkey and shape how transcription behaves.
Apple
Built for the Mac.
HoldSpeak is a fully native Mac app, fast and energy-efficient on Apple Silicon. It lives in your menu bar, works with a global hotkey in any app, and follows your light or dark theme.
12 MBDownload size
\~50 MBMemory used
ZeroEnergy impact at idle
AppleDownload for macOSFree 7-day trial · Apple Silicon · macOS 14.6+
Pay once, no subscription
Pricing
No subscriptions. Pay once, use forever
1 License
$19/once
- For 1 Mac
- One-time purchase, lifetime access
- Unlimited transcription
- Every feature included
- One year of updates
- For 2 Macs
- One-time purchase, lifetime access
- Unlimited transcription
- Every feature included
- One year of updates
- Save $9 vs 1 license
- For 3 Macs
- One-time purchase, lifetime access
- Unlimited transcription
- Every feature included
- One year of updates
- Save $18 vs 1 license
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$29/once
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3 Licenses
$39/once
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