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Types into any app
Native apps get direct Accessibility insertion. Terminals and Electron apps (Ghostty, VS Code, Zed) get a reliable ⌘V paste fallback.
100% on-device · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon
Speak. It types.
Nothing leaves your Mac.
TrivialVoice is a private, local-only dictation app for macOS. Hold a key, speak, release — your words are transcribed on your device and inserted into whatever app you're using. No account. No cloud. No telemetry.
- 🔒 Never sends your voice anywhere
- ⚡️ Works in any text field
- 🆓 Free in v1
How it works
Three keys to your keyboard-free flow
Setup takes a minute. After that it disappears into the background and just works.
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Hold your key
Pick fn or right ⌘ as your dictate key during setup. Press and hold it anywhere in macOS.
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Speak naturally
A floating indicator shows the target app and a live waveform. Say “new line” or “new paragraph” for breaks.
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Release — it's typed
Let go and your transcribed text lands in the focused field. Double-press for hands-free mode; esc to cancel.
Private by architecture
Your voice is nobody else's business
Privacy isn't a setting you toggle — it's how TrivialVoice is built. Audio, transcripts, your dictionary, history and stats are processed and stored entirely on your Mac.
- Speech and transcription run fully on-device
- No account, no sign-in, no license activation
- Zero telemetry — nothing is phoned home
- Works completely offline once models are downloaded
- History retention is yours to set: from never to forever
Features
Small app. Serious dictation.
Everything you need to talk instead of type — and nothing you don't.
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Menu-bar native
A tidy microphone icon lives in your menu bar: open the app, jump to your dictionary, check for updates or send feedback.
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Searchable history
Every dictation is saved locally. Search it, delete items, clear everything, or export to a plain-text file.
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Personal dictionary
Teach it names, jargon and acronyms. Map a heard phrase to the exact replacement you want, with optional case sensitivity.
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Smart formatting
Say “new line” or “new paragraph” for breaks. Deterministic voice commands and dictionary rules apply automatically.
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Writing stats
See dictations, words, 7-day totals and averages on the Home tab — computed and kept entirely on your Mac.
On-device speech models
Two engines, zero cloud
Choose the model that fits your language and your Mac. Both run locally on the Apple Neural Engine.
Recommended default
Parakeet
Fast, accurate transcription optimized for Apple Silicon. Batch-decodes a short clip in a fraction of a second on the ANE.
- Best speed & accuracy on Apple Silicon
- Runs on the Neural Engine
- Downloaded once during setup
Language fallback
Whisper
Broad language coverage for when Parakeet doesn't support your preferred dictation language. Still fully local.
- Wide language support
- Runs entirely on-device
- Swap it in from Settings
Optional on-device cleanup (punctuation & casing polish via MLX) is on the roadmap and disabled by default — deterministic voice commands and dictionary rules work today.
Ready to stop typing?
TrivialVoice is free in v1. Requires an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14 or later.
On first launch you'll grant Microphone and Accessibility permissions, choose your dictate key, and download a speech model. That's it.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does my voice or text ever go to the cloud?
No. TrivialVoice processes speech and stores everything locally. It never transmits audio, transcripts, your dictionary, history, stats or telemetry to any remote service. The only network use is a one-time speech-model download.
Do I need an account or subscription?
No. There's no sign-in, no license activation and no payment in v1. Local dictation is never gated behind a paywall.
Which Macs are supported?
Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. The speech models are optimized for the Apple Neural Engine.
Can I use it offline?
Yes. After the initial model download, dictation works with no internet connection at all.
Which apps can I dictate into?
Any focused text field. Native apps get direct Accessibility insertion; terminals and Electron apps (like Ghostty, VS Code and Zed) use a clipboard-paste fallback. If Accessibility is off, your text is safely left on the clipboard to paste with ⌘V — it's never lost.
Which speech model should I pick?
Start with Parakeet — it's the recommended default and the fastest on Apple Silicon. Switch to Whisper if you need a language Parakeet doesn't cover.