Write 5x faster. Zero servers.
The private dictation app for Mac. Speech to text in a tenth of a second, entirely on your device. No cloud, no accounts, no data collection.
v1.4.0 — macOS 14+ — Built for Apple Silicon
Works with every app on your device
From speech to polished text
“So um I wanted to uh follow up on the meeting we had yesterday and um basically the key takeaway was that we need to uh finalize the Q3 budget by Friday and also like make sure the design team is um aligned on the new dashboard layout”
Following up on yesterday’s meeting — the key takeaway is that we need to finalize the Q3 budget by Friday and ensure the design team is aligned on the new dashboard layout.
5x faster than typing
Spend less time typing, more time thinking.
Four steps. Zero friction.
Press a key, speak, and your words appear. No switching apps, no copying, no pasting.
Press Fn
Tap the globe key or your custom hotkey from any app to start recording.
Speak naturally
Voxpen captures crystal-clear audio through your device's microphone.
Local transcription
Voxpen Engine processes everything locally on your device, instantly.
Auto-paste
Transcribed text appears instantly wherever your cursor is.
Everything you need to dictate
Built for speed, privacy, and seamless integration with your workflow.
Completely private
All processing happens on your device. No servers, no cloud uploads, no data leaves your machine. Ever.
Frontier models on your Neural Engine
Choose NVIDIA Parakeet v3 for blazing speed or OpenAI Whisper for 99 languages — both running on Apple's dedicated neural hardware at ~0.3W.
Pastes anywhere
Transcribed text goes directly into the active app. Slack, VS Code, browsers, anything.
Global hotkey
Press Fn from anywhere to start dictating. No app switching required.
Instant results
Parakeet v3 transcribes a short dictation in about a tenth of a second — up to 110x realtime. No waiting, no server round-trip.
Optional cloud APIs
Bring your own Deepgram or OpenAI keys for cloud transcription when you need it. No middleman markup.
No account required
Download, open, dictate. No accounts, no subscriptions, no tracking.
Under 10 MB
Lightweight app that stays out of your way. Minimal disk space, minimal memory usage.
Pick your engine
Other dictation apps lock you into one model. Voxpen ships seven — switch anytime in Settings → Models, downloads happen once, and everything stays on your device.
The fastest on-device speech model available. Transcribes a short dictation in ~0.1s — up to 110x realtime on the Neural Engine.
The balanced default. Near large-v3 accuracy at a fraction of the size, tuned for fast English dictation.
Whisper's multilingual flagship with a pruned decoder — around 8x faster than large-v3 with near-identical accuracy.
Maximum accuracy for challenging audio, heavy accents, and rare languages. When quality matters more than speed.
Plus compact Whisper models — tiny.en (75 MB), base.en (140 MB), and small.en (460 MB) — for minimal footprints.
Speak naturally. Get polished text.
Voxpen Engine automatically removes filler words, adds punctuation, and fixes grammar — so you can focus on what you're saying, not how you're saying it.
Built for how you work
Developers
Dictate code comments, documentation, and commit messages without leaving your editor.
Writers & Creators
Draft articles, scripts, and emails at the speed of thought. Edit later, capture now.
Students
Take lecture notes instantly. Transcribe study sessions. Write essays faster.
Professionals
Compose client emails, meeting summaries, and reports hands-free.
Accessibility
Break free from the keyboard. Full voice control for users with RSI or motor disabilities.
Teams
Fewer meetings, faster alignment. Dictate updates and feedback across tools.
Your audio never leaves your device
No cloud. No servers. Your voice stays on your machine.
No network requests
Disconnect WiFi and Voxpen works perfectly. Voxpen Engine processes everything locally on your device.
No data collection
Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero crash reports. Your transcriptions stay on your machine. Period.
Verifiably local
All processing runs locally. You can verify with Activity Monitor — zero outbound network calls.
How Voxpen stacks up
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Under the hood
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Everything you need to know about Voxpen.
Start dictating in 30 seconds
Download Voxpen and start speaking. No accounts, no setup, no cloud.