On-device transcription
Dictator
Speak. Keep the thought.
A native macOS transcription app with downloadable local models, global shortcuts, hold-to-record capture, and an audio-file queue.
Status
Open source
Platform
macOS · Apple Silicon
Architecture
Swift + SwiftUI
Current build
The useful parts already exist.
- 01
Records live audio and transcribes it with downloadable on-device models for English and multilingual work.
- 02
Supports global keyboard shortcuts, including hold-to-record capture that ends when the shortcut is released.
- 03
Accepts dragged audio files, queues transcription work, and lets the user select built-in, external, Bluetooth, or Continuity microphones.
- 04
Runs as a native SwiftUI app for Apple Silicon Macs.
Next work
What the project still needs.
The source is public. This list names the work that remains before a packaged release.
Complete the planned reusable Rust transcription core without disrupting the native capture path.
Produce signed and notarized release builds for Apple Silicon.
Keep upstream and third-party license notices synchronized as dependencies change.
Define small contributor issues around the current SwiftUI application.