For Mac users

Best dictation app for Mac.

TovoType is a local-first, macOS-native dictation app that cleans up your speech before inserting it into any app.

How it works

From voice to clean text

TovoType floats above any Mac app. Press your shortcut, speak, and watch polished text land where your cursor is.

Notes
Press Fn to speak
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Press your shortcut and speak naturally

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TovoType transcribes locally on your Mac

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Optional polish fixes filler words, punctuation, and formatting

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Clean text is inserted where your cursor is

Why it matters

Why this matters

Built-in dictation is fine for basics. Daily writing needs more: polish before insert, terms that stick, prompts you reuse, rewrite and translate in place, plus history and stats, all without sending voice to the cloud or paying monthly.

Strengths

Built for the way you work

Beyond basic transcription: the local writing tools you use every day.

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Messy speech → polished text: filler, punctuation, lists, and numbers cleaned up before they land

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Learns your terms from corrections so product names and jargon stick locally

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Reusable voice prompts and spoken file references for real workflows

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Selected-text rewrite and translation in any Mac app

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Local history and usage stats: private, on-device, always available offline

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One-time $19: fully local by default, no account, no subscription

Frequently asked questions

The best dictation app depends on your needs. TovoType is best for Mac users who want local, offline, private dictation with a one-time price. Wispr Flow and Typeless are better for cross-platform or team use.
Dictation works in 99 languages, and spoken numbers, lists, emoji, and file paths are formatted on-device in 10 of them.
Apple Dictation is great for basic transcription. If you want polish, history, translation, and selected-text rewrite, TovoType adds those on top of a local workflow.
Yes. TovoType downloads local models during setup and runs entirely on-device.
Yes. TovoType inserts text at the cursor in any app that accepts text input.

Get started

Start dictating on your Mac

Download TovoType and turn your voice into clean text, locally, offline, and without a subscription.