For Mac users
TovoType transcribes and polishes your voice entirely on-device, so your audio and transcripts never leave your Mac.
How it works
TovoType floats above any Mac app. Press your shortcut, speak, and watch polished text land where your cursor is.
Install TovoType and download the bundled local models
Grant macOS permissions once
Speak in any app
TovoType transcribes and polishes locally, then inserts text
Why it matters
Cloud STT means your voice leaves the device, and “privacy modes” often still process in the cloud. Local speech-to-text only wins if it also polishes, learns your terms, and fits daily writing, not just raw transcription.
Strengths
Beyond basic transcription: the local writing tools you use every day.
100% on-device STT and polish: audio and text never leave your Mac by default
Polish that matters: filler removal, punctuation, lists, numbers, and formatting
Personal dictionary that learns from your corrections, on-device only
Prompts, rewrite, translation, and history without a cloud account
Works offline after setup: planes, cafés, locked-down networks
Guided local model download, no API keys: one-time $19