v0.1.0 — Free for macOS

Press Fn · Speak · Paste

Premium voice dictation for macOS. Your words appear instantly, anywhere you type — powered entirely by on-device AI. No cloud. No subscription. No surveillance.

Download for macOS Free · Universal · macOS 10.15+

macOS only · No account required · Zero telemetry

Workflow

Three steps. Every time.

No modes. No menus. No waiting. Just a reflex.

  1. Press Fn

    Hold the Fn key to start recording. A floating waveform overlay appears at the edge of your screen, indicating SpeakPaste is listening.

  2. Speak naturally

    Dictate in any language. Release Fn when done. Whisper C++ processes your audio locally on your Mac's GPU using Apple Metal — no internet needed.

  3. Text appears instantly

    Your transcribed text is typed directly at your active cursor — inside any app, any field, any window. Slack, Notion, Xcode, Terminal — it just works.

Why SpeakPaste

Built for people who care about privacy.

Corporate voice tools send your audio to the cloud. SpeakPaste never leaves your Mac.

100% On-Device AI

Powered by whisper.cpp with Apple Metal GPU acceleration. Your voice audio never leaves your Mac — not even for a millisecond.

~30MB RAM

No Subscription, Ever

Free forever. No API keys required. No account. No credit card. No trial clock. SpeakPaste is simply free to use.

$0/month

Works Everywhere

Types at your cursor in any macOS app — browsers, IDEs, email clients, messengers, terminals. Uses macOS Accessibility APIs to be universally compatible.

Any App

Transform Pipelines

Chain GPT post-processing steps to your transcription. Auto-fix punctuation, reformat as bullet points, translate languages, or run custom prompts on every result.

Unlimited Rules

Multiple AI Models

Choose from whisper.cpp (offline), Parakeet (ultra-fast), or Moonshine (efficient). Or connect OpenAI Whisper API and OpenRouter for cloud-assisted transcription.

5 Engines

Lightning Fast

Metal GPU acceleration means small Whisper models transcribe in under a second. No loading spinners, no waiting. Speak and paste before you lift your finger from Fn.

<1s Latency
Comparison

Corporate tools vs SpeakPaste

Feature SpeakPaste Wispr Flow macOS Dictation
Price Free $15/mo Free
Local Processing ✓ ✗ Partial
Transform Pipelines ✓ ✓ ✗
RAM Usage ~30MB ~800MB ~150MB
Works Offline ✓ ✗ Limited

Download SpeakPaste

Free, forever. macOS 10.15 Catalina and later. Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel).

Download for macOS — Free v0.1.0 · Universal Binary · ~15MB
macOS says "unidentified developer"? Here's the fix.

Because SpeakPaste is distributed outside the Mac App Store, macOS Gatekeeper may block it. This is normal for apps distributed directly by the creator. There are two options:

Option A — One-command terminal fix (recommended)

After moving SpeakPaste to your Applications folder, run this in Terminal:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SpeakPaste.app

Option B — Right-click to open

Right-click (or Control-click) the app in Finder and choose Open. Click Open again in the confirmation dialog. This only needs to be done once.