DicnoteIn any app
Dicnote puts the text where you are writing – no copying and pasting.
Beta · free
Dictate instead of typing – in any Mac app
Press a shortcut, speak, done: Dicnote writes your text right where your cursor is. In Mail, Slack, Notes, the browser or your code editor.
How it works
- Press
A shortcut starts recording, whatever app you are in. The default is ⌘ D, and you can change it.
- Speak
Naturally, in English or German – even mixed in one sentence.
- Done
Press again: the text appears where your cursor is.
What Dicnote does
Clean sentences
Filler words like “um” disappear, corrections you make while speaking are applied, and lists come out as lists.
Your terms
Add names, product names and jargon to your vocabulary once, and Dicnote spells them right.
Dictate notes
Capture thoughts, answer emails, write instructions for AI assistants – faster than with the keyboard.
Lean and native
A small Mac app that waits in the menu bar until you need it.
Sparing with data
Recordings are only sent to be turned into text and are not used to train AI models. Your history stays on your Mac.
Questions
What does Dicnote cost?
Dicnote is free during the beta. Whether it continues afterwards, and at what price, we will announce well in advance.
Where are my recordings processed?
To be turned into text, a recording goes through our server at Cloudflare to Google’s speech recognition (Gemini). We store neither audio nor text, and Google does not use the data for training. Details are in the privacy policy.
Do I need my own API key?
No. If you want, you can still add your own keys for Gemini or OpenAI in the settings.
Which languages does Dicnote understand?
English and German, even mixed in one sentence. The app’s interface is in German for now.
What do I need?
A Mac with macOS 15 or later and an internet connection. On first launch, macOS asks for microphone and accessibility access, so Dicnote can listen and insert the text.
Is there a limit?
During the beta, up to 2 hours of dictation a day and 10 hours a month.
How do I get updates?
Automatically: Dicnote checks for a new version once a day. Every version is notarized by Apple and additionally signed by us.