Lispr

Lispr is a push-to-talk voice dictation and translation app for macOS and Windows, created by Codebridge Technology, Inc. By simply holding down a key, speaking, and releasing it, your words appear right at your cursor in a median time of 346 milliseconds - about a third of a second. Because it works in any text field where a cursor blinks, you can dictate straight into emails, Slack, Google Docs, code editors, terminals, or browser address bars, and even speak long prompts into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Notion, or Obsidian without ever switching windows. For longer thoughts, a quick double-tap activates hands-free mode to keep recording for up to two hours, and once your text is inserted, Lispr automatically restores whatever you previously had copied to your clipboard.

Built for both everyday writing and multilingual workflows, Lispr transcribes roughly 99 languages, even following along if you switch languages mid-sentence, and can translate your speech into 32 languages in about 0.7 seconds when you hold a translation key alongside the dictation key. To keep your output clean and accurate, it offers three formatting modes that can leave transcripts untouched word-for-word for coding, add punctuation and lists, or trim out filler words and repetitions. It also includes a cross-language personal dictionary that learns and applies correct spellings for custom terms like product names, client names, and code identifiers, keeping both your vocabulary list and your last 200 dictations stored locally on your device.

Your microphone stays completely off until you hold the key, your audio travels over an encrypted connection without being stored or logged on Codebridge's relay server, and your voice and transcripts are never used to train models. Anyone can start immediately with no account and no credit card on the free plan, which includes every feature and 60 dictation minutes a week (plus a 30-day Pro trial on every new install), or upgrade to Pro for $79 a year or $7.99 a month (starting at $4.49/month or $44.90/year in regional-pricing countries) for unlimited dictation minutes and one-account sync across all your devices.