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TongueType

On-device voice dictation for Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and Whisper-transcribed text appears at your cursor. No cloud, no account, no subscription.

Transcriptions happen anytime, anywhere with the press of a key.

Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
Customizable settings.
Customizable appearance options.
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Configurable post-processing behaviors and rules.
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  AI-Powered

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  No registration required
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Cloud Sync
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Dictation
  8.  Speech to text
  9.  Voice recognition
  10.  Voice dictation

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TongueType information

  • Developed by

    US flagA Beautiful Site, LLC

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs up to $19 + free version with limited functionality.

  • Alternatives

    15 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Spanish
    • French
    • German
    • Portuguese
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Chinese
    • Korean
    • Dutch
    • Russian
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What is TongueType?

TongueType is a menu bar dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs that runs OpenAI's Whisper model entirely on-device via the Neural Engine. Audio never leaves the Mac: there are no servers, no account, and no analytics, and it works offline once the model is downloaded.

Hold a configurable hotkey (any modifier key, the Globe key, or F1–F15), speak, and release to insert the transcription wherever the cursor is, or send it to the clipboard instead. A double-tap latch enables hands-free dictation, spoken phrases like "scratch that" discard a take, and smart insertion matches the capitalization and spacing of the surrounding text when resuming mid-sentence. Post-processing rules turn spoken phrases like "new line" or "at sign" into symbols, text, or entire phrases, and are fully editable.

It also transcribes audio and video files (WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC, MOV, MP4, and more) by drag-and-drop. Supports 11 languages plus auto-detect. The free tier includes every feature with 30 minutes of live dictation per month; Pro is a one-time purchase ($19.99, up to 5 Macs) that removes the limits. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon.

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