Private by design
Your voice never becomes someone else’s data.
Audio, transcripts, and history stay on your Mac. No server trip required.
Private voice dictation for macOS
Your thoughts,
at speaking speed.
Press a hotkey, speak naturally, and watch clean text appear in any Mac app. Everything is transcribed locally.
One-time purchaseNo account requiredmacOS 13+
launch-notes.md
Friday, August 1
Launch update
Start speaking. Your words will appear here…
A proper Mac utility
Less friction between the thought and the finished sentence.
Built into your flow
One hotkey. Every app.
Dictate into Mail, Notes, Slack, Notion, Cursor, or wherever your cursor already is.
Yours for good
A useful Mac app, not a monthly relationship.
Pay $16 once. Use every feature on up to four Macs, with lifetime updates included.
Messy in. Polished out.
Talk through the rough version.
Speaklane handles the small cleanup that makes dictated text useful, while keeping your meaning and voice intact.
PunctuationCapitalizationFiller cleanupAuto-insert
What you said
Um, quick update for Alex, I talked to Maya and I think the launch notes are mostly ready but there are a couple missing screenshots...
What Speaklane inserted
On deviceQuick update for Alex. I talked to Maya, and I think the launch notes are mostly ready, but there are a couple of missing screenshots.
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Designed to disappear into your workflow.
A focused set of tools for turning speech into useful text—without a dashboard, account, or cloud in the middle.
One hotkey. Any Mac app.
Auto-insert into the focused field or send the finished transcript to your clipboard.
New message
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. I’ve added the final details below...
Truly local.
Works offline. Your audio and transcript stay on the Mac in front of you.
Network requiredNo
Audio uploadNever
Choose speed or accuracy.
Switch between local Whisper models to suit the Mac and the moment.
FastBalancedPrecise
Drop in a recording.
Transcribe audio and video files locally, from voice memos to interview clips.
interview.m4a
Ready to transcribe · 14:22
A local safety net.
Keep transcripts and recordings in local history with retention settings you control.
History retention30 days
From voice to text
Three steps. Zero context switching.
No web app to open. No file to upload. Capture the thought and keep moving.
Press your hotkey
Start from the menu bar or a shortcut without leaving the app you’re using.
Speak naturally
Talk through the thought. Speaklane records and transcribes locally as you go.
Keep moving
Clean text lands in the focused app, your clipboard, or local history.
One-time license
Own your dictation app.
No tiers, usage limits, or recurring charges. Buy Speaklane once and use it whenever you need it.
- Every feature included
- Lifetime updates
- Use on up to 4 Macs
- 7-day refund policy
Loved by Mac users
Privacy they can feel. Simplicity they keep.
★★★★★
From Speaklane customers“I use speech to text often enough, but got tired of paying for another subscription. Finding SpeakLane was a huge win for me.”
Sam P.
Switched from a subscription app
“The privacy thing is the whole reason I bought it. I dictate client stuff and I do not want it going to some random server.”
Jess K.
Uses Speaklane for client work
“I throw podcast clips and voice memos into it and it just works. The transcripts are clean enough that I barely have to edit.”
Michael B.
Transcribes recordings locally
“Huge fan of having it auto-insert into the app I'm using and being able to trigger it with any hotkey I set.”
David R.
Uses the global hotkey daily
Good to know
Questions, answered plainly.
Speaklane is local, offline-capable, and sold as a one-time license.
Your voice. Your data. Your Mac.
Get the thought out before it gets away.
Private, local voice dictation for a one-time $16 license.