Step 1
Voicy is a privacy-focused speech-to-text Mac app that turns spoken words into clean text in real time. It works across browsers and desktop apps, so you can use voice typing anywhere you normally type on your Mac.
Step 2
During the Voicy setup, you can select a keyboard shortcut to use to start and stop your recordings. It's the easiest way to use dictation on your computer.
Step 3
Start dictating to Voicy
Once Voicy is installed, you can use speech-to-text in every text field on your Mac. That includes Word, Outlook, Google Docs, Gmail, Slack, Notion, ChatGPT, Claude, and thousands of other websites and desktop apps.
On average, writing with your voice increases your typing speed by 3x.
The standard typing speed is 40 words per minute. With speech-to-text, you can easily get to 120 words per minute.
On top of that, Voicy automatically adds punctuation and formatting to your spoken text.
Voicy doesn't store your recordings or transcripts.
Nobody can read what you are writing with Voicy.
Additionally, we don't use your recordings to train any AI models. Everything remains fully private.
Voicy beats Apple's native Mac dictation on the features that matter most. Voicy is twice as accurate as Apple Dictation, it automatically adds punctuation and grammar corrections, works in every app (not just Apple-native ones), and it's blazingly fast. If you're looking for the best dictation app for Mac, Voicy delivers where Apple falls short.
FAQ
How is Voicy different from Apple's built-in dictation on Mac?
Why shouldn't I just use Apple Dictation on my Mac?
Does Voicy work with multiple languages on Mac?
What languages does Voicy's Mac dictation app support?
What speech to text technology does Voicy use on Mac?
How much does Voicy's Mac speech to text app cost?
Is my Mac dictation private? Do you store what I say?
What is speech to text and how does it work on Mac?
Does Mac have built-in speech to text?
What is the best dictation app for Mac?
Can I use Voicy for speech to text in Google Docs and Word on Mac?
Speech to Text on Mac… but better
Voicy is a speech to text Mac app that adds AI-powered voice dictation to every app on your computer. Whether you're writing in Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Chrome, Safari, Brave, or any other Mac app — Voicy works everywhere. Enjoy over 99% accuracy and lightning-fast transcriptions with automatic punctuation, so you never have to say "comma" or "period" out loud.
Simply start the Voicy speech to text Mac app and press your keyboard shortcut to begin recording. Once you're done, your dictated text appears wherever your cursor is — in any app. Mac dictation has never been this easy. If you need help getting started, check out our guide on how to use speech to text on Mac.
We got tired of Siri never understanding us!
Apple's built-in speech recognition is useful for basic tasks, but it starts to feel limited when you rely on it throughout the day. Accuracy drops with accents, fast speech, and technical vocabulary, and the experience is less consistent across browsers and third-party Mac apps.
Voicy was built for Mac users who want speech-to-text that feels reliable in real work, not just quick notes. You speak, the text appears in the active field, punctuation is added automatically, and you spend less time correcting what came out wrong.
Apple Dictation vs Voicy: what Mac users need to know
Every Mac includes built-in speech-to-text through Dictation in System Settings, Keyboard. It can handle simple voice typing, but many users run into the same problems: saying punctuation out loud, doing extra cleanup, and getting uneven results in apps like Chrome, Slack, Notion, and Google Docs.
Voicy is a speech-to-text Mac app for people who want fast, accurate voice typing across their whole workflow. It works in the apps and sites you already use, adds punctuation automatically, and gives you cleaner text with less editing after each thought.
Who uses dictation software on Mac?
Speech-to-text on Mac is useful for anyone who spends hours typing. Professionals use it to write emails, draft documents, fill out text fields, capture ideas, and talk to AI tools faster than they could by keyboard alone.
People dealing with RSI, carpal tunnel, or typing fatigue find Voicy especially valuable on Mac — it lets you keep working without the physical toll of constant typing. And with AI commands built in, you can do more than dictate: ask Voicy to rewrite, summarize, or translate on the fly, right from any Mac app.