A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer

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+5000 happy users

Chrome Store rating

Speech-To-Text for every app on Mac

Over 99% accuracy in 50 languages
3x faster than typing
Automatic punctuation and grammar corrections with AI

Speech-to-text everywhere on your Mac.
Turn your voice into clean text in any app, with automatic punctuation, 99%+ accuracy, and support for 50+ languages.

+99 accuracy in over 50 languages.

3x faster than typing
Automatic punctuation & grammar fixes

Free trial. No credit card required.

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Works on all the apps & websites you use

Works on all the apps & websites you use

Microsoft Word Logo indicating microsoft word dictation with Voicy

Word

Microsoft Outlook Logo indicating voice dictation on Outlook

Outlook

Whatsapp logo indicating speech to text on Whatsapp

Whatsapp

Claude Logo indicating speech to text on Claude

Claude

ChatGPT logo indicating speech to text on chatgpt

ChatGPT

Gmail logo indicating speech to text on Gmail

Gmail

Google Docs logo indicating speech to text on Google docs

Docs

And +20,000 more

Tutorial Video

Tutorial Video

How to use dictation on Mac

How to use dictation on Mac

How to use dictation on Mac

Step 1

Download the Voicy Mac app here

Download the Voicy
Mac app here

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.

A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Mac Computer

Step 2

Complete the setup (2-minutes)
and select your keyboard shortcut.

Complete the setup (2-minutes) and select your keyboard shortcut.

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.

A screenshot of the voicy see speech to text apps setup page.

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.

A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Mac computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Mac computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer

Voicy vs Apple's native speech recognition

Voicy vs Apple's native speech recognition

FeatureVoicy⭐ RecommendedApple Dictation
Accuracy99%+~90%
Auto punctuation
Works in any app
Fast Support
AI writing assistant
Offline mode
PriceFrom $8.49Free
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CL Cobb

I've tried other products like it, and, so far, Voicy is the most user-friendly, and it really improves my workflow.

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Pam Lang

This is the tool that I was looking for. It is amazing. I've gotten so lazy about typing anywhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this product!

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Steve Moore

Voicy is an absolute game-changer! This voice-to-text extension delivers exceptional accuracy, capturing my words perfectly every time. The speed is impressive.

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Victor Rodriguez

Almost instant replies from the creator, great support great app!

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Crystal Willis

I love Voicy!! The extension and the desktop app have saved me so much time. I have tried several different voice-to-text apps. None of them compares to Voicy!

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CL Cobb

I've tried other products like it, and, so far, Voicy is the most user-friendly, and it really improves my workflow.

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Pam Lang

This is the tool that I was looking for. It is amazing. I've gotten so lazy about typing anywhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this product!

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CL Cobb

I've tried other products like it, and, so far, Voicy is the most user-friendly, and it really improves my workflow.

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Pam Lang

This is the tool that I was looking for. It is amazing. I've gotten so lazy about typing anywhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this product!

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

30 minutes of free recording time

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

30 minutes of free recording time

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

Free trial. No credit card required.

Works everywhere

Voicy works on all the websites and apps you use daily. This means you can use voice typing to write emails, messages, documents, blog posts, etc.

  • Microsoft Outlook Logo indicating voice dictation on Outlook
  • Microsoft Word Logo indicating microsoft word dictation with Voicy
  • Gmail logo indicating speech to text on Gmail
  • Linkedin logo
  • Substack logo
  • Facebook Messenger logo
  • Notion Logo
  • ChatGPT logo indicating speech to text on chatgpt
  • Claude Logo indicating speech to text on Claude
  • Google Docs Logo
  • Telegram logo
  • Discord Loog
  • Reddit Logo
  • Hubspot Logo
  • EverNote Logo
  • Medium logo indicating speech to text on medium
  • Trello Logo indicating speech to text on trello
  • Asana logo

Privacy First

Nobody sees your transcripts except yourself.
You can read more about our privacy policy here.

Automatic Punctuation

Voicy automatically adds perfect punctuation to your dictated text. Zero typos, perfect grammar, perfect punctuation.

Image showing a paragraph of text that has been grammar corrected by AI

+50 languages

Voicy gives you over 99% accuracy in more than 50 languages, including speech-to-text in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, etc.

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Works everywhere

Voicy works on all the websites and apps you use daily. This means you can use voice typing to write emails, messages, documents, blog posts, etc.

  • Microsoft Outlook Logo indicating voice dictation on Outlook
  • Microsoft Word Logo indicating microsoft word dictation with Voicy
  • Gmail logo indicating speech to text on Gmail
  • Linkedin logo
  • Substack logo
  • Facebook Messenger logo
  • Notion Logo
  • ChatGPT logo indicating speech to text on chatgpt
  • Claude Logo indicating speech to text on Claude
  • Google Docs Logo
  • Telegram logo
  • Discord Loog
  • Reddit Logo
  • Hubspot Logo
  • EverNote Logo
  • Medium logo indicating speech to text on medium
  • Trello Logo indicating speech to text on trello
  • Asana logo

Privacy First

Nobody sees your transcripts except yourself.
You can read more about our privacy policy here.

Automatic Punctuation

Voicy automatically adds perfect punctuation to your dictated text. Zero typos, perfect grammar, perfect punctuation.

Image showing a paragraph of text that has been grammar corrected by AI

+50 languages

Voicy gives you over 99% accuracy in more than 50 languages, including speech-to-text in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, etc.

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Works everywhere

This means your voice can write emails, messages, documents, blog posts, etc.

  • Microsoft Outlook Logo indicating voice dictation on Outlook
  • Microsoft Word Logo indicating microsoft word dictation with Voicy
  • Gmail logo indicating speech to text on Gmail
  • Linkedin logo
  • Substack logo
  • Facebook Messenger logo
  • Notion Logo
  • ChatGPT logo indicating speech to text on chatgpt
  • Claude Logo indicating speech to text on Claude
  • Google Docs Logo
  • Telegram logo
  • Discord Loog
  • Reddit Logo
  • Hubspot Logo
  • EverNote Logo
  • Medium logo indicating speech to text on medium
  • Trello Logo indicating speech to text on trello
  • Asana logo

Privacy First

Nobody sees your transcripts except yourself.
You can read more about our privacy policy here.

Automatic Punctuation

Voicy automatically adds perfect punctuation to your dictated text. Zero typos, perfect grammar, perfect punctuation.

Image showing a paragraph of text that has been grammar corrected by AI

+50 languages

Over 99% accuracy in more than 50 languages, including speech to text in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, etc.

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  • 🇫🇷

  • 🇮🇳

  • 🇷🇺

  • 🇪🇸

  • 🇨🇳

  • 🇩🇪

  • 🇬🇧

  • 🇵🇱

  • 🇰🇷

  • 🇬🇷

  • 🇺🇦

  • 🇸🇦

  • 🇦🇲

  • 🇿🇦

  • 🇮🇷

  • 🇺🇸

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Where people dictate with Voicy

Emails

Voice-typing Emails

Gmail Logo
Outlook Logo
Yahoo Mail Logo
Apple Mail Logo
Proton Mail Logo
Superhuman email Logo

& more

Dictate emails in every email app with Voicy.
Write emails up to 4x faster with your voice thanks to:

99% accuracy in 50 languages
Automatic punctuation + formatting
AI rewriting for professional emails

Image showing speech to text for email with Voicy in the apple mail email app.
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
Writing & Documents

Dictating Documents

Microsoft Word Logo
Google Docs Logo
Evernote logo
Notion Logo
Proton Mail Logo
Superhuman email Logo

& more

Speech-to-text for all your documents, notes, and writings.
Get your thoughts on paper faster with:

Near-perfect accuracy in 50 languages
AI rewriting & editing

Automatic cleanups and punctuation

Chats, team communication, AI prompts

Speech-to-text in all chats
(Humans or AI)

Whatsapp Logo
Slack Logo
Microsoft Teams Logo
ChatGPT Logo
Google Gemini Logo
Claude Logo

& more

Whether you're chatting with friends on WhatsApp, your colleagues on Slack or Teams, or your favorite AI on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc., dictate your messages with Voicy.

99% accurate in 50 languages
Lightning-fast dictation
AI rewriting & editing

A GIF of Voicy speech to text chrome extension being used in ChatGPT to dictate a prompt
Coding, terminals, vibe-coding

Talk to your terminal, or code in your IDE

VSCode Logo
IntelliJ Logo
Cursor Logo
PyCharm Logo
Codex Logo
Claude Code logo

& more

Use dictation in your TUI for commands, Claude Code, or Codex. Or voice-type in your favorite IDE for some fun coding (the vibe is optional)

Works in all terminals and IDEs
Write longer & better prompts in half the time

Understands coding terminology

Where people dictate with Voicy

Emails

Voice-typing Emails

Gmail Logo
Outlook Logo
Yahoo Mail Logo
Apple Mail Logo
Proton Mail Logo
Superhuman email Logo

& more

Dictate emails in every email app with Voicy.
Write emails up to 4x faster with your voice thanks to:

99% accuracy in 50 languages
Automatic punctuation + formatting
AI rewriting for professional emails

Image showing speech to text for email with Voicy in the apple mail email app.
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
Writing & Documents

Dictating Documents

Microsoft Word Logo
Google Docs Logo
Evernote logo
Notion Logo
Proton Mail Logo
Superhuman email Logo

& more

Speech-to-text for all your documents, notes, and writings.
Get your thoughts on paper faster with:

Near-perfect accuracy in 50 languages
AI rewriting & editing

Automatic cleanups and punctuation

Chats, team communication, AI prompts

Speech-to-text in all chats
(Humans or AI)

Whatsapp Logo
Slack Logo
Microsoft Teams Logo
ChatGPT Logo
Google Gemini Logo
Claude Logo

& more

Whether you're chatting with friends on WhatsApp, your colleagues on Slack or Teams, or your favorite AI on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc., dictate your messages with Voicy.

99% accurate in 50 languages
Lightning-fast dictation
AI rewriting & editing

A GIF of Voicy speech to text chrome extension being used in ChatGPT to dictate a prompt
Coding, terminals, vibe-coding

Talk to your terminal, or code in your IDE

VSCode Logo
IntelliJ Logo
Cursor Logo
PyCharm Logo
Codex Logo
Claude Code logo

& more

Use dictation in your TUI for commands, Claude Code, or Codex. Or voice-type in your favorite IDE for some fun coding (the vibe is optional)

Works in all terminals and IDEs
Write longer & better prompts in half the time

Understands coding terminology

Where people dictate with Voicy

Emails

Voice-typing Emails

Gmail Logo
Outlook Logo
Apple Mail Logo
Proton Mail Logo
Superhuman email Logo

Dictate emails in every email app with Voicy.
Write emails up to 4x faster with your voice thanks to:

99% accuracy in 50 languages
Automatic punctuation + formatting
AI rewriting for professional emails

Image showing speech to text for email with Voicy in the apple mail email app.
A gif showing how Voicy's speech to text functionality works on a Windows computer
Writing & documents

Dictating Documents

Microsoft Word Logo
Google Docs Logo
Evernote logo
Notion Logo
Superhuman email Logo

Speech-to-text for all your documents, notes, and writings.
Get your thoughts on paper faster with:

99% accuracy in 50 languages.
AI rewriting & editing.

Automatic punctuation + formatting.

Chats, team communication, AI prompts

Speech-to-text in all chats
(Humans or AI)

Slack Logo
Microsoft Teams Logo
ChatGPT Logo
Google Gemini Logo
Claude Logo

Chat with friends on WhatsApp, your team on Slack or Teams, or an AI on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.
No need for a keyboard.

99% accurate in 50 languages
Lightning-fast dictation
AI rewriting & editing

A GIF of Voicy speech to text chrome extension being used in ChatGPT to dictate a prompt
A Gif of Voicy Speech to Text  being used in Claude Code to write prompts with your Voice
Coding, terminals, vibe-coding

Talk to your terminal, or code in your IDE

VSCode Logo
IntelliJ Logo
Cursor Logo
Codex Logo
Claude Code logo

Use dictation in your TUI for commands, Claude Code, or Codex. Or voice-type in your favorite IDE for some fun coding (the vibe is optional)

Works in all terminals and IDEs.
Write longer & better prompts in half the time.

Understands coding terminology.

The benefits of speech to text on Mac

The benefits of speech to text on Mac

Write 3x faster

Write 3x faster

Write 3x faster without typing

Write 3x faster without typing

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.

Privacy-first

Privacy-first

Privacy-first dictation for all your work

Privacy-first dictation for all your work

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.

Better than Apple's Dictation

Better than Apple's Dictation

The better alternative to Apple's native speech recognition

The better alternative to Apple's native speech recognition

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.

Privacy FAQs

Voicy is private by design. Here are the answers to your most asked privacy questions.

Can you read what I write with Voicy?

Nobody can read your transcripts or listen to your recordings.

Do you save my recordings and transcripts?

We do not store your transcripts or recordings anywhere in our database.

Where is my dictation stored?

Your transcripts are only stored on your device locally.

Do you use my transcripts for research or to train an AI?

We do not use your recordings to train an AI model or for any other purpose. We do not store your transcripts or recordings at all.

Privacy FAQs

Voicy is private by design. Here are the answers to your most asked privacy questions.

Can you read what I write with Voicy?

Nobody can read your transcripts or listen to your recordings.

Do you save my recordings and transcripts?

We do not store your transcripts or recordings anywhere in our database.

Where is my dictation stored?

Your transcripts are only stored on your device locally.

Do you use my transcripts for research or to train an AI?

We do not use your recordings to train an AI model or for any other purpose. We do not store your transcripts or recordings at all.

Privacy FAQs

Voicy is private by design. Here are the answers to your most asked privacy questions.

Can you read what I write with Voicy?

Nobody can read your transcripts or listen to your recordings.

Do you save my recordings and transcripts?

We do not store your transcripts or recordings anywhere in our database.

Where is my dictation stored?

Your transcripts are only stored on your device locally.

Do you use my transcripts for research or to train an AI?

We do not use your recordings to train an AI model or for any other purpose. We do not store your transcripts or recordings at all.

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

30 minutes of free recording time

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

30 minutes of free recording time

Try Voicy for free. It works everywhere.

+10,000 happy users

Free trial. No credit card required.

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?