WORKS OFFLINE

Private, offline dictation for Mac.

Speak naturally and insert text directly into the app you are using. Recognition runs on your Mac.

Voice input and clipboard history now live in one menu-bar app.

Direct download: macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon Mac

Free today. The version you download will keep working after paid plans launch.

Get it on the Mac App Store (macOS 26 or later)The App Store edition works a little differently — for example, it has no translate mode and no whisper.cpp. Compare the two editions

The Koemoji settings window (General). Click to enlarge.

THREE DICTATION MODES

Fast, formatted, or translated.

Each mode has its own hotkey, so you pick one before you speak. A live preview stays on screen while you talk.

The live preview while listening, showing an English sentence being dictated

Fast`⌃⌥Z`

Recognition and dictionary replacement only — no AI formatting, for the lowest latency.

You saynext meeting Tuesday afternoon pleaseTypednext meeting Tuesday afternoon please

Formatted`⌃⌥X`

Removes filler words and tidies punctuation, line breaks and technical terms. Formatting also stays on your Mac.

You sayuh so the next meeting is um Tuesday afternoonTypedThe next meeting is Tuesday afternoon.

Translated`⌃⌥T` Direct download only

Translates what you say into the language you choose, then types it. The text is not sent anywhere either.

You say明日の会議は午後2時からです。TypedTomorrow's meeting starts at 2:00 PM.

11 SETTINGS PANES

This is how far you can tune it. Try it.

Click any of the 11 items in the sidebar to open that settings pane.

Koemoji settings window, Dictionary pane

DictionaryRows in this pane

Dictionary language
Filter
Add a word
Correct spelling
Misheard as
Enabled

Speak

Recognize with: Apple Intelligence
Spoken language: Japanese
Stop after silence: 10.0 sec

Polish

Formatting: Standard
Dictionary: Per language
Fix misrecognitions from context: Beta

Translate Direct download only

Output language: Same as spoken language
Translation: On-device (macOS)
Read aloud: Output language voice

Keep Clipboard

History: 1,000 entries
Favorites: ⌘D
Excluded apps: List

Rows and panes marked “Direct download only” are not in the Mac App Store edition. See Compare the two editions.

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

Designed to send no data whatsoever to external servers.

Your audio and text stay on your Mac. Dictation, formatting and translation remain available without an internet connection.

Speech recognition: This Mac; Never uploaded
Formatting: This Mac; Never uploaded
Translation: This Mac; Never uploaded

By default, recognition and formatting both run on-device with Apple Intelligence (no model download). In the direct download, speech recognition can also be switched to whisper.cpp.

Business use

Talk to us about employee use on each Mac, offline environments, deployment requirements, and operating policies. Koemoji works without a network connection and does not send audio or text to external servers.

Turn speech into text.

Dictate directly into the app you already use — and find anything you copied later.

Download Koemoji.dmg

Direct download: macOS 14 or laterApple siliconFree todaySigned and notarized

Get it on the Mac App Store (macOS 26 or later)The App Store edition works a little differently — for example, it has no translate mode and no whisper.cpp. Compare the two editions

Private, offline dictation for Mac.