Writing out loud

Practical notes on dictating on a Mac — what works, what to buy, and how it works under the hood.

Best of · 1 min

Wispr Flow alternatives that keep your voice on your Mac

Looking for a Wispr Flow alternative without a subscription or the cloud? Five Mac dictation apps compared on privacy, price and features.

Guides

Guides · 3 min

How to dictate into any app on your Mac

Guides · 2 min

How to dictate offline on a Mac

Guides · 1 min

Stop the fn key from opening the emoji picker on Mac

Guides · 2 min

Talking to AI is faster than typing to it

Guides · 1 min

How to write email by voice on a Mac

Guides · 1 min

Teach dictation your words: vocabulary and replacements

Best of

Best of · 3 min

The best dictation apps for Mac in 2026

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The best offline speech-to-text apps for Mac

Comparisons

Comparisons · 2 min

Sayburst vs Wispr Flow: local dictation or a cloud subscription?

Comparisons · 2 min

Sayburst vs VoiceInk: two local, pay-once Mac dictation apps

Comparisons · 2 min

Sayburst vs Superwhisper: which local dictation app for Mac?

Comparisons · 1 min

Sayburst vs MacWhisper: dictation app or transcription app?

Comparisons · 1 min

Sayburst vs Apple Dictation: is the built-in one enough?

Comparisons · 2 min

Dragon for Mac is gone. Here's what to use instead.

Under the hood

Under the hood · 2 min

Parakeet vs Whisper on Apple silicon: our benchmark

Under the hood · 2 min

How Sayburst makes sure you never lose what you said