Offline Mac Dictation
Offline speech-to-text across your Mac
Paraspeech is a Mac dictation app for people who want supported local speech-to-text modes. Hold a shortcut, speak, and release it; Paraspeech then attempts to insert the result into the active editable field.
Product facts verified 2026-07-27. See sources and claim boundaries.
Local mode available
Speech recognition can run locally on supported Apple Silicon Macs.
Mac-wide text insertion
Accessibility permission enables insertion into many editable text fields; unsupported fields may require clipboard fallback.
Built for live dictation
Paraspeech is optimized for shortcut-driven speech-to-text while you write.
How it works
- 1
Hold your shortcut
- 2
Speak naturally
- 3
Release to insert text
Capabilities
Processing
Local speech recognition on supported Apple Silicon Macs
Mac support
Apple Silicon for local models; Intel supported with cloud-backed subscription models on 14.0+
Workflow
Hold shortcut, speak, release, and insert text
App support
With Accessibility permission, Paraspeech can insert text into many editable Mac text fields; unsupported fields may require a clipboard fallback.
Languages
Fast local models cover English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and 25-language dictation. Multilingual Large provides broader 100+ language coverage where that model is available.
Pricing path
Start with free transcriptions, then choose a plan
Best fit
- Writers, founders, students, and teams who dictate into Mac apps.
- People who can verify an active local speech backend, the intended on-device rewrite backend, and no temporary cloud speech fallback for their exact workflow.
- Apple Silicon Mac users evaluating supported local speech recognition with exact runtime evidence.
Not the best fit
- Windows workflows or Intel Mac users who need offline mode.
- Batch transcription of large audio-file libraries.
- Teams that require a published compliance certification claim.
Questions
- Is Paraspeech offline speech-to-text for Mac?
- After model setup, a verified active local speech backend can transcribe audio on a supported Apple Silicon Mac without a network connection. Eligible cloud speech processing, including allowed temporary speech fallback, requires internet.
- Does it transcribe audio files?
- Paraspeech is built for live dictation into Mac apps. It is not positioned here as a batch audio-file transcription tool.
- What Mac do I need?
- Paraspeech requires 14.0 or later. Apple Silicon Macs can run local models; eligible Intel Macs use cloud-backed models on subscription.
Need setup details? Read the docs, compare Paraspeech with Wispr Flow, compare plan options on pricing, or download the Mac app from the download page.
