Vaak
Voice to text, anywhere on Mac
Vaak launched on April 22, 2026 with 3 votes, #2,709 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
Press Option+V, speak, and your words appear in whatever app has focus. Everything runs on your Mac. Nothing is ever sent to the cloud. Fully on-device dictation app for your mac.
100% free, no signup. Press Option+V anywhere on your Mac, speak, and your words appear in whatever app has focus. On-device AI transcription with Metal GPU acceleration. Private, fast, accurate.
Press Option+V, speak, and your words appear in whatever app has focus. Everything runs on your Mac. Nothing is ever sent to the cloud. Free forever, for everyone. No signup, no account, no credit card. No apps to switch to. No browser tabs. Just your voice, instantly typed wherever your cursor is. Hit Option+V anywhere on your Mac. Speak naturally. Your words appear in whatever app has focus: emails, docs, Slack, code editors. Nothing leaves your Mac. Whisper AI runs locally with Metal GPU acceleration. No cloud, no uploads, no data collection. Real-time transcription powered by Apple Silicon. Sub-second processing with Silero voice activity detection for clean results. A tiny floating…from vaak.sarthiai.com
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