Vext

What it does

Vext is a local voice-to-text app for macOS. Three modes: dictation (paste anywhere), meeting recording with speaker labels + AI summaries, and voice notes. Adds AI cleanup, 29-language translation, and YOLO Mode for Claude Code & Cursor. $49 one-time, no subscription.

Dictate on your Mac. See your mic go live. Shape text and talk to AI agents. Local by default. No account. No telemetry.

See your mic go live. Speak, polish, and paste. Dictate locally on your Mac and talk to AI agents. No account. No subscription. Hold your hotkey. Speak when the pill turns red: your mic is live. Speak naturally. Watch your words appear in the pill with local Parakeet. Release. Follow Transcribing, then Polishing. Esc skips AI. Failed take? Keep the audio and Retry. Follow one pill from mic startup to pasted text. Meet the Press-to-Paste HUD in Vext 1.5.1. Retry If a take fails, its audio is kept. Retry directly in the pill. Dictate, record meetings, and capture notes. Keep it all local by default. Hold a hotkey, speak, release — text appears at your cursor. Works in any app, any text field.…from getvext.app

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