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AI · February 25, 2026

Voxtap

System-wide offline voice-to-text for Mac. No subscriptions.

Voxtap launched on February 25, 2026 with 7 votes, #1,386 of 16,628 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Builders, supercharge your output. VoxTap gives macOS users 2.5x more code/week with native, offline voice-to-text. Ship faster, crush deadlines, never miss a flow state. Experience zero latency, system-wide voice input (VS Code, Claude Code, Cowork, Notion) via one hotkey. Forget subscriptions: $29 lifetime. Try 45 mins free, no signup. Stop typing, start building.

Press a key. Talk. Text appears at your cursor. 100% offline, on-device AI. Lifetime access for $39. New in v2: My Vocabulary learns your terms.

VoxTap v2 is out Write 3x Faster Than Your Keyboard. Just Talk. Teach VoxTap your terms once: brand names, tech stack, project jargon. A new model, trained specifically for this release, detects and corrects them in every transcription. Up to 83% faster Long transcriptions fly. Dictate a full document, not just a sentence. Base transcription accuracy improved by 7% across the board. Recolor the recording overlay and waveform to match your workspace. VoxTap stays part of your flow instead of breaking it. Get an instant warning when your mic isn't picking up sound. Everything new ships as a plugin My Vocabulary, Filler Word Filter, Overlay Theme, Voice-Dictated Marker. Enable what you need,…from voxtap.app

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