VTT for Mac
Voice-to-text for macOS with a fully on-device option
VTT for Mac launched on June 25, 2026 with 88 votes, #472 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Dictate in the language you're already typing in — VTT detects your keyboard layout and routes to the right engine across 26 languages. Speak; text appears at your cursor in any Mac app. On-device or cloud engines, your call. No account.
VTT is a native macOS menu-bar dictation app. Private on-device voice-to-text, optional cloud engines (Deepgram, OpenAI, ElevenLabs) with your own key, and per-language model choice. Free, no account.
Dictation so native you’d swear Apple shipped it. Private on-device transcription , the best cloud engines when you want them, and a model picked per language. Only the Mac — never a cross-platform port. Built in Swift & AppKit to feel like it shipped with the system. Apple’s on-device engines — including the new macOS 26 Speech — transcribe right on your Mac. Audio never has to leave the machine. Built in Swift & AppKit — tiny and instant, never an Electron wrapper. Made for macOS only, and always will be. A global hotkey, a live waveform, and auto-insert straight into whatever app you’re typing in. Deepgram, OpenAI and ElevenLabs with your own key — and pick the exact…from vtt.the-ihor.com
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