Dictate Anywhere,
Type Instantly
Press a hotkey, speak naturally, and watch your words appear. On-device AI transcription with grammar correction. No cloud, no latency, just your voice becoming text.
"so I was thinking we should probably like move the deadline to next week because the team they haven't finished the testing yet"
"I think we should move the deadline to next week because the team hasn't finished testing yet."
Dictation that
just works
SonicType lives in your menu bar, ready to transcribe whenever you need it. No apps to switch, no windows to open.
100% Private
All processing happens on your Mac using Apple's Neural Engine. Your voice never leaves your device.
Hold-to-Talk
Hold your hotkey to record, release to transcribe and paste. Works in any app, anywhere.
AI Grammar Fix
On-device LLM corrects grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Your casual speech becomes polished text.
WhisperKit Powered
State-of-the-art speech recognition optimized for Apple Silicon. Fast, accurate, multilingual.
Menu Bar Native
Lightweight menu bar app that stays out of your way. No Dock icon, no clutter, just results.
Multi-Language
Transcribe in 50+ languages. WhisperKit auto-detects your language or you can set a preference.
How it works
From voice to text in three simple steps
Hold Key
Press and hold your hotkey (default: Right Control or Right Option) to start recording.
Speak
Talk naturally while holding the key. Don't worry about grammar—AI handles it.
Release
Release the key. Corrected text is automatically pasted into your active app.
Requires Apple Silicon
SonicType uses Apple's Neural Engine for on-device AI. Requires a Mac with M1, M2, M3, or newer chip running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Frequently asked questions
No. SonicType processes everything locally on your Mac using WhisperKit and MLX. Your voice recordings never leave your device. There's no account required and no data is collected.
SonicType uses OpenAI's Whisper model optimized by WhisperKit for Apple Silicon, achieving over 95% accuracy for clear speech. The AI grammar correction further improves readability.
Whisper supports 50+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and many more. SonicType can auto-detect your language or you can set a preferred language in settings.
SonicType is optimized for Apple Silicon and uses the Neural Engine for inference, which is separate from CPU/GPU. It runs efficiently in the background with minimal resource usage when idle.
Yes. You can toggle grammar correction on/off in settings. When disabled, you get raw transcription output directly from WhisperKit.
Yes! After the initial model download, SonicType works completely offline. Internet is only needed to download the AI models on first launch.
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Download for MacRequires macOS 14+ and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)