Speak. It types. Your voice never leaves your Mac.
Press a shortcut, speak, and your words appear where your cursor is. Works without internet. After setup, dictation needs no connection.
$49 $14.99 one-time · 7-day free trial, no card, no account · macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon
Nothing you say leaves your Mac.
Altypist turns your speech into text on the Mac itself. No server is involved, not ours and not anyone else's.
Check it yourself. Finish setup, turn Wi‑Fi off, and dictate. Try the switch.Wi‑Fi off. Altypist still types. After setup, dictation needs no internet connection.
Made for HIPAA-sensitive work. Audio and text are never sent outside your Mac. So there is no data processor, and no Business Associate Agreement to sign. Altypist is local software, not a HIPAA-covered entity. This describes how it is built. It is not a compliance certification.
- Your voice and your text are never uploaded.
Not to us, and not to anyone else.
See the evidence → - No account. Nothing you say or write is sent.
There is nothing to sign up for. We never receive your audio or text.
See the evidence → - It works with Wi-Fi off.
After setup, dictation needs no internet connection.
See the evidence →
Press, speak, and the text appears.
Altypist runs from the menu bar. It types into the app you are already using.
- Press the shortcutA small sign appears, and Altypist starts listening.
- SpeakSay a sentence or a whole page, in one of fifteen languages.
- The text appearsStop, and your words are typed where your cursor is.
“Tap or hold” is the default. You can change it in Settings → Shortcuts.
15 languages for dictation
- English
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Polish
- Serbian
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
- Hindi
Altypist uses the language you choose, or finds it for you with “Auto-detect”.
Your meetings can stay on your Mac too.
Altypist Memo records a meeting and writes the transcript, by speaker. It also drafts a summary. Nothing leaves your Mac, and no bot joins the call.
Website relaunch — weekly sync
Today at 9:30 · 1:48 · 3 speakers
Decided
- 0:26Keep the comparison table and move it higher up.
- 0:41Show pricing directly under the table.
- 1:25Launch on 14 October if the migration is done by 9 October.
A mock-up of Memo. Each point in the summary links to the moment it was said.
Pay once. It is yours.
One payment, with no expiry. Updates are included for the whole major version. Try every feature free for 7 days first. No card, no account.
Price for the first 100 Temporary launch price for our first 100 customers. The regular price is struck through.
- One-time payment
- Updates within the major version
- Works offline once activated
- Everything in Starter
- Your laptop, your desktop and a spare — up to 3 Macs
- Lifetime licence
A practice, firm or clinic: tell us how many seats and we will send a quote.
Contact usPrices are in USD and exclude VAT; in the EU and the UK, VAT is added at checkout at your local rate before you confirm. 14 days to get your money back, no questions asked — refund policy. More than 3 Macs, an invoice or a signed agreement? Volume pricing.
Also recording meetings? Take both.
Altypist dictates — you speak, and the words appear where your cursor is. Altypist Memo records a conversation through your microphone or takes an audio file, transcribes it, separates the speakers and drafts a timecoded summary. Both run entirely on your Mac, and seats count Macs, not apps: both on one Mac use one seat. Already own one? The other is $30 $10.00.
Questions people ask before they buy.
Is it private enough for client data?
Your audio and text are never uploaded. The audio is not kept once it becomes text. Your IT or compliance team can read the Security & Architecture page before you buy.
What exactly goes over the network?
Four things, and none of them is your voice or your text:
- the speech model, downloaded once during setup;
- licence checks, only after you enter a key;
- one anonymous install count, sent once, with no identifier;
- checks for new versions.
There is no usage tracking and no account.
Does it keep a history of what I dictate?
No. There is no dictation history and no saved audio. Optional statistics keep only four numbers a day, such as word count. Text is pasted in, so it replaces what was on your clipboard.
Why not the built-in macOS Dictation?
Apple Dictation is free, and it also runs on your Mac for many languages. Altypist is for people who dictate a lot. You can add names and terms, and it types correctly on any keyboard layout. The full comparison.
Which Macs does it run on, and what does it need?
It needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 15 or later. Intel Macs are not supported. It asks for two permissions: the microphone, and Accessibility to type into other apps.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once, and the licence does not expire. Updates within the major version are included. Dictation works offline. A licensed Mac re-checks its licence online now and then, and keeps working for up to 7 days without a check. To move to a new Mac, choose “Unlink this device” in Settings → Licensing.
What if it isn't right for me?
Start with the free 7 days — every feature, no card, no account. If you've already bought, you have 14 days to ask for a full refund, no reason required. Refund policy.
Say the next email instead of typing it.
macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon · about three minutes to set up