Mac dictation app

Dictation for the Mac apps you already use.

NanoVoice is a menu bar dictation app for macOS. Press a keyboard shortcut, speak, and paste text into Mail, Slack, Cursor, Safari, Notes, or any standard text field.

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Free. Lifetime is $4.99 one-time. Purchase a license

NanoVoice

Menu bar dictation for Mac

⌃⌘W

1Speak in any Mac text field

2Paste polished text at the cursor

3Keep recordings and meetings local

Free to start

Apple Speech is included. Lifetime adds local Whisper, templates, Meeting Mode, themes, and BYOK providers.

Keyboard-first dictation

Press the shortcut, speak, then paste the text at your cursor without opening a separate writing app.

Lives in the menu bar

NanoVoice stays out of the Dock and gives you a small floating capsule when dictation is active.

Apple Speech to start

The free tier uses Apple's on-device speech recognition, so you can try the workflow without downloading a model.

Private by default

Transcription happens on your Mac with Apple Speech or local Whisper. NanoVoice does not require an account.

Optional formatting

Lifetime templates can reshape rough speech into emails, messages, notes, or custom formats.

Local recordings history

Browse, copy, or paste previous dictations from a Nano-style keyboard panel.

Workflow

Built for quick capture, not another document editor.

Many speech tools assume you want to dictate inside their own app. NanoVoice is different: it treats dictation as a Mac utility. Start recording, finish the thought, and the text lands where your cursor already was.

If you are comparing dedicated dictation tools, read the NanoVoice vs Wispr Flow and NanoVoice vs superwhisper pages.

For privacy-first workflows, see the local Whisper dictation guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good Mac dictation app?

A good Mac dictation app should start quickly, work in every app, respect privacy, and make it easy to paste text where you were already typing. NanoVoice is built for that keyboard-first Mac workflow.

Does NanoVoice work in any Mac app?

Yes. NanoVoice pastes transcribed text into standard Mac text fields, including browsers, editors, chat apps, mail clients, and productivity tools.

Is NanoVoice only for macOS?

Yes. NanoVoice is Mac-only and designed around the macOS menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, Accessibility permissions, and local speech APIs.

Small app.

Serious dictation.

Download NanoVoice for free. Press ⌃⌘W and get words where you are already typing.

Download NanoVoice

Free. Lifetime is $4.99 one-time. Purchase a license