Voice to text for macOS
Your voice. Your cursor. Done.
No copy. No paste. No app switching. Your words appear exactly where you're typing. Anywhere on your Mac.
Powered by Whisper AI running locally. No internet. No servers. No subscriptions. It just works.
Option+R to start. Option+R to stop. Or customize it. Pick your own hotkey from the menu bar. Your preference, your way.
Your voice never leaves your machine. No data collection. No analytics. No tracking. We don't want your data.
Why We Built This
Apple's dictation gets every third word wrong. We use OpenAI's Whisper, the same model powering ChatGPT's voice features. Technical terms, accents, fast speech. It just works.
Other voice tools charge $8-10/month. That's $100+ per year for something that should just work. TAWK is $29 once. Done. No upsells, no "premium tiers," no renewal emails.
Most dictation tools send your audio to servers. We don't. Everything runs locally on your Mac. No internet required. No data collection. No compromise.
Every word you speak stays on your Mac. TAWK uses OpenAI's Whisper model running entirely on your hardware. No cloud. No API calls. No data leaving your device. Ever. This isn't a feature. It's a fundamental principle.
See how we stack up against the competition
| Feature | TAWK | Wispr Flow | Superwhisper | MacWhisper | macOS Dictation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $29one-time | $60/year | $96/year | $29one-time | Freebuilt-in |
| Works Offline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Types at Cursor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Whisper AI Accuracy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| No Subscription | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 100% Private | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Global Hotkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No Account Required | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
I manage a team across three time zones and I was spending an embarrassing amount of time just typing Slack updates. Now I hit Option+R, talk for 10 seconds, and it's done. Genuinely saved me over an hour a day. The fact that it works offline on flights is a bonus I didn't expect.
I write code all day but half my actual time goes to PR descriptions, Jira tickets, and doc comments. TAWK handles all of that. I literally just talk through what I built and it types it into VS Code. Technical terms like "middleware", "OAuth", "rate limiter". It gets them all right.
My wrists were getting bad. Like, really bad. Typing 6+ hours a day for 10 years will do that. My physio said to reduce keyboard time and I almost laughed. That's my entire job. Then I found TAWK. I dictate emails, Slack messages, even first drafts of blog posts. The RSI pain has genuinely improved.
I was paying $8/month for Superwhisper. It's a good app, but TAWK does the same thing for $29 total. Same Whisper AI, same accuracy, same hotkey setup. I ran both side by side for a week. Couldn't tell the difference. Cancelled the subscription.
The privacy thing sold me. I work with client data and I'm not comfortable sending audio to someone's server. TAWK processes everything locally. I verified it myself, there's zero network activity when it's transcribing. That matters when you're dictating contracts and legal notes.
I tried dictation on my Mac before. It kept getting words wrong and needed internet. TAWK is completely different. It picks up everything, even when I'm speaking quickly between meetings. I use it for journaling now too. Just open Notes, press the hotkey, and talk. So much easier than typing my thoughts.
Everything you need to know about TAWK
Yes, 100% offline. TAWK uses OpenAI's Whisper model running locally on your Mac. Your voice never leaves your device. No internet connection required after the initial download.
TAWK requires macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later. It works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. For best performance, we recommend a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4).
TAWK uses OpenAI's Whisper "small" model which delivers excellent accuracy for everyday speech, technical terms, and proper nouns. It handles accents well and works great in quiet environments.
Yes! Click TAWK in your menu bar and select "Hotkey" to choose from 5 options: Option+R, Option+T, Option+Space, Control+R, or Control+T. Your preference is saved automatically.
No subscriptions, ever. Pay once ($29) and own TAWK forever. All future updates included. No accounts, no recurring charges, no strings attached.
TAWK needs two permissions: Microphone (to hear your voice) and Accessibility (to type at your cursor). Both are standard macOS permissions and TAWK will prompt you to enable them on first launch.
Yes! TAWK types wherever your cursor is. Slack, email, documents, code editors, browsers, Notion, anything. If you can type there, TAWK can type there.
Yes. Try TAWK for 15 days. If you change your mind for any reason, email support@gettawk.com and we'll refund you in full. No questions asked, no hoops to jump through.
Email us at support@gettawk.com. We're a small team and we actually read and respond to every message. Most issues are resolved within 24 hours.
macOS 11.0 or later • Pay once, own forever
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