OCT. 2026

Diktation, voice dictation for Mac

LiveSWIFT · SWIFTUI · RUST · WHISPER.CPP · METAL
Design and development

Private, offline dictation that types where your cursor is.

Diktation is a free, open-source alternative to subscription dictation apps. Hold a key, speak, let go: the text appears where your cursor is, in any app. Recognition runs entirely on the Mac with whisper.cpp, accelerated by Metal: no account, no cloud, no telemetry.

What I did

  • The macOS app in Swift and SwiftUI, with a Rust core around whisper.cpp.
  • Clean text: punctuation, filler words removed, voice commands such as “new line” and “new paragraph”.
  • Style per app and command mode (“make it more polite”, “translate to English”) with Apple Intelligence, on device.
  • Distribution: resumable model download, an app signed and notarized by Apple, English and French interface.

MIT license.

  • The Diktation welcome screen
  • Choosing and downloading the transcription model
  1. 1On-device speech recognition on the GPUWHISPER.CPP · METAL★
  2. 2Global shortcut and pasting into any appMACOS ACCESSIBILITY
  3. 3Style per app and command modeAPPLE INTELLIGENCE, ON DEVICE
  4. 4Personal dictionary, voice shortcuts, history
  5. 5Signed and notarized app, version 1.0DMG · GITHUB RELEASES★