Paraspeech
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Local-first speech-to-text app for Mac and iOS that dictates into any app with on-device processing for privacy.
What it does
Paraspeech is a private, local-first dictation tool for Mac and iOS. On supported Macs it runs speech recognition on-device so audio and text stay local, and it inserts clean, formatted text wherever your cursor is via a single hotkey. It also records meetings and rewrites rambling speech into polished text.
Core features
On-device speech recognition in supported local Mac modes
Hotkey dictation into any app (email, docs, browser, Slack, IDE)
Automatic detection and transcription of 100+ languages
On-device AI rewriting for punctuation, capitalization, and tone
Meeting recording and transcription
Optimized for Apple Silicon, offline after setup
Best for
→Dictating text hands-free across Mac and iOS apps
→Keeping dictation private with on-device processing
→Transcribing meetings into notes
→Writing faster in editors, inboxes, and IDEs