For macOS 12+ | Apple Silicon

Dictate — Dictum Types

Voice to text in seconds. 98% accuracy.
AI enhances your text. Works right after install.

14-day free trial then $5/month
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No credit card required | macOS 12+ | 50 MB

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Sound familiar?

It's not laziness. It's inefficient tools.

Thoughts faster than fingers

While typing the first sentence, you forget what you wanted to write in the third.

Ideas fade. Details slip away. By the end, you don't remember where you started. And the result isn't what you meant to say.

By evening, your hands are done

8 hours at the keyboard. Wrists aching. RSI isn't a joke — it's a diagnosis.

Writers and developers suffer more than most. Pills won't help — you need to reduce the strain.

The cloud means someone else's servers

Your voice is sent "to improve quality." Who's listening? Where is it stored?

What if you're under NDA? One incident — and it's fines, lawsuits, reputation damage. Legal won't forgive you.

Subscriptions drain your budget

$15 here. $20 there. $8 somewhere else. Each one does just one thing.

Dictation tools shouldn't cost as much as Netflix. This is a basic function, not a luxury.

So what's the result?

You spend hours on what could take minutes.

Documentation gets pushed to "later"

Emails come out dry because you're too tired for politeness

Ideas get lost between brain and keyboard

End of day — exhausted and feeling like you could have done more

Dictum — a different approach

Not "just another dictation app." A tool that transforms your workflow.

150 words per minute

Voice is 3x faster than typing. Speak — Dictum keeps up.

Deepgram Nova-2: 98% accuracy. Even with technical jargon.

Local mode — 100% offline

Parakeet v3 runs right on your Mac. Audio never leaves your device. Ever.

Works without internet. On a plane, in the subway, anywhere.

AI makes your text better

"so basically there was this thing where..." becomes "Here's what happened:..."

Removes filler words. Fixes errors. Preserves your meaning.

$5/month — less than Netflix

No hidden fees. No "premium tier" for basic features.

One price. All features. Cancel in 2 clicks.

Before and after

Real scenarios. Real time saved.

BEFORE — without Dictum

30 minutes typing documentation. By the end — exhausted, forgot half the details. Switching between windows. Losing my train of thought.

30 minutes wasted

AFTER — with Dictum

5 minutes dictating. AI structures it. Done. Hands resting.

25 minutes saved

BEFORE — without Dictum

Exhausted after meetings. Want to write "no." Spend 15 minutes crafting a polite response so the client isn't offended.

15 minutes per email

AFTER — with Dictum

Say "no, busy, will do later." Polite Bot transforms it into a professional email.

10 seconds instead of 15 minutes

BEFORE — without Dictum

Screenshot → Preview → Annotations → Save → Send. 5 minutes and 5 apps. Colleague still doesn't understand.

5 minutes and 5 apps

AFTER — with Dictum

Screenshot → Annotations → Voice comment → Done. One app.

30 seconds. One app.

How it works

Three steps. Five minutes to your first dictation.

1

Download and install

One .dmg file. 50 MB. Drag to Applications.

14-day trial included. No credit card needed.

2

Press Right Option

In any app. VS Code, Telegram, Notion, Safari — everywhere.

Hold Option then speak then release

3

Done

Dictum listens, recognizes, inserts text. AI enhances if needed.

150 words/min | 98% accuracy

Features

Not just dictation. A complete productivity tool.

Cloud + Offline: your choice

The only tool with a true hybrid model. Switch with one button.

Cloud (Deepgram)

98% accuracy

  • 54 languages including technical English
  • Streaming — text appears instantly
  • Understands: "API", "async/await", "useState"
  • Auto-punctuation — periods and commas in place

Perfect for: maximum accuracy, fast work

Local (Parakeet)

100% privacy

  • Audio never leaves your Mac. Ever.
  • Works without internet
  • ~600 MB downloads once
  • Free forever

Perfect for: NDA projects, offline, confidentiality

AI Processing

AI enhances your text

Doesn't rewrite — improves. Your thoughts, your style, just cleaner.

Enhancer

Removes "um", "like", "you know". Preserves meaning.

Polite Bot

Turns "no" into a professional email.

Translator

Dictate in one language, get output in another.

Custom Prompts

Your AI for your tasks. 300+ models.

You say:

"so basically the client like wanted us to do that thing with authentication through google or whatever"

Dictum enhances:

"The client requested Google authentication integration."

Unique feature — only in Dictum

Screenshots with annotations

Full-featured editor. No need for Skitch, CleanShot X, or Preview. Everything in one app.

Arrows
Lines
Boxes
Ovals
Pen
Highlighter
Comment
7 colors

Bug reports

Show developers exactly where the issue is. Arrow + comment = clear at first glance.

Instructions

Explain to colleagues step by step. Numbered arrows show the order of actions.

Design feedback

Precise comments on mockups. Designers instantly understand what to fix.

No competitor has a built-in screenshot editor. Superwhisper — no. Wispr Flow — no. MacWhisper — no.

Push-to-Talk

One key. Zero effort.

Right Option — Dictum's universal hotkey. Hands never leave the keyboard.

<150ms Quick press opens/closes window
>150ms Hold for push-to-talk recording

Hold Option, say "add comment to function", release. Done. Hands never left the keyboard.

Option

Right Option

Under your right pinky — no reaching

Snippets

Templates in one click. sig to signature, addr to address.

6 characters instead of 60. Save 20+ hours per year.

History

50 entries automatically. Nothing gets lost.

Search any word. Instant paste.

Works everywhere

VS Code, iTerm, Slack, Notion, Safari...

Even where "regular" dictation doesn't work.

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Works everywhere

Dictum pastes text directly into any app on your Mac

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JBJetBrains
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TGTelegram
#Slack
DDiscord
NNotion
OObsidian
GGoogle Docs
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What matters Dictum Mac Dictation Superwhisper Wispr Flow
Price $5/mo Free $8.49/mo $15/mo
Accuracy (English) 98% ~85% ~95% ~95%
Offline mode
AI processing
Custom AI prompts
Screenshots with annotations 8 tools
Push-to-talk hotkey Right Option
Notes history 50 entries
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Your data stays yours

Enterprise-grade security. No compromises.

Local mode

Data never leaves your Mac. Ever.

E2E encryption

Cloud mode fully encrypted.

Audio deleted

Immediately after processing. Not stored.

macOS Keychain

API keys in secure storage.

No tracking

No ads, analytics, or data selling.

NDA-ready

Perfect for confidential projects.

Simple, honest pricing

One subscription. All features. No hidden fees.

Trial Period
Free

14 days

  • Unlimited dictation
  • Cloud + local mode
  • AI text processing
  • Screenshots with annotations
  • Snippets and history
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Monthly
$5 /mo
  • Everything in trial
  • Priority support
  • Early access to features
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Annual -17%
$50 /year

= $4.17/mo

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AI Credits

Optional

For advanced features: summarization, rewrite, translation. Basic dictation works without them.

$5
~100 operations
$10
~200 operations
$20
~400 operations

Purchased separately. Never expire — used until depleted.

What users say

"Used to spend an hour on documentation. Now — 15 minutes by voice. Dictum understands even when I say 'async await callback'."

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Alex K.

Senior iOS Developer

"Finally, dictation that understands natural English without robotic accents. My hands thank me — RSI nearly gone after a month."

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Olivia M.

Copywriter

"Local mode is exactly what I need for NDA projects. Showed it to my team — now everyone's on Dictum."

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Igor S.

IT Studio Founder

"$5 is nothing for a tool like this. Wrote my thesis in a day instead of a week. Just dictated my thoughts."

M

Max D.

Student

"A PRD that used to take 3 hours now takes 40 minutes. After 6 meetings, dictating my thoughts is the only way not to forget everything by morning. The whole team is now on Dictum."

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Alex R.

Product Manager

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything. 14 days of full access with no restrictions: unlimited dictation (cloud + local), AI processing, screenshots with annotations, snippets, history. No credit card needed to activate.
Settings then Subscription then Cancel. Two clicks. No calls, emails, or explanations required. Access continues until the end of your paid period.
Yes. In local mode (Parakeet), audio never leaves your Mac. In cloud mode, end-to-end encryption is used and audio is not saved after processing. API keys are stored in macOS Keychain.
Fair price = honest product. No ads, no data selling, no hidden limitations. $5 saves you an hour every day — that's 30 hours per month.
Separate packages for advanced AI features: summarization, rewrite, translation. Basic dictation works without them. Credits never expire — used until depleted.
macOS 12+ (Monterey) for cloud mode. macOS 14+ (Sonoma) for all features. Apple Silicon (M1-M4) is recommended for local Parakeet mode.
Yes. Deepgram Nova-2 is trained on technical content. "API", "async/await", "useState", "refactoring" — all recognized correctly. Not garbled, not misheard.
Built-in dictation — ~85% accuracy. Dictum — 98%. Plus AI processing, screenshots with annotations, push-to-talk, works in terminal. Things standard dictation just can't do.
Yes. Local mode (Parakeet) — 100% on-device. No data is transmitted anywhere. Suitable for any NDA-bound projects.
Cheaper ($5 vs $8-15). Hybrid cloud+local in one app. Screenshots with annotations — only us. Custom AI prompts — only us. Push-to-talk on Right Option — only us.
Yes. Dictum uses the MacBook's directional microphone and filters background noise. In open offices, we recommend AirPods — their microphone focuses on your voice. Accuracy stays at 96%+ even in coffee shops.
Minimal. Dictum only works when you're actively dictating. Local mode uses the Neural Engine — a special chip for ML tasks that doesn't burden the main processor. ~1-2% battery per hour of active dictation.
AI processing is optional and customizable. By default, only filler words are removed ("um", "like", "you know"). Your style is preserved. You can create custom prompts for fine-tuning — "keep conversational style" or "only fix typos."
Local mode (Parakeet) will continue working forever — it doesn't need a server. Cloud features depend on subscription, but all your history exports to JSON/Markdown. We don't hold your data hostage.

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