Sayput
The Sayput icon

Say it, and it’s written.

Hold your shortcut to speak. Release, and your words appear where the cursor is. Audio is recognized on your Mac and never uploaded.

Download for Mac

Requires a Mac with Apple silicon (M series) and macOS 14 or later

The meeting notes are ready. I’ll send them out before three. Release to finish · Insert into Notes
0:06

Speak anytime, into whatever you’re using

One shortcut, every app

Hold the right ⌥ key by default to speak, and release to insert at the cursor. Tap once to keep talking, and tap again to finish. Pick any shortcut you like.

Recognized on your Mac

Speech is recognized on your Mac. Once the offline voice pack is downloaded, dictation works without the internet, and recordings are never saved as files.

Mandarin with English mixed in

Speak Mandarin with English words, product names and terms mixed in, and they come out right, without switching languages.

Your words are never lost

If they can’t be inserted, they’re copied so ⌘V pastes them. Your history stays only on this Mac, and you can delete it anytime.

Three steps to start

  1. Download and install

    Open the downloaded file and drag Sayput into Applications.

  2. Allow two permissions

    The microphone to hear you, and Accessibility to type into other apps.

  3. Get the voice pack

    Standard is about 2.5 GB and more accurate; Light is about 1 GB and uses less memory. You can switch later.

Requirements

Mac
A Mac with Apple silicon (M series)
System
macOS 14 or later
Language
Mandarin, with English mixed in; the app speaks English and Simplified Chinese
Space
Offline voice pack: about 2.5 GB for Standard, about 1 GB for Light

Privacy

Your voice and words stay on your Mac. Recording and recognition happen on this Mac; audio is never uploaded or saved as a recording. Your words go only where you put them, and your history is kept only on this Mac.

Online only when needed: to download the voice pack and to check for and download updates. Everyday dictation doesn’t need the internet.

Usage counts, not content: release builds send a little usage data, such as how often and how long people dictate, to understand how features are used. It never includes audio, recognized text, or clipboard contents.