Zansay Keeps Dictation on the Mac

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The workflow is hold-to-speak, release-to-paste, with cleanup applied before text reaches the destination app. The page specifies Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later, cites an approximate 0.6-second release-to-paste time, and describes a roughly 6 MB download whose models arrive on first use. Recognition uses Parakeet or Whisper locally; optional cloud engines require the user's own API key, making the privacy boundary explicit rather than implicit.