Observed arrival · 2026-09-11
Viskly puts offline dictation wherever your cursor is
A macOS dictation tool that turns speech into text in the active field, using local speech recognition with no account or network connection.
Field notes
The app uses the right Command key as a push-to-talk control, leaving the active application in place while it transcribes. The page identifies whisper.cpp large-v3-turbo as the local model and lists a one-time 574 MB download, with support for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. It also describes Escape-based cancellation, clipboard restoration, and a microphone indicator intended to reveal silence before an empty transcript is inserted.
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