Observed arrival · 2026-11-04
Lip Service: dictation at the cursor
A free, open-source Mac app that turns speech into text in the app you’re using, with optional shortcuts for handing work to an AI agent.
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- Mac users seeking offline dictation or agent handoffs
- Worth noticing
- The comparison uses 75 dictations per app on one M4 Mac mini; the site links to raw results.
Field notes
The page says the app requires Apple silicon and macOS 26 or later, and that a model downloads on first launch; subsequent dictation works offline. It reports roughly 98% word accuracy across Lip Service, Willow, and Wispr Flow, based on 75 dictations per app on one M4 Mac mini. The provided install prompt also notes that the app is signed by its author but not notarized by Apple.
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