Observed arrival · 2026-11-13
Voice Buddy brings offline dictation to macOS
A macOS voice-input tool that transcribes speech and tidies the text locally before inserting it at the active cursor.
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- Mac users who dictate in multiple languages
- Worth noticing
- The page lists five speech-recognition engines, including system dictation, with model sizes and claimed latency ranges.
Field notes
The page walks through a cursor-focused workflow: choose an input field, hold Fn/globe or a listed shortcut while speaking, then release to insert the result. It names five speech-recognition choices, from Apple’s system service to Whisper and Qwen options, and describes model sizes and response-time estimates for several. The site also documents password-field blocking and clipboard handling; its privacy and performance statements remain the project’s own claims.
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