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On-device dictation for macOS
Talk. It types. Nothing leaves your Mac.
Akova turns spoken thoughts into clean writing anywhere on your Mac — transcribed entirely on your device. No cloud, no account, no subscription. Start free, then unlock Pro once and own it forever.
On-device Works offline One-time purchase Apple Silicon
Built for people who work in words
A faster way to get ideas out of your head.
Akova is for anyone whose work depends on thinking, explaining, and writing — whether that means code, client work, clinical notes, or simply keeping up with a fast-moving mind.
Write & advise
Writers, consultants, and lawyers turning ideas into clear language.
Care & communicate
Doctors and professionals capturing detail without losing focus.
Think your way
People with RSI and neurodivergent thinkers who work better by speaking.
See it in action
One hotkey. One sentence. A review-ready prompt.
Real capture: dictating a rate-limit prompt into Claude Code — transcribed entirely on-device.
Typing is the bottleneck. Cloud dictation is the compromise.
You think faster than you type. The good AI dictation apps fix that — but they stream your voice to someone else's servers, lock you into $12–$15 every month, and still make you wait after every sentence while they “process.” You shouldn't have to choose between speed, privacy, and owning your tools.
How it works
Three steps. No ceremony.
01
Press your key.
A global hotkey starts recording from anywhere: your editor, your browser, Slack.
02
Speak naturally.
A live waveform shows it’s listening. Say “new paragraph,” “comma,” “scratch that.”
03
Clean text appears.
Transcribed on-device, optionally tidied, pasted at your cursor — without touching your clipboard.
Never wait between thoughts
Built around a continuous queue: keep the mic open, fire one thought after another, each chunk transcribed in the background while you keep talking. The only Mac dictation app built this way.
Privacy
Private by architecture, not by policy
Every word is transcribed on your Mac using Apple's Neural Engine. Audio is held in memory just long enough to become text, then it's gone. No server to trust, no privacy mode to switch on. It's how Akova is built.
Clean text, not raw transcription
Tidy punctuation, remove filler, reformat into bullets or paragraphs, match your tone — on-device. Bring your own local model via Ollama. Perfect for writing in a second language: speak roughly, paste polished.
Made for the way you actually work
Any app system-wide; teach it your vocabulary — names, jargon, acronyms; your hotkey your way — hold, toggle, double-tap; a HUD that fits your Mac — panel or notch, themed, live waveform.
Beats what’s built in
Apple's dictation stops after 30 seconds, can't learn your vocabulary, and won't format anything. Akova has no time limit, learns your words, cleans your text, and pastes it anywhere — while staying just as private.
Built-in Akova
Time limit 30 seconds None
Custom vocabulary — Learns yours
Formatting & clean-up — On-device
Works in any app Limited System-wide
Privacy On-device On-device
Pricing
Free to start. Pay once for Pro.
Free
Private dictation, every day
€0 forever
Download free- On-device dictation + paste — system-wide, any app
- Basic AI structuring: clean-up, paragraphs, bullets
- Basic vocabulary — teach it your words
- Spoken punctuation ("comma", "new paragraph")
- Live streaming preview while you speak
- Panel HUD + mono theme
- Model catalogue — pick your Whisper model
- Setup Check self-test
- Undo last paste
One-time purchase
Pro
The all-day power tool
€39 €49 one-time
Get Pro — €39Everything in Free, plus:
- Continuous-queue dictation — never wait between thoughts
- Advanced structuring styles: grammar, rephrase, context-correct, custom
- Review-and-choose + auto-accept
- Voice-edit of selected text
- On-device history — searchable & exportable
- On-device PII redaction before paste
- Prompt-enhancer style — rough speech to clean AI-CLI prompts
- Contextual-AI vocabulary tier
- Notch HUD, color themes + custom accent, per-app profiles
Launch price — €39 for early adopters, €49 after. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee.
Questions, answered.
Does my voice go to the cloud?
No. Transcription runs entirely on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded. You can use it on a plane.
Is it a subscription?
No. Pay once and own this major version, including its updates.
Do I need an internet connection?
Only for the first model download. After that, fully offline.
What Macs does it run on?
Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and later).
Can I use my own models?
Yes. Pick your Whisper model from the built-in catalogue, and run text clean-up through your own local models via Ollama. Either way, everything stays on your Mac.
Can it handle my accent / non-native English?
Yes — built on Whisper (90+ languages), and the clean-up pass turns rough speech into polished writing.
What about refunds?
Email within 14 days for a full refund.
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