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A native macOS menu bar dictation app using local speech-to-text with WhisperKit
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# Pindrop 🎤 > The first 100% open source, truly Mac-native AI dictation app      **Pindrop** is a menu bar dictation app for macOS that turns your speech into text. It stays offline and private by default, with optional cloud transcription. Built with pure Swift/SwiftUI, packaged with Xcode + SwiftPM, and powered by native Apple Silicon transcription engines. [**Download Latest Release**](https://github.com/watzon/pindrop/releases) · [**Documentation**](#documentation) · [**Contributing**](#contributing) · [**Community**](#community) --- ## Features ### Dictation - Pick from several local transcription engines: WhisperKit (OpenAI Whisper on Core ML, in sizes from tiny to large-v3), Parakeet, SenseVoice, or Apple's on-device speech stack. The model browser recommends options for your Mac. - Optional OpenAI GPT-4o Transcribe and GPT-4o Mini Transcribe models provide cloud transcription for users who prefer a hosted service. API credentials stay in the macOS Keychain. - Streaming dictation shows words as you say them, powered by the Nemotron streaming engine (English only for now; Apple SpeechTranscriber is another option on macOS 26). - Dictate in 16 languages. The interface is localized into 31 languages with RTL support. - Offline speaker diarization with trainable speaker profiles. Single-speaker transcripts stay free of labels. - Global hotkeys: toggle mode, push-to-talk, and a dedicated cancel shortcut. ### Working with transcripts - Library with full-text search, inline editing, audio playback, and export to JSON, CSV, or plain text. - Notes with pinning, tags, and interactive checklists. - Custom dictionary for names and jargon that learns from your corrections and biases recognition toward your vocabulary. - Optional AI enhancement cleans up transcripts using Apple Intelligence, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Off by default, and API keys are stored in the Keychain. Prompt presets can be switched right from the menu bar. ### Fits into your setup - Transcribe media files or web audio, with timestamps and speaker labels. - A context engine rewrites spoken file paths into @mentions, and a built-in MCP server lets AI agents dictate, transcribe files, and query your library. - Four floating indicator styles (Orb, Pill, Notch, Bubble), preset themes, and activity stats with streaks and trends. - Pauses music and mutes system audio while you record so transcripts stay clean. - Text lands in your clipboard every time, and directly at your cursor if you grant Accessibility permission. ## Built with - [Swift](https://swift.org/) and [SwiftUI](https://developer.apple.com/swiftui/), with [SwiftData](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftdata) for persistence - [WhisperKit](https://github.com/argmaxinc/WhisperKit) by Argmax for Core ML Whisper inference - [FluidAudio](https://github.com/FluidInference/FluidAudio) for Parakeet, SenseVoice, Nemotron streaming, and diarization - [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org/) for updates ## Requirements - macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later. A few features need newer releases: Apple SpeechTranscriber streaming and Apple Intelligence enhancement require macOS 26. - Apple Silicon recommended. Intel Macs work, but transcription is slower. - Microphone permission, required to record. - Accessibility permission, optional. It enables direct text insertion and the context engine; clipboard output works without it. ## Installation Releases are signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so Pindrop opens like any other Mac app. 1. Download `Pindrop.dmg` f
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