Voice to Text for Mac
Free, unlimited dictation that runs entirely on your Mac: press a shortcut, speak, and your words land wherever your cursor is.
Download FreeYou speak at 150+ words per minute but type at 40 to 90. The keyboard is the bottleneck between what you're thinking and what's on the screen. Apple Dictation helps, but it's a raw transcription tool, and most alternatives cap your words, require an account, or charge a subscription for the basics.
How Harker helps
Harker turns speech into text anywhere you type on your Mac: emails, docs, Slack, code, AI prompts. Press the global shortcut (Cmd+Shift+Space by default) or hold a modifier key to record, and the transcribed text is pasted at your cursor automatically. No app switching, no copy-paste.
Transcription is powered by local Whisper models running on your device. That means it works fully offline, your audio never leaves your Mac, and there is nothing to meter: no word caps, no trial clock, no account required. You choose the model tier that fits your machine, from nano (fastest) to large (most accurate), downloaded on demand.
The free tier is the product, not a demo. It transcribes in 100+ languages with automatic language detection, and it stays free for unlimited use. If you later want AI cleanup, formatting, or translation, Premium adds those on top.
How it works
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Set your shortcut
Pick a global keyboard shortcut, or use the default Cmd+Shift+Space. Harker stays out of sight until you call it.
- 2
Speak
Talk naturally in any app. Local Whisper transcribes on your device, even offline.
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Text appears
The transcription is pasted at your cursor, right where you were typing.
Harker saves me hours every week. It's become a core part of how I vibe-code apps and move from idea to working product faster.
Charles Green
Harker changed how I design. I talk through ideas, let my thoughts wander, and then drop those transcripts into AI generators. What used to take hours of writing prompts now starts with a simple voice note. Plus, the app itself is beautiful.
Elena Capellini
Questions
Start speaking instead of typing
Free, unlimited, and private. No account required.