No audio uploads
Speech recognition is built into the app. You can dictate without an internet connection.
Private dictation for Mac
Write with
your voice.
Saylight turns speech into text in the app you’re using. Write emails, messages, and notes by speaking. Transcription runs on your Mac, even without an internet connection.
English dictation · macOS 13 or later · No account needed
Listening on this Mac
fn
Release fn to transcribe and insert your text.
Works offline.
Audio isn’t uploaded.
- Works offline
- No account
- No audio uploads
- No saved recordings
Privacy
Transcribed
on your Mac.
Your Mac does the speech recognition. Saylight doesn’t send your recordings or transcripts to a transcription service.
Your voiceRecorded when you choose
Your MacTranscribes without internet
Your textInserted where you’re writing
No recording history
Saylight doesn’t save audio files or a transcript archive. Your last transcript is available for recovery until you quit.
No account or tracking
Use the app without signing in. There are no ads or usage analytics.
Your clipboard is restored
Saylight temporarily uses the clipboard to insert text, then restores its previous contents unless you’ve copied something new.
How it works
Hold. Speak. Release.
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1
Place your cursor
Click where you want to write, such as an email or message.
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2
Hold fn and speak
Use the fn/Globe key, or choose your own shortcut in Settings.
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3
Release to insert the text
Saylight transcribes the recording and types the result where you clicked.
Features
Punctuation, names,
and hands-free recording.
Dictate hands-free
Press fn + Space to start, and again to stop. Press Escape to cancel. Record for up to two minutes at a time.
Say the punctuation
Say “comma,” “new paragraph,” or “bullet” to format your text. Smart cleanup also removes fillers like “um” and “uh.”
Get names right
Add names, product terms, and acronyms to your personal dictionary. Set the exact spelling and correct common mishearings.
Recover your last transcript
If text doesn’t appear, use Copy or Paste Last Transcript from the menu bar. You can also copy the original if cleanup changed it.
Early release · Mac only
Download Saylight for Mac.
Choose the version for your Mac. After installing, allow microphone and keyboard access so you can dictate into the apps you use.
- Requires
- macOS 13 or later
- Language
- English
- Transcription
- Works offline
- Permissions
- Microphone + Accessibility