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Reed Dictation for Mac

Free, fully local push-to-talk dictation with on-device Parakeet recognition and automatic cleanup.

By w20labs. Free and open source, Apache-2.0 licence.

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Reed Dictation at a glance

Version
0.3.5
Released
14 October 2026
Download size
14 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
Apache-2.0
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
w20labs
GitHub stars
7

About Reed Dictation

Reed Dictation: free, local-only voice dictation for macOS. Hold a shortcut, talk, release.

How to install Reed Dictation on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Reed Dictation and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.3.5 from w20labs's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Reed Dictation show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Reed-0.3.5.dmg (14 MB).

What is new in Reed Dictation 0.3.5

## Reed 0.3.5

- Hands-free dictation: double-tap the shortcut to keep listening without holding it. Tap once to finish, or press Esc to discard.
- Reed no longer quits when AirPods connect just as you start dictating.
- The first dictation after a pause no longer fails with "Microphone didn't start" when AirPods are your default audio device and Reed uses another microphone.

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