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STT for Mac

Open-source offline dictation tool that types speech into the app in front, using local Whisper, Parakeet or Qwen models.

By geragarazagh. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

STT at a glance

Version
0.8
Released
12 November 2026
Download size
4.2 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
geragarazagh
GitHub stars
1

About STT

STT (Speech to Text): free, open source offline dictation app for Mac. Press a keyboard shortcut, speak, and the text lands in the app in front. Local speech recognition with Whisper, Parakeet or Qwen. No history, no logs, no account. Native Swift, Apple silicon, macOS 13+.

How to install STT on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for STT and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.8 from geragarazagh'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 STT 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: STT.dmg (4.2 MB).

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