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Typester for Mac

Enables speech-to-text dictation using Soniox or Deepgram.

By nickustinov. Free and open source.

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Typester at a glance

Version
1.4.0
Released
29 January 2026
Download size
2.2 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
nickustinov
GitHub stars
16

About Typester

Dictate anywhere in macOS

Screenshots

Typester screenshot 1

How to install Typester on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Typester and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.4.0 from nickustinov'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 Typester 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: Typester-1.4.0.dmg (2.2 MB).

What is new in Typester 1.4.0

## What's new

- **Live subtitle overlay** — see your transcription in real time as you speak
- **Simplified onboarding** — streamlined setup flow without the try-it screen
- Fixed WebSocket race condition

## Install

Download `Typester-1.4.0.dmg`, open it, and drag Typester to Applications. The DMG is signed and notarized.

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