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MacParakeet: Local Dictation & Meeting Recording for Mac
MacParakeet, MacParakeet, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 19, 2026
- What it is
- The home page of MacParakeet, a free, open-source dictation and transcription app for Apple Silicon Macs. It says core speech recognition runs on the Mac, that dictation types into any app with a text cursor, that transcripts can get AI cleanup, and states its license and price.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read in October 2026 for version 0.8.10. Performance figures on the page are not used here. The features are the maker's own statements and can change with later releases.
Facts taken from this source
- MacParakeet's 0.8.10 release notes describe AI cleanup of a long transcript.
“AI cleanup of a long transcript no longer stops at 30 seconds.” (Home page, release notes, Long cleanup finishes)
- MacParakeet lists custom vocabulary among its features.
“8 export formats · Speaker diarization · Custom vocabulary” (Home page, free plan feature list)
- MacParakeet says it is free and open-source under the GPL-3.0 license, with no paid tier.
“MacParakeet is free and open-source under the GPL-3.0 license. There is no paid tier” (Home page, FAQ: Is it really free?)
- MacParakeet says its core speech recognition runs on the Apple Silicon chip in your Mac, with no cloud speech servers.
“Core speech recognition runs on your Apple Silicon chip. No cloud STT servers.” (Home page, Your audio never leaves your Mac)
- MacParakeet says it can type into any app that has a text cursor on the Mac.
“if it has a text cursor, MacParakeet can type into it.” (Home page, Dictate into any app on your Mac)
- MacParakeet says that after the speech model is downloaded during setup, dictation and file transcription work completely offline.
“After that, dictation and file transcription work completely offline.” (Home page, FAQ: Do I need an internet connection?)