Vendor page
JustScribe: Free Voice Dictation and Speech to Text for Mac
Quassum, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 23, 2026
- What it is
- The home page of JustScribe, a free and open-source Mac dictation app from Quassum. It covers on-device Parakeet and Whisper models, the vocabulary, and optional hosted grammar correction.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the maker and read in October 2026. Its free and open-source claims are the maker's own; the licence is GPL v3.0, as the page states.
Facts taken from this source
- JustScribe's home page offers optional AI correction of grammar, spelling and punctuation.
“Optional correction of grammar, spelling and punctuation: on your Mac with Apple Intelligence or a local Llama model, or, when you want a bigger model, through a hosted provider with your own API key” (Home page, Fix the grammar section)
- JustScribe's home page lists a vocabulary for names and jargon.
“A vocabulary for names and jargon, spoken commands, press-to-toggle recording, and clean-up modes per app” (Home page, Knows your words section)
- JustScribe's home page says the app is free and open source, with no subscriptions.
“JustScribe is free and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0. There are no subscriptions, accounts or usage limits.” (Home page, FAQ)
- JustScribe's home page says transcription runs on the device with Parakeet or Whisper models.
“Transcription runs on-device with Parakeet or Whisper models. Nothing is uploaded.” (Home page, Stay on your Mac section)
- JustScribe's home page says the text is typed into whatever app the user is in.
“Hold a shortcut, speak, and the text is typed into whatever app you are in.” (Home page, opening section)