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Talkify: Speak and it's written
Talkify, Talkify, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 20, 2026
- What it is
- The homepage and FAQ of Talkify, a free, open-source dictation app for macOS. It describes on-device recognition with Apple's SpeechAnalyzer, network use, pricing and the Prompt Shaping rewrite feature.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read on 2026-10-20, and it links to the public source code. It is the maker's own description, and the benchmark figures on it are the maker's and are not used here.
Facts taken from this source
- Talkify's FAQ says your words are typed into whatever app you were using.
“You hold a key, speak, and release, and your words are typed into whatever app you were using.” (FAQ, What is Talkify?)
- Talkify's FAQ says it is free and open source, with no account, no subscription and no trial.
“Talkify is free and open source, with no account, no subscription and no trial.” (FAQ, Is Talkify free?)
- Talkify's homepage says the Prompt Shaping model is Apple's, runs on the Mac and makes no request.
“The model is Apple's and it runs on your Mac, so there is no account and no request.” (Homepage, Prompt Shaping section)
- Talkify's FAQ says recognition runs on the device using Apple's SpeechAnalyzer.
“Recognition runs on device using Apple's SpeechAnalyzer, the speech engine introduced in macOS 26.” (FAQ, Does Talkify work offline?)
- Talkify's FAQ says its Prompt Shaping feature rewrites finished dictation through Apple's on-device model, and that it is off until you turn it on.
“Prompt Shaping rewrites finished dictation through Apple's on-device model before it is inserted: tighten the grammar, turn a spoken list into bullets, or drop the filler words.” (FAQ, Can Talkify clean up what I dictate?)
- Talkify's homepage says that your speech never leaves the Mac.
“It runs outside Talkify, so the download stays small and your speech never leaves the Mac.” (Homepage, Stored on your disk only section)
- Talkify's FAQ says it can dictate in thirty locales, across German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Cantonese and Chinese.
“Yes. Thirty locales, across German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Cantonese and Chinese.” (FAQ: Can Talkify dictate in languages other than English?)
- Talkify's FAQ says it does not save transcriptions: the text goes into the app you were typing in and is not saved by Talkify.
“Nowhere. Your text goes into the app you were typing in and is not saved by Talkify.” (FAQ: Where does Talkify store my transcriptions?)
- Talkify's FAQ says it makes no network requests, so it works in airplane mode.
“Talkify makes no network requests at all, so it works in airplane mode and nothing you say leaves your Mac.” (FAQ, Does Talkify work offline?)