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Steno: Private, on-device dictation for Mac
Pancham Khaitan, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The product page of Steno, a Mac dictation app that turns speech into text and reshapes it with writing profiles. It says speech-to-text and rewriting run on the Mac and that the app is a one-time purchase.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own product page, read in October 2026. It describes the Mac app only and says nothing about offline use, vocabulary or voice commands. Its claims are the maker's; no outside test was run.
Facts taken from this source
- Steno's home page says the Mac app costs $29.99 once, with no subscription to renew.
“A small, private app for talking instead of typing. $29.99 once” (Home page, the download section)
- Steno's home page says speech-to-text and rewriting run on the Mac, and that audio and transcripts never touch a server.
“Speech-to-text and rewriting run on your Mac. Your audio and transcripts never touch a server.” (What you get section)