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WriteFast: On-device dictation for macOS
WriteFast, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The maker's product page for WriteFast, a macOS dictation app that runs OpenAI's Whisper model on the user's Mac. It describes offline use, typing into any app, a free download with optional Premium, and that audio is never sent anywhere.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read 2026-10-26 as rendered by a script-built site renderer, so its text is what a visitor sees after the scripts run. The rendered home page names no person; the page's privacy text names the maker's contact. It gives no version beyond macOS 14 or later.
Facts taken from this source
- WriteFast's home page says no servers sit between the user and the text, so audio is not kept on the maker's servers.
“The Whisper speech model runs locally on your Mac. No servers ever sit between you and your text.” (Cloud servers comparison)
- WriteFast's home page lists a free download with Premium optional, so the app has a free tier.
“macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Free download · Premium optional” (Download line)
- WriteFast's home page says audio is never sent anywhere, not even for model improvement, so its recordings cannot train the maker's models.
“Your audio is never sent anywhere ... not for “model improvement.”” (Nothing uploaded section)
- WriteFast's home page says it runs OpenAI's Whisper speech model entirely on the user's device.
“WriteFast runs OpenAI’s Whisper speech model entirely on your own device.” (Your words never leave your Mac)
- WriteFast's home page says the user's audio and text never leave the device, so it sends no text to a third-party AI.
“Built privacy-first. Your audio and text never leave your device.” (Page footer tagline)
- WriteFast's home page says it turns voice into text in any app with a single keypress.
“WriteFast turns your voice into text in any app with a single keypress.” (Works in every app section)
- WriteFast's home page says no internet is needed to dictate, and that notes can be drafted offline on a plane.
“Works offline No internet needed to dictate. Draft private notes on a plane, in a cafe, anywhere.” (Works offline section)