Sotto

Hold a key, speak, and it’s typed.

Sotto is a voice input tool for macOS. Hold a key to record; let go and on-device AI cleans up the filler and false starts, then types the result right where your cursor is — in any app, with nothing sent to the cloud.

Download free for Mac

macOS 26 or later · Apple Intelligence Mac · No account needed

  • Press and release

    Recording, cleanup, and insertion in a single action — keep your hands moving and turn thoughts straight into text.

  • Nothing to set up

    No account, no API key. Download, grant permission, and start dictating right away.

  • Works in every app

    Mail, chat, editors, the browser — if you can place a cursor there, Sotto can type there.

  • Stays on your Mac

    Voice and text never touch the cloud. Everything runs on your Mac alone.

01

Speak loosely, get clean text.

AI removes the fillers and false starts while keeping your meaning — no rereading and fixing afterward.

What you say

Um, so about next week’s meeting, could we move it to Wednesday — no wait, Thursday afternoon? And, uh… I’ll send the materials by the day before.

Sotto types

Could we move next week’s meeting to Thursday afternoon?

I’ll send the materials by the day before.

02

Pick the key you talk with.

A single key like right ⌘, fn, or F13 — or a modifier combo. It records only while held, so the moment you let go, the text goes in.

Press → speak → release.

03

Turn what you said into to-dos.

Hit the dedicated hotkey and just talk; AI splits it into separate to-dos. Review and edit before saving, and get a heads-up as due dates approach.

What you say ⌥⇧Space

Finish the deck by tomorrow, then message Tanaka, and, oh — write the report too.

Sotto’s to-dos
To-Do
TodayUpcomingAll
  • Finish the deck Tomorrow
  • Message Tanaka
  • Write the report
  • Submit expenses Yesterday
  • Book a meeting room

One breath of speech becomes three to-dos.

Splitting and saving to-dos all happen on your Mac — no cloud, no account.

  • A dedicated hotkey

    A separate key from dictation (⌥⇧Space by default). Capture an idea the moment it lands, without stopping your work.

  • Check before it saves

    Review and edit the split to-dos in a panel before saving. Nothing you didn’t say gets added.

  • Due dates, notified

    “By tomorrow” becomes a real calendar date, and you’re notified as it nears.

04

Private because nothing leaves your Mac.

Transcription, cleanup, and to-dos are all processed on your Mac. There’s no data going out over the network.

  • Zero cloud transfer

    Your voice and text are never sent to an outside server.

  • No account

    No sign-up, no API key. Download and go.

  • Signed and notarized by Apple

    Distributed as an app signed and notarized through Apple’s official review.

05

Japanese, English, and ~30 more.

Transcription runs on the languages and regions macOS speech recognition supports.

  • 日本語
  • English
  • 中文
  • 한국어
  • Español
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Italiano
  • Português

* Cleanup is optimized for Japanese and English.

Start typing with your voice today.

Download free for Mac

macOS 26 or later · Apple Intelligence Mac · Free