Just speak. Get polished text.
Sotto is a macOS dictation tool with on-device AI refinement. Hold a key, speak, and clean text lands in any app you use.
Requires macOS 26+ / an Apple Intelligence-capable Mac
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On-device by design
Your voice and text never leave your Mac. Zero cloud calls, no account required.
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AI auto-refinement
Removes “um”s and false starts, keeps your intent, and formats clean, readable text.
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One key, anywhere
Hold to record, release to insert. Assign a single key like Right ⌘ or F13.
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Lives in your menu bar
Quietly waits in the menu bar. Revisit every dictation in the history window.
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Messy speech in. Clean text out.
Speak naturally — on-device AI strips the filler, resolves restarts, and keeps exactly what you meant.
Um, so there are like three things today, first, uh… write the report — no wait, first reply to emails, then write the report, and, um… prep for tomorrow’s meeting.
Today’s tasks:
- Reply to emails
- Write the report
- Prepare for tomorrow’s meeting
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Pick your talk key.
Use a combo — or a single key like Right ⌘, fn, or F13. It records only while you hold it.
Hold. Speak. Release. That’s it.
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Your voice stays on your Mac.
Transcription and AI refinement both run on-device with Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent over the network.
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Zero cloud calls
Audio and text are never sent to external servers.
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No account
No sign-up, no API keys. Download and start dictating.
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Notarized by Apple
Distributed as a Developer ID-signed, notarized app.
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Japanese, English, and more.
On-device transcription in roughly 30 languages and regions supported by macOS speech recognition. AI refinement is tuned for Japanese and English.
- 日本語
- English
- 中文
- 한국어
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- Italiano
- Português
Softly spoken. Clearly written.
Download for macOS (Free)Requires macOS 26+ / an Apple Intelligence-capable Mac