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Hold, speak, release
Keep your key pressed while you talk.
Private voice dictation for your Mac.
Hold a key, speak, release. Your words appear as text in any app.
Talkma 0.2.0 · 1005 KB · Free
macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon Mac
Why it's so light
The download is 1005 KB. Installed, the app takes 1.5 MB. Speech models are optional and only downloaded if you ask for them.
1005 KB
Download
The .dmg file you open
1.5 MB
Talkma app
Installed on your Mac
0 MB
Apple Speech
Built into macOS, nothing to download
Optional models
For more accurate transcription, download an NVIDIA Parakeet model from Settings. Only if you want to.
- Parakeet ReduxCompact and fast≈ 220 MB
- Parakeet UltraThe most accurate≈ 630 MB
So you can use Talkma with nothing but the 1005 KB download.
Simple, and genuinely private
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No account, no login
Install, open, dictate. Nothing to sign up for.
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Everything runs on your Mac
Your audio never leaves the device. The only network use is the optional model download, which you trigger yourself.
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Push-to-talk on the key you choose
Any key or combination. Press Esc (or the key again) to cancel.
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Choose your engine
Apple Speech for live text, or NVIDIA Parakeet models: 25 European languages, language auto-detected, run locally.
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A native, minimal pill
A small pill you can place anywhere on screen.
How it works
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The text is pasted
When you release, the text is pasted into the focused app.
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Two permissions
On first launch, macOS asks for Microphone and Accessibility access.