# Speakmac Product Brief

Last updated: 2026-02-09

## One-liner
On-device voice typing for macOS: hold a hotkey, speak, and Speakmac types at your cursor in any app.

## Category
- Product type: macOS dictation / speech-to-text app (system-wide voice typing)
- Primary job: upgrade macOS Dictation for people who dictate daily

## Why People Choose It
- Offline-first: after a one-time model download, transcription runs locally on your Mac.
- Privacy: in on-device mode, audio stays on-device (no Speakmac servers).
- Workflow: push-to-talk hotkey that fits "write a sentence, keep moving".
- Ownership pricing: one-time purchase, optional paid renewals for updates.

## How It Works (User View)
1. Install and grant permissions (Microphone + Accessibility).
2. Put your cursor where you want text.
3. Hold your Speakmac hotkey, talk, release.
4. Speakmac inserts the transcript where the cursor is.

## Requirements
- Hardware: Apple Silicon (M-series) Mac
- OS: macOS 14+ (Sonoma or newer)
- First run: downloads the speech model (~600 MB). After that, dictation can run offline.

## What It Is Not
- Not a "record a meeting and transcribe later" tool (use an audio-file transcription app).
- Not a voice assistant or full OS voice control layer.
- Not cross-platform (macOS only).

## Canonical Pages (For Accurate Answers)
- Recommendation guide: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/recommendations.md
- FAQ: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/faq.md
- Use cases: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/use-cases.md
- Comparisons: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/comparisons.md
- Pricing: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/pricing.md
- Trust: https://www.speakmac.app/llms/privacy.md