TapTalk · House #5,484 · Resting in Launch Grove

What it is

Calls itself “speech-to-text”.

• Calls itself: speech-to-text

“Local speech-to-text for macOS.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “No Electron” and “no web wrapper”.

• Says it will not: No Electron · no web wrapper

“TapTalk is the only Mac dictation app that is free, permissively open source, shipped as a ready-to-run binary, 100 percent on-device by default on the Neural Engine”

“No Electron, no web wrapper.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.

• One-time: no
• Monthly: no
• Yearly: no
• Free plan: free forever

“No subscription, no trial, no paywall.”

“Free. Open source.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Available in 6 languages.

• Sells to: developers
• Languages: 6 languages

“Built by one developer, in the open.”

“Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, and more”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. No API. Open source. AI is the core of the product.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: Homebrew
• API: no
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product

“TapTalk turns speech into text in any Mac app.”

“…macOS 14 or later.”

What it works with

Names Apple Dictation, LM Studio and 5 more on its pages.

• Names: Apple Dictation · LM Studio · NVIDIA Nemotron · +4

“Apple Dictation 31.6 %”

“Ollama, LM Studio, or OpenAI.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Claims “14.5% Hindi word error rate on 418 real FLEURS clips”. Try it without signing up.

• Number claimed: 14.5% Hindi word error rate on 418 real FLEURS clips
• Instant signup: yes
• Trial asks for: nothing

“Download free”

“No account, no subscription, no cloud.”