What Tablif read on Keebye's site
Keebye describes itself as: “Keebye — Voice Dictation for Parallel Builders”
- Price model: One-time · Monthly · Yearly · free tier
- Free tier: Free for a trial
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
- How it differs: “What it adds over Apple's built-in dictation is the workflow around it: a real push-to-talk key, insertion that works over SSH and tmux, a dictionary for your project's vocabulary, and history that stays on your disk and deletes itself.”
What it is
Calls itself “voice dictation”.
- Calls itself: voice dictation
“Keebye is push-to-talk voice dictation for macOS.”
Where it puts itself
Claims “only”. Rules out “telemetry”. Publishes a comparison page.
- Superlative claim: only
- Says it will not: telemetry
“What it adds over Apple's built-in dictation is the workflow around it: a real push-to-talk key, insertion that works over SSH and tmux, a dictionary for your project's vocabulary, and history that stays on your disk and deletes itself.”
“Pro and Lifetime are the same full product; the only difference is how you pay.”
What it costs
One-time purchase, monthly subscription and yearly plan. Free for a trial period. Trial: “14 days”. Prices quoted: $199.99, $9.99 first month.
- One-time: yes
- Monthly: yes
- Yearly: yes
- Free plan: free for a trial
- Price: $199.99 · $9.99 first month
- Trial: 14 days
“$199.99”
“$9.99 first month, then $19.99/month”
Who it sells to
Sells to consumers. Made for Engineers and Non-native speakers. Available in 7 languages.
- Sells to: consumers
- Made for: Engineers · Non-native speakers
- Languages: 7 languages
“Keebye is push-to-talk voice dictation for macOS.”
“Engineers running parallel agent lanes who would rather speak an instruction than type it into four windows.”
How it runs
A desktop app for Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. AI is a side feature. Built with Google Analytics.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: Windows · macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- AI role: a side feature
- Analytics: Google Analytics
“Keebye is push-to-talk dictation for Mac and Windows.”
“A Windows port exists in the codebase but no build has shipped.”
What it works with
Names ChatGPT, Claude Code and 5 more on its pages.
- Names: ChatGPT · Claude Code · Cursor · +4
“Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Slack, and the rest.”
“Claude Code, Cursor, and a terminal instead of typing into each one.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs and a blog.
- Instant signup: yes
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Start free trial”
“The trial is free for 14 days with no card required”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 14 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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