Scribe
Scribe
Fast, private, customizable, open-source dictation for macOS.
$ brew install --cask bledny1099/scribe/scribe

macOS 14+ (Sonoma, Sequoia) · Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4/M5)

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Engineered for deep flow

Designed from the metal up for prompt engineering, agentic coding, and private macOS workflow.

Aether Engine

Blends the real-time speed of Apple silicon with the deep quality of Whisper. Runs 100% locally on the Neural Engine with zero cloud latency.

One Global Shortcut

Tap once to speak, tap again to transcribe and insert instantly. Fully rebindable to any physical modifier or key.

⌥ Option + S

Dynamic App Context

Identifies active frontmost window and primes vocabulary specifically for IDE vibe coding, agents, or chatting.

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Community Vocabulary

Crowdsourced shared dictionary for slang and tech jargon. Keeps your vocabulary sharp with optional background sync.

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Pastes Anywhere

Direct accessibility API injection pastes output into whatever application has focus without clipboard pollution.

Private & Offline

Runs 100% offline with zero telemetry. Accounts are strictly optional to sync stats, and dictionary sync is opt-in.

We dictate all day

Mostly for prompting coding agents, drafting documents, and sending quick chat replies. Nothing out there was fast, private, and customizable enough, so we built Scribe and open sourced it.

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