Codictate

Codictate provides on‑device speech‑to‑text conversion that works in any application on macOS or Windows. Users trigger dictation with a shortcut, speak, and the recognized text is pasted directly into the active window—whether it is an IDE, terminal, browser, chat client, email composer, or note‑taking app. The tool supports an arbitrary language and operates without an internet connection, requiring no account or cloud service.

The software runs locally, ensuring that audio and transcriptions never leave the user’s machine, and it adapts to personal vocabulary by learning custom words and shortcuts. Features include a dictionary mode that corrects near‑misses, a stream mode that shows real‑time transcription, and optional translation, formatting, and command modes.

Codictate is open source and distributed freely for both Mac (including Apple Silicon) and Windows, with installation via Homebrew or a simple installer. It targets anyone who wants private, language‑agnostic dictation integrated into their existing workflow without leaving the current application.