Offline voice-to-text for macOS, fully on-device with 2 tandem Apple transcription engines and an Apple Intelligence final pass. $20 lifetime license.

Hush Touch is an advanced voice-to-text dictation software designed specifically for macOS users who want fast, accurate, private, and convenient speech transcription. The app elevates traditional dictation by combining multiple native Apple dictation engines with Apple Intelligence to deliver cleaner, more natural text conversion that adapts seamlessly to everyday writing workflows. It’s engineered to run entirely on-device, which means your voice data stays on your Mac and never gets sent to the cloud — ensuring maximum privacy and zero dependency on internet connectivity while dictating.

At just 5.5 MB in size, Hush Touch is lightweight and launches quickly, integrating smoothly into daily tasks such as drafting emails, writing messages, taking notes, composing documents, and creating content hands-free. Users can begin dictation with a customizable hotkey or even say “Hey Siri, start touch,” triggering a fully hands-free dictation mode that automatically stops after a brief silence. You can also set custom voice commands like “okay send message” to automatically insert and send dictated text — streamlining multitasking and redefining productivity on Mac.

Beyond basic voice-to-text capabilities, Hush Touch offers adaptive learning that refines recognition accuracy over time. It learns from corrections and builds a personalized vocabulary, improving how it transcribes technical jargon, brand names, or industry-specific terms. The software supports multiple context modes — such as for email, coding, general writing, and note-taking — allowing the system to tailor transcription behavior to different user needs. Additional intelligent features include automatic filler word removal, smart punctuation, voice snippet insertion, emoji dictation, and formatting tools that enhance readability and professional quality of the output.

One of Hush Touch’s defining strengths is its privacy-first approach. With everything processed locally on your Mac, there are no cloud services, no network requests during dictation, and no collection of personal data, ensuring users retain full control over their speech input. This builds confidence for individuals and professionals alike who want dictation power without sacrificing privacy.

Available as a one-time purchase with a lifetime license, Hush Touch avoids ongoing subscription fees while providing continuous updates and feature improvements — making it an efficient, cost-effective solution for individuals and professionals who need reliable, on-device voice transcription tools for MacOS.