How it works
Three keystrokes. That's it.
No mode-switching, no app to focus, no copy-paste loop.
Hold right ⌥ Option
Press and hold the right Option key on your Mac keyboard. A small pill appears — you're live.
Speak naturally
Say anything — sentences, lists, punctuation. Vibetype understands natural speech including "comma", "new line", and "period".
Text appears anywhere
Release the key. Your words are inserted wherever your cursor is — email, Slack, code editor, browser, any app.
Product
Minimal by design.
Lives in your menu bar. Shows up when you need it. Disappears when you don't.
Home
Local-first dictation. Nothing leaves your Mac.
Features
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Fully offline
Everything runs on your device. No internet needed after the one-time setup.
Works in any app
Email, Slack, Notion, Notes, browsers — Vibetype types for you wherever your cursor is.
Learns your vocabulary
Correct a word once, correct it again — Vibetype notices and quietly adds it to your dictionary.
Blazing fast
Tuned for Apple Silicon. Speed mode transcribes in under a second — fast enough to keep up with how you think.
Full transcript history
Every dictation is saved locally. Browse, edit, and go back to anything — up to 300 sessions.
Smart formatting
Say "comma", "new line", or "period" — Vibetype converts them. Sentences are auto-capitalised.
Privacy
Your voice is private. By architecture.
Privacy isn't a setting or a policy. It's the result of a system with no server to send data to.
No servers
There is no Vibetype server, no API, no data pipeline. Everything stays on your Mac.
No accounts
No sign-up, no email, no subscription. Download and use it — that's all.
No telemetry
Zero analytics or usage data leaves your device. Not even opt-in.
Audio never saved
Your voice is processed instantly and never recorded or stored anywhere.
Everything Vibetype stores — all of it, right here:
~/Library/Application Support/com.Vibetype.Vibetype/
Delete any of these files at any time to wipe your data entirely.
Two modes
Pick the right model for the job.
One click to switch. Both run entirely on your Mac.
Speed
Fast · lightweight
Accuracy
Sharp · thorough
English only · both modes run entirely on your Mac
Installation guide
Up and running in 5 minutes.
Vibetype isn't signed by Apple yet — follow these steps to get past macOS Gatekeeper safely.
macOS Gatekeeper blocks apps from developers who haven't paid Apple for notarisation. Vibetype is safe — you can verify the source code on GitHub. Use either method below to open it:
"Vibetype" was blocked from use
macOS blocked this app because it is from an unidentified developer. You can allow it in System Settings.
- 1.Try to open Vibetype — macOS will show a warning dialog.
- 2.Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- 3.Scroll down — you'll see “Vibetype was blocked”.
- 4.Click Open Anyway, then confirm in the dialog that appears.
- 1.Right-click (or Control+click) Vibetype.app in Applications.
- 2.Choose Open from the context menu.
- 3.A dialog appears — click Open to confirm.
- 4.This only needs to be done once.
Open 'Vibetype'?
macOS cannot verify the developer of 'Vibetype'. Are you sure you want to open it?
Still stuck? Open an issue on GitHub and we'll help.
FAQ
Questions & answers.
Start dictating today.
Free and open-source. No subscription, no account, no cloud.
Need help installing? See the installation guide ↑