Pipit
Fast, invisible, actually free voice-to-text for Mac
Overview
Pipit is a free, open-source voice-to-text app for macOS with lightning-fast local transcription and unified clipboard history. Features an adaptive smart dictionary that learns your terminology, 40+ built-in quick actions, and support for transcribing audio/video files (MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV). All processing happens locally for complete privacy. Optional AI formatting is available via your own Open Router API key for pay-as-you-go polishing of transcribed text.
Pricing: Free
Minimum macOS: 15.0 (Sequoia)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Lightning-fast local voice transcription
- 100% private on-device processing
- Unified clipboard and transcription history
- Smart adaptive dictionary for custom vocabulary
- File transcription (MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV)
- 40+ built-in quick actions
- Zero-lag overlay interface
- Optional AI formatting via Open Router
- Free and open source
- Native Swift implementation
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