SpeakUp

Overview

SpeakUp is a privacy-first dictation app for macOS that runs Whisper AI directly on your Apple Silicon GPU with zero cloud dependency. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, press again, and your text appears instantly at the cursor in any app. It delivers accurate punctuation, correct capitalization, and automatic language detection across 30+ languages including English and German. Built as a lightweight menu bar app with Metal acceleration, SpeakUp has no session time limits, works in any text field system-wide, and includes a Low Memory mode for Macs with 8GB RAM. Made in Berlin with European privacy standards — no accounts, no telemetry, no data collection, and audio is immediately discarded after recognition.

Pricing: €29 (14-day free trial)

Minimum macOS: 14.6 (Sonoma)

Architecture: Apple Silicon

Key Features

• 100% offline dictation using Whisper AI on Apple Silicon GPU
• Metal-accelerated for fast, low-latency transcription
• Works in any app and any text field system-wide
• Accurate punctuation and correct capitalization
• 30+ languages with automatic language detection
• Custom hotkey for start/stop recording
• No session time limits
• Lightweight menu bar app with minimal resource usage
• Low Memory mode for Macs with 8GB RAM
• No accounts, no telemetry, no data collection
• Audio immediately discarded after recognition
• GDPR compliant, made in Berlin

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