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JoyType

Type with your voice

JoyType lets you dictate into any app on your Apple Silicon Mac. It suits you if you prefer speaking to typing and want your audio to stay on your machine.

by JoyMac Studio · 77% positive (61)

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What you get

You can turn spoken thoughts into text without sending audio to the cloud.

You can reply to a chat, draft an email, or capture an idea by speaking directly into the app you're already using. Hold a hotkey while you talk, then release it to insert your words at the cursor. You don't need to dictate elsewhere and paste the result.

For longer notes or emails, you can double-tap to keep dictation running without holding a key, then tap again to stop. Local AI cleans up filler words and punctuation, giving you a tidier draft from your spoken words.

Your audio stays on your Apple Silicon Mac, and you can dictate without an internet connection or an account. You can also switch between 25 supported languages as you work.

  • Speak where you're working

    You can put dictated text directly into chats, emails, and other apps wherever your cursor is.

  • Keep talking hands-free

    You can dictate longer passages without holding a key by double-tapping to start and tapping again to stop.

  • Keep your audio private

    You can dictate offline, with speech recognition and text cleanup staying on your Mac.

  • Get tidier spoken drafts

    You get text with filler words and punctuation cleaned up by local AI.

  • Use your preferred language

    You can switch among 25 supported languages while dictating.

Best for

  • You prefer speaking your chat replies and emails
  • You want offline dictation on an Apple Silicon Mac
  • You want to capture ideas without typing them out

Skip it if

You don't need it if you prefer typing, and it isn't suitable if your Mac uses an Intel processor.

Screenshots

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From the developer

JoyType lets you type with your voice — anywhere on your Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and text lands right where your cursor is. It's a local-first alternative to cloud dictation tools like Wispr Flow: everything runs on Apple Silicon, no audio ever leaves your machine.
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