Think it. Say it. Done.
Press a hotkey, speak your mind, and perfectly transcribed text appears wherever you're typing. Offline by default. Powered by Whisper. Extensible with AI.
Three keystrokes to flow state
Press the hotkey
A global hotkey that works in any app, any time.
Speak naturally
Whisper AI transcribes on-device. No internet needed.
Text appears
Automatically pasted right where your cursor is.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Built for developers and power users who care about speed, privacy, and control.
Offline by default
Whisper runs locally on Apple Silicon. Your audio never leaves your Mac.
Pipe to any AI
Route transcripts through Claude, Gemini, Codex, or your own scripts for rewriting, formatting, and transformation.
Meeting-aware
Auto-detects Zoom, Teams, and Slack huddles. Record and summarize with one click.
Bring your own keys
Use Deepgram, OpenAI, AssemblyAI, or Groq for cloud STT. No proprietary lock-in.
Custom glossary
Teach liltype your jargon, brand names, and domain-specific terms.
Clipboard history
Every dictation saved, searchable, and pinnable. Never lose a transcription again.
Your voice, piped through any AI
liltype is the first dictation app with native CLI agent support. Speak naturally, transcribe with Whisper, then rewrite with Claude, Gemini, or any custom command — all in a single flow.
- →Route to Claude, Gemini, Codex, or custom scripts
- →Rewrite casual speech into professional prose
- →Transform voice into code, emails, Slack messages
# You say: "remind sarah about the deploy tomorrow morning"
# Whisper transcribes → Claude rewrites →
"Hi Sarah, just a quick reminder that we have the deployment scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Let me know if anything changes!"
✓ Copied to clipboard & pasted
Your voice stays on your Mac
Privacy isn't a feature — it's the architecture.
Processed locally
Audio is transcribed via the Apple Neural Engine. Nothing leaves your Mac unless you opt in.
You hold the keys
Cloud mode is opt-in and BYO-key. We never see your API keys or your audio.
No surprise bills
Daily cost cap on cloud usage prevents runaway charges. You set the limit.
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need cloud and AI power.
Free
Everything you need for offline dictation.
- ✓Offline Whisper transcription
- ✓Semantic cleanup & formatting
- ✓Clipboard history
- ✓Custom glossary
- ✓Global hotkey
Plus
Billed yearly. Unlock all models and cloud STT with your own API key.
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓All local model sizes
- ✓Cloud STT via your API key
- ✓Deepgram, OpenAI, Groq & more
- ✓CLI agent integration
Pro
Managed cloud transcription — no API key needed. We handle everything.
- ✓Everything in Plus
- ✓Managed cloud transcription
- ✓No API key needed
- ✓600 min/mo cloud minutes
- ✓Meeting detection & recording
- ✓Priority support