Talk directly.
Keep what matters.
Free dictation on Mac. Direct browser conversations with notes on your own devices.
Browser calls are a direct-network preview. See how it connects.
Optional Cloud from $7.50/mo. 14-day trial and plans.
Get started
Up and running in a minute
No account for local dictation. Two ways to get Sayframe, then you're dictating.
- 01
Install Sayframe
Download the app and drag it into Applications, or run one line in Terminal. Free, notarized by Apple, and universal (Apple Silicon & Intel).
Drag Sayframe into Applications, or let Homebrew handle it. Both install the same build, and updates arrive automatically.
- 02
Allow two permissions
Open Sayframe and macOS will ask for Microphone and Accessibility once each. That's how it hears you and types into any app. Choose on-device transcription to keep your audio on your Mac; cloud providers are optional.
Microphone· to hear youAccessibility· to type into any app - 03
Press, speak, done
Hit ⌥Space in any app and talk. Clean text lands right at your cursor in Mail, Slack, Xcode, anywhere.
How it works
Three keys to clean text
No menus, no uploads, no waiting. The whole loop happens on your Mac.
Press
Hit your shortcut in any Mac app or text field. No window to open.
Speak
Talk naturally. Sayframe transcribes on your Mac with Whisper and Apple Speech.
It lands
Clean text drops in at your cursor or on the clipboard. Keep working without switching apps.
Private by default
Your voice stays on your Mac
Every rival sends your speech to the cloud and calls privacy a setting. Sayframe flips it: on-device first, cloud only if you ask.
Transcription runs on your Mac.
Download and dictate locally. Sign in only for Sayframe Cloud.
Cloud is opt-in, per use, with clear consent.
More than dictation
One job, done beautifully. Then depth when you want it.
AI cleanup
FreeTurn rambling speech into polished writing with a local model or your own provider key.
Meetings
FreeCapture, transcribe, and organize meetings on your Mac. Hosted summaries are on the roadmap.
Custom modes
FreeTailor prompts per workflow so email, notes, code, and chat already fit.
Transcript library
FreeEvery dictation saved and searchable, on your Mac. Find what you said weeks ago.
Cloud dictation
ProUse hosted transcription with 600 minutes per month and provider failover.
Library export
FreeTake your transcripts anywhere in Markdown, JSON, SRT, and more.
Clean text lands anywhere you type.
Compare
Honest about the alternatives.
The others are fast and cloud-first. Sayframe keeps dictation private by default, on-device, and free. See the real side-by-side.
Pricing
Start free. Add Cloud when you need it.
On-device dictation and every local feature are free. Pro adds Sayframe Cloud hosted transcription with 600 minutes per month.
Free
Unlimited on-device dictation. No account.
- Unlimited on-device dictation
- Local transcription with Whisper + Apple Speech
- AI cleanup, local or bring-your-own-key
- Meeting capture, transcription & workspace
- Custom modes, watch folders, per-app rules
- Library export in every format
- Searchable transcript library
- Works in any Mac app
Pro
$7.50/mo billed yearly
For dictation without running a local model. Sayframe Cloud processes your audio on hosted servers, with automatic provider failover.
10 hours of Cloud transcription each month.
- Sayframe Cloud transcription - 600 min/month, provider failover included
Cancel anytime. Local features stay free.
Try Cloud before you subscribe
300 minutes over 14 days, with a 90-minute limit per rolling 24 hours. No card required. Your trial starts with your first Cloud transcription.
Paid Pro allowance: Included minutes reset monthly and don’t roll over. Your allowance is locked through your current paid term; changes apply only at renewal with 30 days’ notice. Local and BYOK features continue regardless.
Frequently asked
Ready when you are
Stop typing. Start speaking.
Free, on-device, private by default. Download Sayframe for Mac.
- Free
- On-device
- No account for local dictation