# AI dictation for Mac: voice typing in any app | Tora

> Hold fn and talk. Tora types clean text into Mail, Slack, or any text field on your Mac. Speech to text in up to 100 languages, free.

URL: https://usetora.com/dictation/
Updated: 2026-10-20

Dictation

## AI dictation for your Mac

Clean text in any app, from one key. Free on your Mac, with no account.

[Download for Mac](https://updates.usetora.com/Tora.dmg) [See it work](https://usetora.com/dictation/#dictation)

Free · macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon

Dictation

## Speak. It types where you are.

Hold `fn`, talk, and let go. Tora writes clean text into Mail, Slack, your editor, or any text field.

Double-tap `fn` to keep talking hands-free. Press `esc` to cancel.

Fillers and false starts go. Names from your Dictionary come out right. Tora rejects any clean-up that drops your words.

Select text, hold `fn`, and say what to change. Say "undo that" to go back.

- English
- Español
- Deutsch
- Français
- 日本語
- हिन्दी
- + 94 more

## Talk, let go, done

1. **Hold `fn` and talk**: The notch shows that Tora is listening.
2. **Let go**: Tora cleans up the text: fillers and false starts go, and names from your Dictionary come out right.
3. **It types at your cursor**: The text lands in the app you are in. Press `esc` while you talk to cancel.

## What Dictation does

- **Works in every app**: Native apps, browsers, and Electron apps like Slack and Notion. If you can type there, you can talk there.
- **Up to five languages**: Pick up to five languages and switch between them with one click in the notch. With Tora Cloud, Tora hears all five without switching. The voice models in the library cover up to 100 languages.
- **A Dictionary for your words**: Add names, products, and terms. They come out spelled the way you wrote them.
- **Text the moment you let go** (Tora Cloud): With Tora Cloud, your audio streams while you talk, so the text lands the moment you let go.

## Private by default

On Free, the speech model and the clean-up model run on your Mac. Your audio stays there. Tora Cloud is optional: with it, audio and text go to Tora's servers and AI providers to be processed.

[How Tora handles your data](https://usetora.com/#privacy)

## Questions, answered.

### Is Tora a free dictation app for Mac?

Yes. Dictation runs on your Mac for free, with no account, no trial, and no card. Tora Cloud is an optional paid plan.

### Which languages does Tora dictation support?

Up to 100 languages, depending on the voice model you pick. Pick up to five and switch between them with one click in the notch. With Tora Cloud, Tora hears all five without switching.

### Does my voice leave my Mac?

On Free, no. The speech model runs on your Mac. With Tora Cloud, audio and text go to Tora's servers and AI providers to be processed.

### Which apps does Dictation work in?

Any app with a text field: native Mac apps, browsers, and Electron apps like Slack and Notion. Tora types where your cursor is.

### How do I stop Dictation while I talk?

Press `esc` while you talk to cancel.

### Which Macs does it run on?

A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 26 or later.

## Start with one key. Hold `fn` and talk.

[Download for Mac](https://updates.usetora.com/Tora.dmg) [See pricing](https://usetora.com/pricing/)

Free · macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon

## The other agents

- [Writer: Select text, press `Control-Option-W`, and pick a fix.](https://usetora.com/writer/)
- [Meetings: Notes from every call. No bot joins.](https://usetora.com/meetings/)
- [Live suggestions: A reply in your notch before it is your turn.](https://usetora.com/live-suggestions/)