DictationAI dictation for your Mac
Clean text in any app, from one key. Free on your Mac, with no account.
Free · macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon
Speak. It types where you are.
Hold fnfn, talk, and let go. Tora writes clean text into Mail, Slack, your editor, or any text field.
Double-tap fnfn to keep talking hands-free. Press escesc 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 fnfn, 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 fnfn 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 escesc 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.
- Tora Cloud
Text the moment you let go
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 dataQuestions, 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 escesc 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 fnfn and talk.
Free · macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon