We believe desktop software should be an asset you own, not a never-ending rent payment.
Because MacVoice runs 100% on your Mac with $0 cloud server expenses, we refuse to charge you rent for software you run on your own hardware.
A single payment of $9 gives you lifetime access and all v1.x updates. Download the 784 KB DMG immediately after checkout.
Instant delivery of MacVoice.dmg via secure checkout. No account required.
Cloud dictation services charge $12 to $15 per month ($144–$180/year) because they must maintain expensive GPU server clusters to process your audio.
MacVoice performs 100% of its speech recognition and native text polishing locally on your Mac's Apple Silicon hardware. Because our marginal cost to serve you is $0.00, we pass those savings directly to you with a fair, one-time $9 price tag.
A factual comparison against built-in dictation and heavy AI recorders. Dated October 2026.
| Feature / Capability | MacVoice (macOS) | Apple Dictation | Wispr Flow | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Words Are Typed | Real Keyboard Keystrokes (Simulated typing) | System dictation bubble | Clipboard paste (Cmd+V) | Clipboard paste (Cmd+V) |
| Works Where Paste is Blocked | Yes (Immune to restrictions) | Partial | No (Blocked by website) | No (Blocked by website) |
| Overwrites What You Copied? | Never (Clipboard untouched) | Never | Yes (Wipes your clipboard) | Yes (Wipes your clipboard) |
| Removes 'Um' & 'Uh' Hesitations | Instant automatic cleanup | None (types every stutter) | Cloud AI processing | Local AI model |
| Typing Latency | < 150ms (Real-time as you speak) | ~200ms | ~1.0s cloud delay | 2.5s batch wait |
| Safe in Chat Apps (Slack, Teams) | Yes (Won't accidentally send) | No (Sends message early) | No (Sends message early) | No (Sends message early) |
| Voice Privacy | 100% on your Mac (Zero cloud audio) | Apple Cloud / Local | Sent to cloud servers | 100% on your Mac |
| App Size & Memory Footprint | 784 KB (~60 MB RAM) | Built into macOS | ~80 MB (~180 MB RAM) | 1.5 GB+ (500 MB – 1.8 GB RAM) |
| Pricing Model | $9 USD One-Time (Own forever) | Free with macOS | $144 / year subscription | $250 one-time |