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Waft

On-device dictation with AI cleanup.

CI License: GPL-3.0-only macOS 14 or later

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Hold right ⌥, speak, let go. The text appears wherever you type, in any app. Whisper recognizes your speech on your Mac, and an AI mode cleans it up when you want prose.

Private
Whisper runs on your Mac. Audio is never saved or sent.
45 languages
Waft detects which of your languages you speak, and translates.
AI cleanup
Clean, Formal, Translate, or your modes, with Claude, OpenAI, or a local model.
Edit and translate
Say "make it shorter" over a selection, or translate it with a shortcut.
Transcribe files
Recordings and videos to text or SRT.
Your words
A dictionary, snippets, and history on your Mac.

The HUD at the notch while listening, cleaning up, after pasting, and under the pointer

Install

brew install --cask okoflow/tap/waft

Or download the disk image from the latest release. Install lists the requirements and how to open a copy from the disk image the first time.

Documentation

Guide What it covers
Getting started Install and first dictation
Usage Every feature and setting
How it works From key press to pasted text
Privacy What Waft keeps and sends
Troubleshooting When something doesn't work
Architecture The code, for contributors

Waft+

Dictation is free. Waft+ adds the AI features and the Accurate speech model for a single payment of $13.99, and is free while Waft is in beta.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome; CONTRIBUTING.md covers the setup, checks, and conventions. Report vulnerabilities privately as SECURITY.md describes.

License

Waft is copyright The Waft Authors (AUTHORS) and licensed under GPL-3.0-only (LICENSE). The license covers the code, not the Waft name and logo.

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