Journal
Field notes from building a privacy-first dictation app, what we ship, what we learn, what we change our mind about.
Almost every voice-to-text app for Mac now rents itself to you monthly. We moved JustVoice to a single $35 lifetime payment. Here's the math, the trade-offs, and how the no-subscription dictation apps actually compare.
Dictating code is different from dictating prose, symbols, casing, and identifiers break ordinary dictation. Here's how to actually dictate code on a Mac, what code mode does, and the workflow that makes voice coding usable.
Superwhisper is an excellent local Whisper app, but its subscription, price, and mode-heavy UX don't fit everyone. Here are eight Superwhisper alternatives for Mac, ranked by price, code support, and how local they really are.
Why Mac dictation cuts off, mishears words, or stops after 60 seconds, with the actual fixes, plus the built-in limits no setting can solve and what to use instead.
How fast does OpenAI Whisper actually run on Apple Silicon? Real-world speed numbers for tiny through large-v3 across M1, M2 Pro, M3, and M4 chips, with model picks per Mac.
How to set up voice dictation for AI coding agents, Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT desktop, GitHub Copilot Chat, with hotkeys, custom vocabulary, and code-mode tips that actually work.
An honest desk audit of every major Mac dictation app, JustVoice, Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper, VoiceInk, Aiko, Apple Dictation, Otter, on the local-vs-cloud question.
Wispr Flow popularized cloud voice dictation but isn't the right fit for everyone. Here are nine Wispr Flow alternatives ranked by privacy, price, and Mac-native features.
Voice + AI coding tools is the most underrated developer productivity unlock of 2026. Here's how to set up vibe coding by voice on Mac with JustVoice, Cursor, and Claude Code.
Everything you need to dictate on Mac in 2026: built-in Apple Dictation setup, third-party Whisper apps, accuracy tips, custom vocabulary, code dictation, and accessibility.
Run OpenAI Whisper locally on your Mac for accurate speech-to-text. This guide covers what Whisper is, how it works, model sizes, GPU acceleration, and the best Mac apps that wrap it.
The best free voice-to-text apps for Mac in 2026, ranked by accuracy, privacy, and what you get without paying, open source, the built-in Apple option, free file transcription, and where a paid app is worth it.
Repetitive strain injury sidelines thousands of developers each year. Voice dictation is the single biggest preventative tool you can adopt. Here's how to build it into your workflow before pain forces you to.
Today we're launching JustVoice, a GPU-accelerated, privacy-first voice-to-text app for macOS that processes everything locally on your device. Here's what we built and why.