pindrop
A macOS menu bar dictation app that turns speech into text using local speech recognition with WhisperKit. It stays offline and private by default, with optional cloud transcription.
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Overview
Pindrop is a native macOS menu bar dictation app that turns speech into text. It stays offline and private by default, with optional cloud transcription. It is built in Swift and SwiftUI and uses local engines on Apple Silicon, including WhisperKit, Parakeet, SenseVoice and Apple's on-device speech stack. Optional OpenAI transcription models are available, and API credentials are kept in the macOS Keychain.
Key features
- Local transcription with WhisperKit, Parakeet and SenseVoice
- Model browser recommends options for your Mac
- Optional OpenAI GPT-4o cloud transcription
- Streaming dictation, English only for now
- API keys stored in the macOS Keychain
Best for
Mac users who want private, on-device dictation from the menu bar. Streaming dictation currently supports English only.
- Upstream
- watzon/pindrop
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/pindrop
- Upstream stars
- 626
- Category
- Apps and everyday utilities
- Language
- Swift
- License
- MIT
- Forked
- 2026-03-23
- Sync status
- Diverged from upstream
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