Long replies without typing
For WeChat, Feishu, Slack, or any chat app: speak first, then make small edits before sending.
Ousia Voice for Mac is available now · On-device-first voice typing and file transcription
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Trade typing for speaking.
Long replies, documents, sudden ideas: start by speaking. Press a shortcut, finish your thought, and the text returns to the current app.
12ms fast response*
No account
On-device first
Audio and video transcription
Current app
Mail
You say
Can you help me reply to this email and say I can take a look this afternoon, and if it works for them we can do a quick sync tomorrow morning.
Press the shortcut and speak
Transcribing on device
Ousia Voice enters
I can take a look this afternoon. If that works for you, we can do a quick sync tomorrow morning.
Speak where you are already writing.
Start documents by speaking
In Mail, Notion, Pages, or Notes, turn a thought into editable text first.
Tell AI more context
In Cursor, VS Code, or the browser, dictate prompts, comments, and commit messages.
Capture it when it arrives
When a thought appears, use your voice before your hands catch up.
Long-form input does not have to start at the keyboard.
Ousia Voice is not another editor. It helps you get the first draft of text inside your existing workflow.
Think · Type · Delete · Type again
Shortcut · Speak · Return to current app · Tweak
For people who work with words all day.
Speak a full thought first, then refine it into an article, script, or email.
Turn class recordings, reading notes, and assignment ideas into text drafts.
Dictate requirements, prompts, comments, and commit messages directly into your editor.
Turn videos, podcasts, and interview material into searchable text for editing.
Convert recordings into text so they are easier to search, copy, and organize.
Start on device by default, without sending your voice to an online account first.
Short input and long files in one desktop tool.
Press a shortcut, speak, and enter text
For messages, emails, documents, prompts, and quick notes. Text can return to the current app, reducing copy and paste.
Mouse key 5
Listening
Turn audio and video into text first
For meetings, interviews, courses, and video material. Generate text or draft subtitles before review and editing.
meeting_audio.m4a
Draft subtitles
Not every speech-to-text tool belongs on your desktop all day.
Dimension
Common options
Ousia Voice
Response
Usually requires opening dictation, a web page, or a project first.
Shortcut trigger, recording state in 12ms.*
Where text goes
Often transcribes in a separate window, then you copy it back.
Text returns to the current app: chat, docs, notes.
Accuracy tuning
Repeated recognition mistakes often need manual fixes.
Maintain common replacements for names, terms, and fixed phrases.
File transcription
Short input and file transcription are often separate tools.
Dictation and audio/video transcription live in one desktop app.
Privacy control
Accounts, uploads, and online processing are often the default path.
Starts on-device by default; online features are optional.
Your voice does not have to leave your computer by default.
No account required
Open the app and start using it without creating an account first.
History is your choice
Recordings and transcript history are off by default. You can keep them locally when you want, and clear them anytime.
Online features are optional
If you choose online recognition or text cleanup, Ousia Voice makes that clear in settings before you use it.
A real Mac desktop app, not another web text box.
Pay once. No subscription.
Ousia Voice Pro uses a clear one-time price. The current version is for macOS; future desktop versions will follow the release plan.
Trade typing for speaking today.
Download Ousia Voice for Mac. No account required, on-device first; the Mac App Store version is in preparation.
Direct download
macOS DMG
Mac App Store version in preparation.
What you may want to know about Ousia Voice first.
What can Ousia Voice do?
It turns speech into text and sends it back to the current app. It can also turn recordings and videos into text or draft subtitles.
Does Ousia Voice require an account?
No. You can open it and start using it. Recordings and transcript history are not saved by default.
Does Ousia Voice process online by default?
No. It starts on your device by default. If you need online capabilities, you can enable them in settings.
Where can I download it now?
Use the macOS DMG button in the download section to get the current version. The Mac App Store version is in preparation.
* 12ms refers to the interface response time from shortcut trigger to recording-state activation in a test environment. It does not represent full speech transcription time. Tested on an Apple Silicon Mac while idle, using the better result from repeated triggers; actual performance varies by device, system load, audio length, and recognition settings.