Voice-to-text dictation
for macOS, Windows & Linux
Speak naturally and watch your words appear anywhere. Transcribe offline with local models for total privacy, or plug in your favorite cloud engine for maximum accuracy.
Free to start · No account required for local transcription
Everything stays on your device
No analytics. No trackers. No logs. What you say is yours alone.
Runs 100% locally
Every word is processed right on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded.
No analytics
Zero telemetry, zero metrics, zero usage tracking. Ever.
No trackers
No hidden pixels, no fingerprinting, no third-party SDKs phoning home.
No logs
Nothing you dictate is ever written to a log file or server.
Everything you need to type less
One app, two ways to transcribe — fully local for privacy, or cloud engines for speed and accuracy. Then let Lafal clean up, reshape, and check what you wrote.
Speech to text
Say it, don't type it. Lafal turns your voice into clean text at conversation speed — significantly faster than any keyboard.
Proofread
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrected right where you wrote it — no rewrites, no rewording, just a cleaner version of your own words.
Concise
Cuts the filler, keeps the point. Shortens your text in place while preserving exactly what you meant to say.
Rephrase
One idea, any voice. Rewrite what you wrote in the tone the moment calls for.
Summarize
Get the gist in seconds. Opens in a tidy popup you can copy from or close the moment you're done.
Fact check
A six-level verdict on any claim — with a plain-English explanation, a source link when one's available, and a one-click Google fallback whenever the answer is inconclusive.
Simple, honest pricing
Free to use with local models — no account or subscription required.
Free
Everything you need to get started with local dictation.
- Unlimited local transcription
- Bring your own cloud API key
- 100+ languages
- System-wide dictation on macOS
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Local models run entirely on-device and are optimized for Apple Silicon, so transcription keeps working even offline.