Hold Fn
Start dictation with the native Mac Fn key. 
can stay quietly in the menu bar.
Private Mac dictation you own · 100% Free
Local voice typing for your Mac. Super fast.
Hold Fn, speak, release. Powered by a high-performance native Rust core and whisper.cpp, transcribes locally on your Mac and pastes
wherever your cursor already is with near-instant speed. 100% free software — no license key, no cloud transcription, and no monthly meter.
- Version 1.0.0
- 100% Free
- Super-Fast Rust Engine
- Zero Cloud Latency
- No License Needed
- Apple Silicon + Intel
Core loop
One Mac reflex. No transcription workbench.
is designed for the moment you are already writing, not for uploading files or managing a cloud account.
Speak naturally
Say the words you want to place into the current app. handles local transcription on this Mac.
Release to paste
Your transcript lands in the app you were already using: Mail, Notes, chat, editors, or AI prompts.
Interactive Simulator
Try Fn key dictation locally.
Click and hold the virtual fn key button below (or press and hold the physical Fn key on your Mac keyboard) to speak. Release it to auto-paste the transcription.
Ready. Cursor active.
Idle
💡 Tip: Press and hold the physical Fn key on your keyboard or hold the fn button above.
Use it everywhere you type
One gesture. Any active cursor.
does not ask you to move into a writing dashboard. It listens locally and places faithful text into the app you were already using.
You say
tell the team i checked the accessibility flow and the app now opens as a proper Mac settings window
pastes
tell the team i checked the accessibility flow and the app now opens as a proper Mac settings window
Actual app
A small Mac window that gets out of the way.
The main surface is intentionally compact: status, local model, paste behavior, and your recent captures when you ask for them.
Local control
Your voice should not need a round trip to someone else's server.
Cloud dictation can be powerful, but it often asks you to send voice data away.
is built for the opposite feeling: speak privately, process locally, paste deliberately.
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Mic
🧠
Local model
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Your Mac
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Active cursor
Mac-native where it matters
A quiet utility, not another noisy AI dashboard.
Super-fast Rust engine
Lock-free ring buffer streams audio directly to whisper.cpp worker threads for instant results.
App Nap protected
Never throttled by macOS in the background. Ready to transcribe the moment you press Fn.
Fn-first dictation
Hold, speak, release. A daily Mac reflex instead of a slow mode switch.
Clipboard-respectful paste
Pastes transcribed text directly at your cursor without wiping your existing clipboard.
Launch trust
Built for direct Mac distribution.
Mynah 1.0.0 is a proper signed, notarized, and stapled Mac release for direct download.
Product Roadmap
Current Capabilities & Next Releases
Mynah is built for local control, tuning capabilities specifically for the macOS ecosystem.
Current Capabilities
Powering your dictation today
Mynah already gives you ultra-fast local Mac voice typing: hold Fn, speak, release, and paste into the app you are using. Powered by a native Rust engine, transcription runs on local engines, diagnostics stay on-device, and no cloud provider is required.
- Super-fast Rust engine: Lock-free ring buffer streams audio straight into local whisper.cpp threads.
- App Nap protected: Prevents background throttling on macOS for zero latency spikes.
- Fn-key dictation: Hold, speak, and release to dictate immediately.
- Zero cloud latency: Runs 100% on-device using private transcription models.
- Auto-paste at cursor: Drops your words instantly in the active app.
- Menu-bar runtime: Stays out of sight, always ready in the background.
- Local captures & diagnostics: Keep execution logs and clips secure on your own hardware.
Coming Next Roadmap
Local Writing Modes
The next major Mynah release adds local writing modes. Dictate stays verbatim, while Clean Ramble, List, and Prompt help shape spoken thoughts before paste. On supported Macs, Apple’s on-device models may enhance results automatically. When unavailable, Mynah falls back to deterministic local rules.
- Dictate: exactly what you said
- Clean Ramble: cleaner sentences from messy speech
- List: bullets and numbered steps
- Prompt: structured prompts from rough thoughts
- Apple on-device enhancement: where available on supported Macs
- Deterministic fallback: everywhere when Apple Intelligence is unavailable
- Raw transcript: remains the saved record in local captures
100% Free Software
Free forever. No license required.
Mynah is completely free for everyone. No license key, no trial expiration, no accounts, and no monthly credit meter. Download it, install your favorite local Whisper model, and dictate without limits.
$0Free & Unrestricted · No license needed
Rustengineered for pure local speed
EngineLock-Free Audio & whisper.cpp
Super-fast Rust core
No subscription
No word quota
No cloud transcription
No license key
Download Mynah directly for your Mac. Runs 100% offline with whisper.cpp on Apple Silicon and Intel.
Engineered for pure speed
High-performance native Rust core with zero web-bridge conversion lag.
Lock-free audio streaming directly into local whisper.cpp worker threads.
App Nap prevention ensures background dictation never throttles.
Download Free for Mac
Questions
Plain answers.
Is Mynah really free?
Yes, Mynah is 100% free software. No license keys, no trial expiration, no subscription, and no hidden fees. Just download and use.
Why is Mynah so fast?
Mynah is built with a high-performance native Rust core. Audio is streamed through lock-free ring buffers directly into whisper.cpp worker threads without web-bridge overhead, and macOS App Nap prevention guarantees background dictation never throttles.
Does Mynah use cloud transcription?
No. The core dictation loop runs 100% locally on your Mac. Audio and transcription are processed on-device using engines like whisper.cpp. No cloud transcription or account is required.
Is Mynah a subscription?
No. Mynah is not a subscription and requires no accounts. All features and future updates are completely free.