Diktator Local Translation
Diktator's own translation stays on your Mac.
Private multilingual dictation on your devices.
Dictate locally on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android. Start with the free version and choose when to begin the 21-day advanced trial.
Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android available · Linux and Windows planned.
On-device dictation
Dictation + translation
Free version, always available
Trial starts when you choose
No subscription
One purchase for the family
Dictation + translation
Speak in one language. Write in another.
On Mac, choose a target language and translate what you dictate without leaving Diktator. Use either Diktator's local translation or Apple Translation within the same app.
Apple Translation in the free version
Use Apple Translation from the same workflow, even in the free version.
Free, Trial, Advanced
Free now. Trial later. Upgrade when you are ready.
Start with the free version and keep using it without a deadline. Launch the 21-day advanced trial only when you choose, then pay once for the advanced workflow if you want it.
The free version stays free
Use essential local dictation for as long as you like without starting the advanced trial. The free version includes the fast model; larger models and advanced processing remain in the advanced version.
21-day advanced trial
Keep using the free version first. The trial begins only when you start it inside the app, so you can save it for later.
Pay once for the advanced version
One perpetual website license covers your selected number of devices. No subscription or automatic renewal.
Designed for natural dictation
More than speech recognition.
Diktator prepares speech before recognition and refines the text afterward. It handles pauses, divides longer speech into natural segments, carries context forward, understands spoken formatting, and applies careful cleanup.
Speech prepared before recognition
The app follows pauses and speech rhythm, then divides longer dictation into natural segments before recognition.
Context between segments
Each segment is connected to what came before, helping the text keep its train of thought.
Text refined after recognition
Spoken punctuation, new paragraphs, capitalization, and cleanup rules turn the first result into more readable text.
Careful final review
The app is especially careful with multilingual and mixed-script text, without promising a perfect result.
Write anywhere on Mac
Use it in the apps where you already write.
Diktator is for everyday text in Notes, Pages, Word, Mail, Messages, browser fields, drafts, letters, outlines, and documents. It is not positioned as a Terminal command tool, a dedicated meeting recorder, or a service for transcribing long recordings.
Choose your edition
Diktator is now on the App Store.
Use one App Store page for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On a Mac, choose the signed and notarized direct edition from this website for the fullest set of Diktator features and the most flexible workflow.
App Store purchases and direct website licenses are separate.
App Store purchases support Family Sharing. A website license covers the device limit you select.
In Diktator versions that support email restoration, verify an existing website purchase by email. Restore App Store purchases with your Apple Account. Website and App Store purchases remain separate. For help moving between editions, contact Support; after purchase verification, a promo code can also be offered where needed.
Contact support about your purchaseWhy choose the direct Mac edition?
App Store apps follow Apple's sandbox rules, which limit some system-level integrations. The direct edition can therefore offer more flexible shortcuts, text delivery, and advanced Mac workflow options.
New in 2.3.1
Edit results and choose corrections. Set separate modes for dictation and proofreading. Restore an existing website purchase by email and optionally sync your dictionary with private iCloud.
Edit a result
Edit your dictation before inserting or copying it. Compare the original and proofread text, with red deletions and green additions, and accept or reject each change separately. Direct can insert the edited draft when its original destination is available. In the Mac App Store edition, copy the edited draft and paste it into your app; ordinary dictation continues to use macOS Services.
Recognition mode · Personal dictionary
Choose Faster, Balanced or Thorough independently for dictation and proofreading. Save names, preferred spellings and replacements in your personal dictionary; add entries from the editor’s context menu. Use an editable filler-word list with optional removal, off by default. Preferred spellings can provide optional recognition hints. They do not train Whisper or guarantee a spelling.
Dictionary storage
On-device storage is the default; private iCloud sync is optional. Save to merge your dictionary, filler words and their options with your private iCloud. Audio and transcripts stay on this device. Turning sync off keeps both copies. Dictionary sync requires Pro or an active trial. Sync works between Diktator versions that support this iCloud dictionary format.
Restore access
Use the email associated with your Diktator purchase. Choose “Existing website purchase”, then “Send verification code”. Enter the emailed 8-digit code and choose “Verify purchase”. Email restoration is optional. License-key activation and existing Direct licenses remain available. For an App Store purchase, choose “Restore with Apple Account”. Email restoration is an optional way to verify an existing website purchase; it does not replace Apple purchase restoration. Direct and App Store installations each use one device slot. Your email is sent to Diktator to verify this purchase. Recordings and dictated text are not sent.
Help
Updated onboarding, model descriptions and Help explain these features in all 13 interface languages.
Free, Pro and Trial
Editing, individual corrections, separate recognition modes, the personal dictionary, filler removal and iCloud sync require Pro or an active trial. Free includes Small-model dictation and Copy with no expiry. Start the 21-day trial only when you choose.
These notes cover Direct Mac 2.3.1 and the prepared Mac App Store adaptation. Sync works only between Diktator versions supporting the same iCloud dictionary format. Whisper model files and the recognition engine are unchanged.