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Mac dictation app that saves every transcription to a private, searchable local archive instead of throwing it away.
Acousmos is a hotkey-triggered dictation app for macOS that transcribes speech anywhere on the system and, unlike most dictation tools, keeps a searchable archive of everything you've said. The archive stays local to the Mac, and the company states it is never used to train models. Beyond raw transcription, it offers AI cleanup to strip filler words and reformat text, a custom dictionary for names and jargon, and cross-language dictation with translation. The company, Arrway Ltd, is registered in England and Wales. Paid plans work across up to two Macs and come in a standard managed-cloud tier and a stricter privacy tier that runs on user-supplied API keys or local models.
Plus tier starts at $12.99/month ($99/year); the Pro tier at $17.99/month ($149/year) adds a privacy mode using your own API keys or local models. Both cover up to 2 Macs, after a 1-month free trial.
Use tool ↗Acousmos does what most dictation apps do, but the searchable local archive of past dictations is a real differentiator if you ever need to find something you said last week rather than retype it. The privacy-mode tier is the more interesting option for anyone wary of cloud transcription, though it asks you to bring your own API keys or run models locally.
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