Fixkey
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActivemacOS hotkey that rewrites, translates or dictates text in whatever app you are typing in.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $48/yr
- Billing
- Yearly
One plan, Fixkey Pro, at $48 a year or $7 billed monthly, with unlimited rewrites and speech-to-text. No free tier is advertised on the pricing page.
Use tool ↗About Fixkey
Fixkey is a small macOS utility that lives behind a keyboard shortcut. Select text anywhere, in Mail, Slack or a browser field, and it fixes grammar, rewrites in a tone you choose, or translates; hold the key instead and it turns speech into text in more than 180 languages, with an optional polish pass on the dictated result. Custom prompts and a personal dictionary keep rewrites close to how you actually write. It is Mac-only, with no Windows build or browser extension found, and it is run by Headstart Ventures UG, a small company registered in Berlin.
- Platforms
- macOS
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page: Fixkey Pro $48 per year on the annual toggle and $7 per month on the monthly toggle, with unlimited AI rewrites and unlimited speech-to-text in 180+ languages (15 October 2026)fixkey.ai ↗
- Imprint: Headstart Ventures UG, Gaertnerstr. 3, 10245 Berlin, Germany; managing director Niklas Jansen; HRB 199226, Amtsgericht Berlin (15 October 2026)fixkey.ai ↗
- Home page: macOS app with system-wide rewriting, translation and real-time speech-to-text, 'Download for Mac' only (15 October 2026)fixkey.ai ↗
Is Fixkey legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Nov 25, 2023 (2 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 12, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 16, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2024The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- Headstart Ventures UG, GermanyOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Fixkey
The appeal is that it works in every Mac app rather than a walled editor, and dictation comes bundled instead of being sold separately. At $48 a year it undercuts the usual writing-assistant subscriptions by a wide margin. The vendor is now named in an imprint — Headstart Ventures UG in Berlin — but it is still a small operation with a single support address.
Pros
- Works system-wide in any macOS app rather than only a dedicated editor
- Speech-to-text and translation across 180-plus languages sit behind the same key
- Custom prompts let you pin the rewrite style
- Flat 48 dollars a year with no per-seat tiering
Cons
- macOS only: no Windows build and no browser extension found
- Small vendor with one support address and no published SLA
- No free tier is advertised on the pricing page
Best for
- Mac users who want one shortcut for grammar and rewriting everywhere
- People who dictate more than they type
- Anyone who wants writing help without a monthly subscription
Not for
- Windows or Linux users
- Teams needing admin controls or shared billing
Watch out: Every rewrite and dictation goes to a language model in the cloud; read the privacy terms before piping confidential work text through it, and pick the yearly plan — monthly billing costs $84 a year instead of $48.
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