Paraspeech
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveMac and iOS dictation app that turns speech into polished text and can insert it directly into other apps.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $14.99/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Monthly is $14.99 and yearly $99 (about $8.25 a month), both with a 7-day trial and unlimited transcription on local and cloud models across Mac, iPhone and iPad. Lifetime is $199 one-time for local models only, with 12 months of updates; students, researchers and non-profits get 40% off.
Use tool ↗About Paraspeech
Paraspeech is a macOS and iOS dictation app: it converts spoken words into text, offers an AI rewrite pass to clean up filler and phrasing, and can insert the result directly into whatever app has focus rather than leaving it in a separate window. Some processing runs on-device, with a cloud-backed option for higher accuracy. It also handles meeting transcription. The company states it is made in Germany. Pricing is subscription-based with a lifetime option limited to the on-device features.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing: Monthly $14.99, Yearly $99 ($8.25/month billed annually), each with a 7-day trial; Lifetime $199 one-time for local models with 12 months of updates; Teams via sales (15 October 2026)paraspeech.com ↗
- Voice typing for Mac with on-device models on Apple Silicon, cloud processing, text insertion into other apps, Meeting Mode and an iOS app; 'Made in Germany'; app version 1.7.3 (15 October 2026)paraspeech.com ↗
- Imprint lists commercial register HRB 7595 at Amtsgericht Düren, Germany, and VAT number DE316238171 (15 October 2026)paraspeech.com ↗
Is Paraspeech 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
- Jul 9, 2025 (1 year ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Cloudflare, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Nov 25, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Paraspeech, GermanyOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Paraspeech
A dictation tool built specifically for macOS and iOS workflows, with the useful detail that it types into the app you're already using instead of a separate transcript window. The AI rewrite pass is the differentiator over stock OS dictation, but it is a subscription for a feature the operating system gives away for free in a rougher form.
Pros
- inserts transcribed text directly into the active app
- AI rewrite pass cleans up filler words and phrasing
- on-device processing option for privacy-sensitive use
Cons
- no web or Windows version
- subscription required past the 7-day trial, with no ongoing free tier
- meeting transcription accuracy against established competitors is unverified independently
Best for
- Mac users who write by speaking and want cleaned-up output
- recording and transcribing meetings on a Mac
- people who want dictation that inserts text inline rather than into a separate app
Not for
- Windows, Linux or Android users
- anyone unwilling to pay for dictation beyond built-in OS tools
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