Available now for macOS

# JustScribe

Local-first live transcription

Instant, private transcription that runs entirely on your Mac. No internet required. No data leaves your device. Just pure, lightning-fast speech-to-text.

[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/justscribe/id6758214206) [Learn more](/content/apps/justscribe#features/index.html)

Apple Silicon optimized•100% Private

4x

Faster Than Typing

100%

Offline

<1s

Latency

No

Data Sent

## Features

### Transcription without compromise

Built for professionals who value speed, accuracy, and privacy. Everything happens on your device.

### Real-time Transcription

See your words appear as you speak. No waiting, no delays. Powered by Parakeet and Whisper models running entirely on-device.

### Type Faster with Voice

Speak 4x faster than you type. Draft emails, documents, and messages at the speed of thought.

### Privacy First

Your audio never leaves your Mac. No cloud processing, no data collection. What happens on your device, stays on your device.

### Multiple AI Models

Parakeet for lightning-fast English transcription. Whisper for 50+ languages. Choose the right model for your needs.

### Any Audio Source

Transcribe your microphone, system audio, or both. Perfect for meetings, podcasts, videos, and more.

### Apple Silicon Native

Built from the ground up for Apple Silicon. Blazing fast performance with minimal battery impact.

## How it works

### Simple. Fast. Private.

1. ### Select your audio source
   Choose your microphone, system audio, or a specific app to transcribe.

2. ### Start transcribing
   Hit record and watch your words appear in real-time. It's that simple.

3. ### Export anywhere
   Copy, export to text, or send directly to your favorite apps.

## Use cases

### Built for how you work

### AI Prompting

Speak your prompts instead of typing. Craft detailed instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI tool 4x faster.

- Voice-to-prompt for AI tools
- Complex prompt dictation
- Faster AI workflows

### Meeting Notes

Never miss a detail. Transcribe your Zoom, Teams, or in-person meetings automatically.

- Real-time transcription during calls
- Speaker identification
- Searchable meeting archives

### Content Creation

Turn spoken ideas into written content instantly. Perfect for writers, journalists, and creators.

- Voice-to-draft for articles
- Podcast transcription
- Video subtitle generation

### Everyday Writing

Skip the keyboard entirely. Draft emails, Slack messages, and documents by speaking naturally.

- Email composition
- Quick message replies
- Document drafting

## Your voice. Your data.

In an age of cloud services and data harvesting, JustScribe takes a different approach. All processing happens locally on your Mac using on-device machine learning. Your audio is never uploaded, stored, or analyzed by anyone but you.

### No Cloud

Everything runs locally on your device

### No Account

No sign-up, no tracking, no analytics

### No Telemetry

Zero data collection, ever

## Ready to transcribe?

JustScribe is available now on the Mac App Store. Download it and start transcribing in seconds.

[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/justscribe/id6758214206)

Free to get started. No account required.

## Credits

### Built with love

JustScribe was built and released by

Antoni](https://x.com/bringshrubberyy)

### Open source packages used

[DynamicNotchKit](https://github.com/MrKai77/DynamicNotchKit/blob/main/LICENSE) [FluidAudio](https://github.com/nicklawls/FluidAudio/blob/main/LICENSE) [Jinja](https://github.com/maiqingqiang/Jinja/blob/main/LICENSE) [KeyboardShortcuts](https://github.com/sindresorhus/KeyboardShortcuts/blob/main/license) [LaunchAtLogin](https://github.com/sindresorhus/LaunchAtLogin-Modern/blob/main/license) [swift-argument-parser](https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) [swift-collections](https://github.com/apple/swift-collections/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) [swift-transformers](https://github.com/huggingface/swift-transformers/blob/main/LICENSE) [WhisperKit](https://github.com/argmaxinc/WhisperKit/blob/main/LICENSE)

## Contact

### Questions about JustScribe?

Have questions about the app, feature requests, or need support? We'd love to hear from you.

[justscribe@quassum.com](mailto:justscribe@quassum.com)

### General inquiries

For anything else, reach out to us directly. We typically respond within 24 hours.

[info@quassum.com](mailto:info@quassum.com)

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