About this tool

Sayburst is a menu bar dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Hold fn to speak and insert a transcript into your apps. Whisper and Parakeet run locally for speech recognition. Custom vocabulary, text replacements, per-app modes and recoverable local history help you adapt the workflow. Optional cloud writing can send transcript text and enabled context to your chosen provider. Requires macOS 14+ and M1 or newer. Seven-day trial with no account or card. Solo costs $29 once for one Mac; Personal costs $49 once for three Macs. Both include 1.x updates. Built by Anagh Kanungo, an indie builder.