Works offline

Voice to text,
instantly.

Press a hotkey, speak, release. Your words appear at the cursor. Works offline, translates on the fly. No apps to switch, no friction.

Download for macOS See how it works
TalkKey App
Features

Everything you need

Simple yet powerful voice-to-text for your daily workflow.

Works offline

No internet? No problem. Built-in WhisperKit model runs entirely on your Mac. Your voice never leaves your device.

Auto-translate

Speak in any language, get text in another. Hold Fn to record and instantly translate to 12+ languages.

Instant transcription

Powered by OpenAI Whisper. Accurate transcription in multiple languages with near-instant results.

100% Private

Offline mode keeps everything on your device. Cloud mode uses your own API key with no data stored.

AI Rewriting

Review mode lets you edit and restyle your text with GPT-4. Formal, casual, bullet points, and more.

Works everywhere

Menu bar app that works in any application. Slack, email, docs, code editors - everywhere you type.

Customizable

Choose your hotkey, language, microphone, and GPT model. Make it work the way you want.

History

All your transcriptions are saved locally. Copy any past text with one click.

How it works

Three simple steps

No complicated setup. Just start talking.

1

Hold the hotkey

Press and hold your configured hotkey to start recording

Right ⌘
2

Speak

Say what you want to type. The waveform shows your voice is being captured.

3

Release

Let go of the hotkey. Your text instantly appears at the cursor.

Integrations

Works anywhere you can type

Slack, Notion, VS Code, Cursor... You say it, TalkKey handles it.

Slack
Notion
VS Code
Cursor
Gmail
Discord
Telegram
Notes
Figma
Linear
GitHub
Arc
Obsidian
Safari
Chrome
X
For Developers

Talk to your AI agents

Pair TalkKey with Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, or any AI coding assistant. Explain complex changes naturally instead of typing long prompts.

Natural prompting

Describe what you want in plain speech. Your words become detailed instructions for the AI.

More context, less effort

Speaking is 3x faster than typing. Give your agents richer context without the keyboard fatigue.

Claude Code v2.1.12
~/Dev/my-project
› Add a dark mode toggle to the settings page. It should persist the preference in localStorage and apply the theme immediately without page reload.
Read(settings.tsx)
Read 245 lines
I'll add a dark mode toggle with localStorage persistence...
Update(settings.tsx)
Three modes

Transcribe, review, or translate

Choose how you want your transcriptions handled. Different hotkey for each mode.

Direct Paste

Instant output

Transcription is typed directly at the cursor the moment you release the hotkey. Perfect for quick messages.

Hold Right ⌘
Review Mode

Edit before inserting

See your transcription first, edit it, and optionally restyle with AI. Formal, casual, bullets, and more.

Hold Right ⌥
Translate

Speak → Translate → Paste

Speak in any language and get translated text instantly. Perfect for multilingual communication.

Hold Fn

Ready to type faster?

Download TalkKey and start speaking your thoughts into any app.

Download for macOS
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