hold a key, say it, let go.
speaky types it wherever your cursor is. free, open source dictation for the mac.
built on handy, the open source dictation app by cj pais. more on that below.
hold the keys below and say something. well, i'll say it for you.
hold to talk, let go to type it. the space bar works too.
two ways to hear you
you choose when you set it up, and can change your mind later.
on this mac
your voice never leaves the computer. you pick a model once and it downloads; after that it works offline, in about 100 languages.
groq cloud
your recordings go to groq to be transcribed, with your own api key. quicker than local on an older mac.
what it does
anywhere
it types where your cursor is: slack, mail, your editor, a terminal.
hold or tap
hold the shortcut while you talk, or tap it to start and again to stop.
tidy
drops the ums and uhs, and fixes the words you teach it, like names it keeps mishearing.
live
some models type as you speak; you see the words before you let go.
translate
say it in any language, get english.
history
every take is kept with its audio, so you can play it back or run it again.
get it
speaky 0.10.1
apple silicon • 15 mb • nov 8, 2026
- open the dmg and drag speaky into applications.
- open it. say yes to the microphone, and to accessibility so it can type for you.
- pick on this mac or groq, then hold ⌥ space and talk.
signed and notarized by apple, so it opens without a warning.
checksum and older versions
sha-256 7527bdbebd5199d5c237321276a90dd282372176eb63935f3470b48c1592875f
every release is on github.
questions
is it free?
yes, and open source under the mit license. the groq mode uses your own groq key, so anything it costs is between you and groq.
does it work offline?
on this mac, yes: once the model has downloaded, nothing needs the internet. groq needs a connection, since that is where the audio goes.
why does it want accessibility?
to type for you. macos only lets an app put text into other apps once you allow it, under privacy and security, accessibility.
does it keep my recordings?
on your mac, in its history, so you can replay a take or run it again. in settings you choose how long it keeps them, or to keep none. nothing is sent to me.
how does it update?
it checks for new versions itself and tells you when one is out; installing it is a click. every release is also on github with its checksum.
which macs?
apple silicon, m1 and later. there is no intel build yet. on windows or linux, handy runs there.
built on handy
speaky is a fork of handy, the free, open source dictation app made by cj pais and its contributors. nearly everything here is their work: the models running on your mac, the overlay, the shortcuts, typing into other apps, the history.
my part is small: i wanted to send audio to a fast cloud model on days my laptop is busy, so i added groq, gave it a name, and keep it in step with handy as it grows.
like speaky? a star or a sponsor keeps it going.
both are open source under the mit license; speaky keeps handy's copyright notice, © cj pais. issues and ideas are welcome on speaky's github.