macOS · v0.1.0 A Speechmatics product

Type at the speed of thinking.

Apa is the real-time voice dictation tool Mac users deserve. Hold a key, talk, let go — your words land in any app you're in, as fast as you can say them.

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macOS 13+ · apple silicon & intel

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Works in every app that accepts text

VS Code
Microsoft Word
Google Docs
Obsidian
Terminal
Any text field
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Man's best friend, always here to listen.

Apa lives in your menu bar. Hold a key, talk, let go — transcription, formatting, all of it, the moment you stop speaking.

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Predictive output

Your words, before you finish speaking.

Most dictation tools wait until your sentence ends before typing anything. Apa types its best guess as you go — each word lands the moment it's heard.

When the final transcript arrives, Apa backspaces and corrects in place. Fast guess, accurate finish.

  • Zero-latency feel Words land in under 200ms — fast enough to feel like the keyboard's reading your mind
  • Tidies up after itself Heard a lot of umms? Apa hides them for you
  • Knows its emoji Say "flame emoji" — the word becomes a character the moment it's recognised
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Start dictating today

One download. A free Speechmatics account for transcription.

Apa for Mac
v0.1.0 · macOS 13+ · 4.2 MB
Download .zip
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Install Double-click the zip to unpack, then drag Apa.app to your Applications folder.
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Allow permissions Grant Accessibility and Microphone when prompted. What each permission does →
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Sign in A browser tab opens on first launch — complete the Speechmatics sign-in.
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Speak Click a text field, hold Right Option, speak, release. The rest is in the docs →

Apa uses Speechmatics real-time ASR. A free tier is available — check portal.speechmatics.com for current pricing.