What permissions does Lispr need?

Two permissions, each granted once in System Settings: Microphone and Accessibility. Lispr walks you through both on first launch.

Which Macs are supported?

macOS 11 Big Sur or newer, on Apple Silicon and Intel. The whole app is around 4 MB.

Does it work offline?

No — transcription runs in the cloud, which is why it's fast and accurate. The round trip is about 200 ms.

Which languages does it understand?

Around 99 for understanding what you said — that's Whisper, the speech model. For translating into another language, it supports 32.

Yes — Lispr is free while it's in early access.

How is translation different from dictation?

Same gesture, one extra key. Hold Option to dictate — Lispr types what you said verbatim. Add Control to translate — Lispr types your sentence in your target language instead. You set your top two target languages in Settings.

Which target languages can Lispr translate to?

32 — the languages most people on Earth actually speak. Pin your top two to slot keys; pick any of the rest in Settings.

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What is Lispr?

Lispr is a free macOS app for voice dictation and translation. Hold the Option key to dictate in your language, add Control to translate into another. Text appears at your cursor in any app. It supports ~99 languages for dictation and 32 for translation, with ~0.2s dictation and ~0.5s translation speed. The app is ~4 MB, requires no account, and is notarized by Apple.

What can Lispr do?

Voice dictation
Hold Option key to dictate in your language, text appears at cursor.
Built-in translation
Add Control key mid-speech to translate into a target language.
~99 languages
Supports around 99 languages for dictation, auto-detected.
32 translation languages
Can translate into 32 target languages, with top two pinned to keys.
Fast
~0.2s for dictation, ~0.5s for translation.
Any app
Types into any Mac app where a cursor blinks, like Slack, Notes, Figma.
No account
No sign-up, no login, no subscription.
Small footprint
~4 MB, lives in menu bar, push-to-talk.