Diktator Local Translation
Diktator's own translation stays on your Mac.
Private multilingual dictation for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Keep your dictation on your Apple devices. Start with the free version, use it for as long as you like, and save the 21-day advanced trial until you choose to start it. More platforms are coming.
Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. More platforms are coming.
On-device dictation
Dictation + translation
Free version, always available
Trial starts when you choose
No subscription
One purchase for the family
Dictation + translation
Speak in one language. Write in another.
On Mac, choose a target language and translate what you dictate without leaving Diktator. Use either Diktator's local translation or Apple Translation within the same app.
Apple Translation in the free version
Use Apple Translation from the same workflow, even in the free version.
Free, Trial, Advanced
Free now. Trial later. Upgrade when you are ready.
Start with the free version and keep using it without a deadline. Launch the 21-day advanced trial only when you choose, then pay once for the advanced workflow if you want it.
The free version stays free
Use essential local dictation for as long as you like without starting the advanced trial. The free version includes the fast model; larger models and advanced processing remain in the advanced version.
21-day advanced trial
Keep using the free version first. The trial begins only when you start it inside the app, so you can save it for later.
Pay once for the advanced version
One perpetual Direct license covers up to three active Macs. No subscription or automatic renewal.
Designed for natural dictation
More than speech recognition.
Diktator prepares speech before recognition and refines the text afterward. It handles pauses, divides longer speech into natural segments, carries context forward, understands spoken formatting, and applies careful cleanup.
Speech prepared before recognition
The app follows pauses and speech rhythm, then divides longer dictation into natural segments before recognition.
Context between segments
Each segment is connected to what came before, helping the text keep its train of thought.
Text refined after recognition
Spoken punctuation, new paragraphs, capitalization, and cleanup rules turn the first result into more readable text.
Careful final review
The app is especially careful with multilingual and mixed-script text, without promising a perfect result.
Write anywhere on Mac
Use it in the apps where you already write.
Diktator is for everyday text in Notes, Pages, Word, Mail, Messages, browser fields, drafts, letters, outlines, and documents. It is not positioned as a Terminal command tool, a dedicated meeting recorder, or a service for transcribing long recordings.
Choose your edition
Diktator is now on the App Store.
Use one App Store page for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On a Mac, choose the signed and notarized direct edition from this website for the fullest set of Diktator features and the most flexible workflow.
App Store purchases and direct website licenses are separate.
App Store purchases support Family Sharing. A Direct license supports up to three active Macs.
Bought Diktator on this website? After purchase verification, ask us for an App Store promo code. Bought it in the App Store? Ask us for a website promo code.
Contact support about your purchaseWhy choose the direct Mac edition?
App Store apps follow Apple's sandbox rules, which limit some system-level integrations. The direct edition can therefore offer more flexible shortcuts, text delivery, and advanced Mac workflow options.