macOS app
v1.2.2 released Oct 27, 2026
Hold to talk. Paste anywhere.
Native macOS menu-bar app for on-device dictation in 99+ languages, optional cleanup by Claude, and a Claude assistant that sees your active window. Hold a key, speak, release. Text appears where your cursor is.
Apple Silicon required · 99+ languages · lifetime updates
What you actually get
- Price
- €49, once
- Macs
- every one you own
- Updates
- included, forever
- Account needed
- none
No subscription, no licence key, no activation flow. Buy, download, run. Nothing you dictate or ask ever reaches a Signocore server.
€49
Once. Lifetime updates included.
every Mac
You own, on one purchase.
99+
Languages, transcribed on-device.
zero
Telemetry, accounts or licence keys.
What hold-to-talk dictation actually does.
Hold-to-talk dictation converts speech to text on your Mac without launching a separate app or copying anything between windows. You hold a global hotkey, speak naturally, and release. The transcribed text appears wherever your cursor is: editor, browser, mail, chat, anywhere.
Faster than built-in dictation
Faster than built-in macOS dictation for most workflows, because there is no UI to navigate, no language picker to click through, and no copy-paste between a transcription pane and the destination. The hotkey is the entire interface.
On-device
Edicta runs the transcription on-device using OpenAI Whisper through WhisperKit, running on Apple Silicon's Neural Engine. Audio never leaves your Mac. No cloud round-trip, no audio uploaded to any server, no internet required after the model is downloaded once.
The Claude assistant
The same hold-to-talk pattern drives Edicta's Claude AI assistant: hold a different hotkey, ask a question, and Edicta sends your spoken question along with a screenshot of your active window to Claude. The answer streams into the overlay as it is written, then lands at your cursor.
Hold a key. Speak. Release.
No window switching, no copy-paste shuffle. Hold the key while you speak, or switch to toggle and tap once to start and once to stop. The result appears wherever your text cursor is.
Dictation
mode 01 · on-deviceHold the dictation hotkey, speak, release. WhisperKit transcribes locally on your Mac. No audio ever leaves the device. Text gets pasted at your cursor.
- 99+ languages including Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
- On-device via OpenAI Whisper, no internet required
- Works in any text field: editor, browser, mail, chat
- Floating waveform shows recording status
Clean up
mode 02 · your keyHold the cleanup hotkey and dictate as usual. Whisper still transcribes on your Mac, then Claude tidies the text before it is pasted at your cursor.
- Fixes punctuation, capital letters and misheard words
- Drops filler words, repetitions and false starts
- Keeps your own wording: no translating, no summaries
- Pastes your raw words if Claude is slow or offline
Assistant
mode 03 · your keyHold the assistant hotkey, ask a question, release. Edicta captures your active window, sends it with your spoken question to Claude, and pastes the streamed answer at your cursor.
- Active window screenshot for visual context
- Your selected text too, if you switch it on
- Streamed response: words appear as they are generated
- Your choice of Claude: Haiku, Sonnet or Opus
- Bring your own API key, pay only for what you use
Bought, not rented.
One payment. Forever yours.
€49 once. Lifetime updates included. No subscription, no tiers, no upsells. Ever.
Nothing reaches our server.
No telemetry, no analytics, no account, no tracking. Signocore cannot see what you transcribe, ask, or paste. None of it ever touches our servers.
No licence to activate.
Buy, download, run. No licence key, no account, no activation flow. It works the moment you launch it.
One price. Yours forever.
No subscription. No licence activation. No feature tiers. Buy once, download, use it on every Mac you own.
Lifetime · unlimited Macs
€49 once
Every feature, on every Mac you own, with lifetime updates. Paid once by card through Stripe, and if anything is wrong you email me directly.
Buy Edicta for €49Apple Silicon required · API key needed for cleanup and assistant
- Secure checkout by Stripe
- Buy, download, run. No licence key
- Every Mac you own, on one purchase
- Questions go to the developer, replies usually within a day
No dock icon. No window taking up space.
A small icon in your menu bar. The hotkey is the interface.
Built native. No subscription. No bloat.
Rebindable hotkeys
Pick any global key combination for dictation, cleanup and the assistant, including modifier-only keys like Right Option.
Hold or toggle
Hold the key while you speak, or press once to start and once more to stop. Toggle suits anything longer than a sentence.
Escape to cancel
Changed your mind mid-sentence? Press Escape and nothing is transcribed or pasted. The rest of the time, Escape works as usual.
Custom vocabulary
List the names, product names and jargon you use, and the speech model spells them the way you do.
Text replacements
Your own rules for words that keep coming out wrong, applied to every transcript.
Per-session language
Switch transcription language from the menu bar without restarting, or let Edicta detect it for each recording.
Your choice of Claude
Pick Haiku, Sonnet or Opus separately for cleanup and for the assistant, trading speed against depth.
Active-window context
Assistant captures only your active window. Not the whole screen.
Local history
Keep your last 50 transcripts on this Mac and copy one back from the menu bar when a paste lands in the wrong window. Off by default.
Pasteboard-safe
Snapshots your clipboard before pasting, restores it after. Never lose what you copied.
Launch at login
Starts when you sign in, ready in your menu bar before you reach the keyboard.
Native Swift, no Electron
Built in Swift 6 with SwiftUI. Small footprint, fast launch, low memory.
No telemetry
Edicta does not collect or transmit any usage data. Nothing to opt out of.
Lifetime updates
One purchase. Every future version included. No subscription, no upgrade fees.
Sound feedback
Optional chimes when recording starts and stops, so you do not have to look at the screen.
Your voice stays on your Mac.
What stays on your Mac, what goes to Claude, and when. Answered in full.
Dictation
Runs entirely on-device.
WhisperKit uses Apple Silicon's Neural Engine to transcribe locally. Audio is never uploaded, stored, or transmitted. Not to Signocore, not to OpenAI, not to anyone. Transcript history is off by default, and when you switch it on, it stays on your Mac.
Cleanup
Sends text, never audio.
Only when you use the cleanup shortcut does the finished transcript go from your Mac straight to Claude, using your own API key. Plain dictation never leaves your Mac.
Assistant
Uses the Anthropic API directly.
Your active-window screenshot, your spoken question and, if you switch it on, the text you have selected go from your Mac straight to Claude using your own API key. Signocore never sees your data, prompts, or responses.
Everything else
No telemetry, no analytics, no accounts.
Apart from Claude, Edicta only goes online to check for updates once a day and to download the Whisper model you pick from Hugging Face. Neither request carries anything you dictate or ask. No tracking, no usage logs, no sign-up. We don't even offer accounts.
Dictate in any language Whisper supports.
Switch transcription language from the menu-bar dropdown in one click, or switch on automatic detection and let Edicta work it out for each recording.
Plus 74 more, from Afrikaans to Welsh. Every language Whisper supports.
What you need to run Edicta.
Common questions about Edicta.
Why is Edicta not on the App Store?
Edicta uses global hotkeys, screen recording, and pasteboard access. App Store sandboxing doesn't allow those. Distributing outside the App Store means signed and notarised by Apple, downloaded directly from Signocore.
Does dictation work offline?
Yes. WhisperKit runs entirely on your Mac using the Neural Engine. Once the Whisper model is downloaded on first launch, dictation works without an internet connection. The cleanup shortcut and the assistant need a connection, because they talk to Claude.
Does the cleanup shortcut send my voice to Claude?
No. Your audio never leaves your Mac. Edicta transcribes on-device first and sends only the finished text to Claude, using your own API key. If Claude is slow or can't be reached, the raw transcript is pasted instead, so you never lose what you said.
What data do you collect?
Nothing. Edicta has no analytics, no telemetry, and no account system. Your purchase email is stored only to send you the download link.
Which Macs are supported?
Edicta requires macOS 26 or newer running on Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, or M4). Intel Macs are not supported because WhisperKit relies on the Neural Engine for fast, on-device transcription.
How do updates work?
Edicta uses Sparkle to deliver updates automatically. New versions install themselves with one click. Every future update is included in your purchase. Forever, no subscription.
Do I need an Anthropic API key?
Only for the cleanup shortcut and the assistant. You bring your own key from platform.anthropic.com so you pay only for what you use, and your text never goes through a Signocore server. Plain dictation works without any key.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Edicta is sold as-is for a one-time price, so I don't offer a scheduled refund window. But I want happy customers. If something's broken, won't run on your Mac, or behaves differently than the page describes, email me and we'll sort it out.
What's new in the latest release.
v1.2.2 · Last updated Oct 27, 2026 · Requires macOS 26+
Version 1.2.2:
- Fixed: Edicta no longer quits unexpectedly when Claude's answer or a notice in the overlay runs longer than one line, including on Retina displays.
- Fixed: The overlay now opens at the right size and slides in smoothly, also right after a long answer.
Related reading
Guides from the blog on dictation and voice input on macOS.
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