JoyType
Type with your voice
Mac
Version 26.5.16.0
macOS 15.0 or later
524.9 MB
1 languages
JoyType lets you type with your voice — anywhere on your Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and text lands right where your cursor is. It's a local-first alternative to cloud dictation tools like Wispr Flow: everything runs on Apple Silicon, no audio ever leaves your machine. Double-tap for hands-free mode, or just hold for quick bursts. 25 languages, no internet required.
Dictate text in any app
Reply to chats without touching the keys
Capture ideas the moment they appear
Go hands-free with a double-tap
JoyType features
Push-to-talk in any app
Hold your hotkey, speak, release. Works in Slack, Mail, ChatGPT, Cursor — anywhere a cursor blinks.
Hands-free mode
Double-tap to start continuous dictation. Tap again to stop. Built for long notes and emails.
Fully on-device
Speech recognition runs on Apple Silicon via Parakeet. No internet, no cloud, no account.
AI Polish
A local LLM cleans up filler words and punctuation. Still on your Mac — never uploaded.
25 languages
From English and Spanish to Ukrainian and Polish. Switch on the fly. Supported Languages: Bulgarian (bg), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Estonian (et), Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Greek (el), Hungarian (hu), Italian (it), Latvian (lv), Lithuanian (lt), Maltese (mt), Polish (pl), Portuguese (pt), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv), Russian (ru), Ukrainian (uk)
Quiet menu-bar app
No dock icon, no windows. Lives in your menu bar, ready when you are.
Ratings and reviews
JoyType
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38 ratings
Max Franke
May 29, 2026
App version: 26.5.16.0
Since 2 days, the app is not working anymore: ! Needs Attention: | Restart Dictation I deleted all files and app but no success. Any ideas? If it is working again - directly a huge thumps up!
Derek
May 27, 2026
App version: 26.5.16.0
Love the app, It is my go-to as I work from. I notice the AI polish does take a bit of time before the text appears, which I expected this as local LLM model is required. Accuracy is pretty good. Few times where I needed to pronounce clearer for the word to be corrected.
Sergio Alanis
May 26, 2026
App version: 26.5.16.0
Awesome, App, I use to create mind maps, for couses, the capture was great. I love the the app works locally, because sometimes I experimenting internet issues and the app works really good. Keep doing a great job. Congratulations. Waiting for the iPhone app
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