Revi

Revi is a desktop voice dictation app that runs entirely on your computer. Hold the Option key, speak, and release — your words appear as text in any application. No cloud uploads, no account, no subscription. The app costs €7.99 once and works offline forever. It also includes a clipboard manager that remembers everything you copy or cut, up to 10,000 items, accessible with a keyboard shortcut.

Revi uses multiple on-device speech recognition engines: Apple's built-in engine on Mac, plus open-source Whisper and Parakeet models. You choose the trade-off between speed and accuracy. It supports over 25 languages and detects them automatically. As you speak, words appear live in the text field, and the app cleans up hesitations, adds punctuation, and fixes casing — all on your machine. A mathematical guard ensures your words are never paraphrased. The clipboard manager lets you search and paste with keyboard shortcuts, and it never records passwords.

This tool is best for anyone who types a lot and wants to go faster: writers, students, professionals dictating emails or reports. The privacy angle is strong — your voice never leaves your computer, and there's no recurring fee. If you need maximum accuracy, there's an optional cloud plan for €9.99/month that uses OpenAI Whisper with advanced rewrites, but the core local features are yours for a one-time payment.