Hold a key. Talk. Your words appear wherever your cursor is. Emails, Slack, Google Docs — anywhere you can type, you can speak instead.
Can you send me the latest designs when you get a chance?
Yeah of course, I'll send them over in a few minutes. Just finishing up the last couple of screens now.
How it works
Press and hold Fn or whichever hotkey you've set.
Speak naturally. Say exactly what you'd normally type out by hand.
Release the key. Your words are typed out and pasted right where your cursor is.
Features
Whether you're writing emails, messages, docs, or code comments — speaking is faster than typing.
No app to open. No window to find. Just Parley lives quietly in your menu bar, always one hotkey away. It stays out of your way until you need it.
Sits in your menu bar
Your voice never leaves your Mac. No cloud processing, no accounts, no data collection. The speech model runs entirely on your machine.
Completely offline
Data sent to the cloud
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese. Pick one or let the app detect the language automatically as you speak.
Any text field, any app. Emails, Slack messages, Google Docs, code editors, search bars — if you can type in it, Just Parley can type in it for you.
Pricing
No subscriptions. No usage limits. No hidden fees.
Compare
Paid dictation apps compared. Only the features that matter.
Just Parley | Superwhisper | Wispr Flow | MacWhisper | Voibe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $29 once | $8.49/mo | $15/mo | $79.99 once | $49.99 once |
| Offline | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ Cloud | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works in all apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ Transcription only | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 中文 Chinese | ✓ | Weak | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 日本語 Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 한국어 Korean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 粵語 Cantonese | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Privacy | 100% on-device | On-device | Cloud processed | On-device | On-device |
Apple Dictation is free and works well for basic use — but it has limits. It doesn't work in Electron apps like Slack, Discord, or VS Code. On Intel Macs, your audio is sent to Apple's servers. And accuracy for Chinese, Japanese, and Cantonese varies significantly. If you dictate in English occasionally, Apple's option is fine. If you type a lot, work across multiple languages, or care about privacy on every Mac, Just Parley fills the gap.
Works in your favourite apps
FAQ
English, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese. You can pick one or set it to auto-detect.
No. The speech recognition model runs entirely on your Mac. Your audio is never sent anywhere — not to us, not to anyone.
Any Mac running macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Works great on both Apple Silicon and Intel.
No. You pay $29 once and it's yours. All future updates are included.
Just Parley uses SenseVoice, a state-of-the-art speech recognition model. It handles natural speech, punctuation, and multiple languages well — and it's getting better with each update.
Yes. The default is the Fn key, but you can set it to any key combination you prefer.
Join thousands of Mac users who type faster with their voice.
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