Choose the destination
Click into a writable text field in Mail, Messages, Notes, a browser, your code editor, or another Mac app.
Voice typing across macOS
Stay in the app. Leave the typing.
Put the cursor where the words belong, press your shortcut, and speak. Vocis turns that thought into text without making you open another editor or copy from a transcript window.
Download for macOS
Free · No account
macOS 15.2+ · Apple silicon
macOS 15.2+ · Apple silicon
One shortcut · no app switching
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FocusPlace the cursor in the app you are using
02
HotkeyPress, toggle, or hold your shortcut
03
SpeakSay the thought naturally, rough edges included
04
ContinueFinished text lands at the active cursor
Transcript also remains on the clipboard
Vocis works from a global shortcut and inserts text into the focused writable field in your current Mac app.
The shortest path
From thought to cursor in three moves.
The window you are already in stays in front. Vocis lives in the menu bar and uses a global shortcut, so dictation begins where the writing needs to end.
Record the thought
Use your configured shortcut, speak naturally, then stop. A compact HUD shows whether Vocis is recording or processing.
Keep working
Vocis inserts the result at the cursor. The same text stays on your clipboard, ready to paste if an app prevents automatic insertion.
A shortcut that fits
Tap for a paragraph. Hold for a line.
A useful dictation shortcut should disappear into muscle memory. Vocis lets the same key combination behave three different ways.
Auto
A quick press toggles recording. Hold the shortcut for at least one second and it behaves like push-to-talk.
Toggle
Press once to start and once again to stop. This leaves both hands free while you develop a longer thought.
Hold
Recording lasts only while the shortcut is held. Release it and transcription begins immediately.
Words fit for the task
Talk naturally. Get text that belongs there.
Keep the raw meaning, lose the friction
Raw mode preserves the direct transcript. Tidy cleans punctuation and rough edges. Email gives a spoken message the shape readers expect.
Give each kind of writing its own path
Create a Custom mode with its own instructions and optional hotkey. Say a short snippet trigger to expand signatures, addresses, replies, or other text you use repeatedly.
When an app says no
Your words still have a way through.
Automatic insertion needs macOS Accessibility permission and a writable field. Some secure or unusual controls intentionally reject automated paste, but transcription does not disappear.
Check Accessibility
Enable Vocis under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility so the global shortcut and insertion can work.
Keep a field focused
Choose the destination before you dictate. Password fields and some protected controls may reject automated text insertion by design.
Paste the fallback
The completed transcript remains on the clipboard. Press Command-V in the destination if automatic insertion was unavailable.
Common questions
Before your first shortcut.
Does Vocis need Accessibility permission?+
Yes. Accessibility lets the global shortcut work and allows Vocis to insert finished text into the active field. Microphone permission is also required to record your speech.
Can different writing modes have different hotkeys?+
Yes. The default mode uses your main shortcut, and any other mode can have a dedicated shortcut so the right transformation starts immediately.
What happens if the active app cannot accept the text?+
The completed text remains on your clipboard. Focus a writable field and paste it with Command-V.
Less switching. Less typing.