WaveOne

WaveOne is a powerful voice dictation tool for macOS that transforms spoken words into typed text exactly where your cursor is—no window switching, no copy-paste. Designed for Mac users who want fast, private, and seamless dictation across any application, WaveOne runs entirely on your device with zero audio uploads.

Who It's For

WaveOne is ideal for writers, developers, professionals, and anyone who types frequently on Mac. Whether you're drafting emails, writing code, taking meeting notes, or working in multiple languages, WaveOne streamlines your workflow by letting you speak instead of type.

Key Features & Capabilities

• On-Device Recognition: Uses Apple's built-in speech engine or a local model—your voice never leaves your Mac
• Cursor-First Design: Types directly into any active field without switching windows or copying text
• Push-to-Talk Gesture: Hold a shortcut to dictate, release to insert; tap-to-toggle mode available for longer sessions
• Translation Built-In: Dictate in one language, type in another with a dedicated shortcut (27 translation engines supported)
• Polish & Tidying: Optional third shortcut applies on-device language model to clean up punctuation, tone, or technical writing
• Custom Vocabulary: Teach WaveOne names, abbreviations, and technical terms through bias terms and replacement rules
• Offline Capable: Recognition, vocabulary, history, and translation work without network connectivity
• Non-Intrusive Panel: Recording panel displays level and time but never steals focus from your work
• Esc to Cancel: Abandon a take mid-recording without inserting anything or affecting clipboard
• Privacy First: No account, no backend, no data collection—sandboxed with Data Not Collected privacy label

Typical Workflows

Dictate meeting notes while staying in your note-taking app, write emails in your natural language and have them translated instantly, fix persistent recognition errors with custom vocabulary rules, or use the polish feature to refine technical documentation on the fly. The three-key design (dictate, translate, polish) keeps you in control without modes or menus.

Integrations & Extensibility

WaveOne integrates with any Mac application through system-level text insertion. For translation and polish, connect optional cloud engines (DeepL, Google, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and 22+ others) using your own API keys. All connections are direct—no relay servers.

What Sets It Apart

Unlike cloud-dependent dictation tools, WaveOne guarantees on-device recognition every single time. The one-gesture workflow, cursor-aware design, and privacy-by-architecture approach make it the fastest, most private way to turn speech into text on Mac.