Openbroca

Openbroca is an AI voice dictation app for Mac. Press a shortcut, speak, and it inserts clear text into the field you are using. It is a universal Apple silicon and Intel build that requires macOS 15 or later.

What It Is

Openbroca is a native Mac voice-to-text tool. You press ⌥ Space to start or stop dictation, or hold it while you talk, and the app cleans up filler words and hesitations and types the result at your cursor in emails, messages, notes, docs, and AI prompts.

How the workflow works

Setup involves allowing microphone access and text insertion. Preferences let you set the microphone, shortcuts, and translation language. A personal dictionary stores names, terms, and preferred spellings, and Openbroca can learn from corrections you make right after dictation. Optional Screen Context helps recognize names and terms visible on screen.

Languages and recovery

The site states dictation in 30 languages with automatic language detection, and translation into 28 output languages placed at your cursor. A separate shortcut recalls your previous transcript; if direct insertion is unavailable, the text is copied so you can paste it, and you can retry a recording.

Processing model

Openbroca uses cloud speech recognition and text cleanup, so it needs an internet connection and does not work offline. The site states that it stores no audio. A Windows waitlist is open for release updates.