Voice to text for Mac — local dictation, meeting transcription, AI cleanup, and live translation. Runs entirely on Apple Silicon. No cloud, no account, $49 one-time. https://getvext.app/blog Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT en-us WWDC 2026 gave Apple a new Siri and higher-accuracy on-device dictation. Here is what actually changed for voice on your Mac, and the gaps a dedicated dictation app still fills. https://getvext.app/blog/apple-intelligence-voice-dictation-mac https://getvext.app/blog/apple-intelligence-voice-dictation-mac Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Real-time voice translation on Mac without sending audio to the cloud. How the local Whisper + LLM pipeline works, accuracy expectations, and where to use it. https://getvext.app/blog/live-voice-translation-mac https://getvext.app/blog/live-voice-translation-mac Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter How to dictate into Notion on Mac with the speed and cleanup it actually needs. What built-in tools handle, where they break, and which app fills the gap. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-notion https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-notion Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter How to transcribe Zoom and Google Meet calls on Mac without adding a meeting bot. Local options, what each does, and what the trade-offs actually are. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-zoom-meet-mac https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-zoom-meet-mac Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Push-to-talk is fine for sentences. For paragraphs, pacing, or working without a free hand, hands-free dictation is the better mode. How it works and when to use it. https://getvext.app/blog/hands-free-dictation-mac https://getvext.app/blog/hands-free-dictation-mac Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Both run Whisper or Parakeet locally on Mac. Both are one-time purchases. The real differences are scope, pricing, and which workflows each is built for. https://getvext.app/blog/superwhisper-vs-vext https://getvext.app/blog/superwhisper-vs-vext Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Vext 1.2.0 ships a full multi-language UI in five languages, a dedicated speaker management system, and a two-pass diarization pipeline that fixes the transcript accuracy problems fast-paced meetings create. https://getvext.app/blog/vext-1-2-0-multilanguage-speakers https://getvext.app/blog/vext-1-2-0-multilanguage-speakers Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter How to dictate notes straight into Obsidian on Mac. The trade-offs between built-in dictation, browser extensions, and system-wide voice apps for note-takers. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-obsidian https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-obsidian Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter macOS Tahoe's on-device dictation is genuinely good for short bursts. Here's where it works, where it breaks, and what you replace it with when it does. https://getvext.app/blog/apple-dictation-vs-vext https://getvext.app/blog/apple-dictation-vs-vext Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter How to dictate prompts into Cursor's composer and inline chat on macOS. Why long spoken prompts produce better edits, plus a setup that works in any panel. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-cursor-ai https://getvext.app/blog/voice-to-text-for-cursor-ai Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Three ways to use voice input with ChatGPT on Mac: OpenAI's voice mode, browser dictation, and system-wide local apps. Pros, cons, and which one fits your workflow. https://getvext.app/blog/chatgpt-voice-input-mac https://getvext.app/blog/chatgpt-voice-input-mac Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Two leading local speech recognition engines compared: OpenAI Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet on M1, M2, and M3 Macs. Real benchmarks on speed, accuracy, and memory. https://getvext.app/blog/whisper-vs-parakeet https://getvext.app/blog/whisper-vs-parakeet Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter On-device speech recognition on Apple Silicon: how it works, why it's competitive with cloud services, and what tools to use. A practical guide to offline voice to text on Mac. https://getvext.app/blog/offline-voice-to-text-mac https://getvext.app/blog/offline-voice-to-text-mac Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Wispr Flow charges $15/month and runs in the cloud. Here are five Mac dictation alternatives that don't, with honest tradeoffs on price, privacy, and features. https://getvext.app/blog/wispr-flow-alternatives https://getvext.app/blog/wispr-flow-alternatives Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Vext 1.1.0 adds cross-meeting voice recognition, multi-speaker mic diarization, persistent speaker colors, hotkey polish, and launch at login. Local speaker recognition for Mac, no cloud. https://getvext.app/blog/vext-1-1-0-speaker-recognition https://getvext.app/blog/vext-1-1-0-speaker-recognition Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Record and transcribe Zoom, Google Meet, and FaceTime calls locally on your Mac. Speaker labels, summaries, and full privacy. https://getvext.app/blog/transcribe-meetings-mac-locally https://getvext.app/blog/transcribe-meetings-mac-locally Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Comparing voice-to-text options for macOS — built-in Dictation, cloud services, and local alternatives. Privacy, speed, accuracy, and cost. https://getvext.app/blog/best-voice-to-text-mac https://getvext.app/blog/best-voice-to-text-mac Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter How to use voice input with AI coding assistants. Speak prompts instead of typing them — faster context, better results. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-dictation-for-claude-code https://getvext.app/blog/voice-dictation-for-claude-code Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Quick voice memos that go through the same transcription and Enhance pipeline, stored locally in the app for later. https://getvext.app/blog/voice-notes-for-developers https://getvext.app/blog/voice-notes-for-developers Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Enhance transforms raw speech into clean text — removing filler words, fixing structure, and preserving your meaning. Here's how it works. https://getvext.app/blog/enhance-ai-text-cleanup https://getvext.app/blog/enhance-ai-text-cleanup Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter macOS uses Apple's on-device foundation model for dictation — a big upgrade. Here's how to set it up for development workflows. https://getvext.app/blog/macos-voice-transcription-setup https://getvext.app/blog/macos-voice-transcription-setup Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Voice input produces longer, more detailed AI prompts than typing. Here's why speaking your prompts gets better results. https://getvext.app/blog/better-ai-prompts-with-voice https://getvext.app/blog/better-ai-prompts-with-voice Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter Everything you need to know about Vext — installation, hotkey setup, three modes, Enhance, translation, meetings, and more. https://getvext.app/blog/complete-guide-to-vext https://getvext.app/blog/complete-guide-to-vext Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Don Karter