# Hands-free dictation for RSI on Mac · ZenVoice Source: https://getzenvoice.com/for/hands-free > Write without the keyboard: hands-free mode starts when you speak, voice commands add punctuation and structure, and snippets insert whole blocks. ZenVoice for hands-free & rsi # Write without typing. When typing hurts, the keyboard should be the last thing you need. Hands-free mode starts when you speak and ends when you pause; commands handle punctuation and structure. [Download for Mac](https://getzenvoice.com/#download)Buy · $14.99 once You say · Notes “I can meet you today thinking emoji” ZenVoice types I can meet you today 🤔 ## Why hands-free work choose ZenVoice. It runs on your Mac, not in the cloud Your voice, your words and your work never leave your Mac. There's no account and nothing to sign in to. You pay once, not every month $14.99 once for two Macs, the launch price for the first 100. No subscription, no word limits. Made for hands-free work The same engine, tuned to how you work: the examples on this page are what ZenVoice really types. ## What slows hands-free work down today. - Holding a key to dictate still means using the keyboard all day. - Fixing punctuation and new lines by hand undoes the point of dictating. - Long days of typing make RSI worse. ## Three steps, anywhere. 1. 1 Put your cursor anywhere Any app with a text field: an editor, a browser, a chat, a form. 2. 2 Press the shortcut and talk ⌃⌥Space, or hold a key. Your words appear as you speak. 3. 3 It's written Clean text lands at your cursor, in the tone of the app you're in. ## What ZenVoice does for hands-free work. Hands-free mode Arm it once. Each dictation starts when you speak and ends on a pause. Commands for structure “New paragraph”, “open parenthesis”, “thinking emoji”: 35 spoken commands for punctuation, symbols and structure. Edit by voice Select text and say “make it shorter” or “turn it into bullet points”. Tap, don't hold Tap the key once to lock dictation on and tap again to finish, so you never hold a key down. ## How ZenVoice compares. ZenVoice Wispr Flow Superwhisper SpeakMac Where your speech is processed On your Mac In the cloud On your Mac or in the cloud On your Mac Works with no internet With local models Account needed No Yes Not for the free plan No Price $14.99 once (launch price, first 100) Free up to 2,000 words a week, then $12–15 a month Free, or $8.49 a month for Pro $29–39 once Platforms Mac (Windows in the works) Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android Mac Own writing model, with a published benchmark Numbers, times and money written by fixed rules Not stated Not stated Not stated Tone that follows the app Modes you pick Styles you pick Choice of on-device speech models 14 models Not stated Not stated Project file names spelled right for agents Not stated Not stated Not stated Review before the text lands Not stated Not stated Not stated Hinglish Hinglish Prime Not stated Not stated Not stated Keeps the audio if a dictation fails Recovery Inbox Not stated Not stated Not stated Transcribes audio files Competitors as each describes itself on its own site, checked September 27, 2026: [Wispr Flow](https://wisprflow.ai/pricing), [Superwhisper](https://superwhisper.com), [SpeakMac](https://speakmac.app). Wispr Flow: “Transcription always happens in the cloud” ([privacy page](https://wisprflow.ai/privacy)). Spotted something out of date? Tell us at hello@getzenvoice.com. ## ZenVoice for hands-free work: common questions. Can I dictate without touching the keyboard? Yes, with hands-free mode: dictation starts when you speak and inserts when you pause. Can I start it from other devices? Yes. Links start and stop ZenVoice from Shortcuts, Raycast, Alfred or a Stream Deck button. Does it replace medical advice? No. ZenVoice can reduce typing; speak to a professional about RSI. ## Pay once. Yours forever. ### Pro Everything ZenVoice does today, on two Macs, with a year of new features. $39.9962.5% offfor the first 100 $14.99once Upgrade to Lifetime any time for the difference: $25.00 at launch prices. - 2 Macs - All 14 models and every language - Runs offline. Nothing leaves your Mac - 1 year of new features and new models - Bug fixes, UI fixes and macOS compatibility forever [Buy Pro · $14.99](https://getzenvoice.com/checkout?plan=standard) ### Lifetime Recommended Every update we ever ship, including new features and new models. $99.0060% offfor the first 100 $39.99once Every update we ever ship, for one payment. - 2 Macs - All 14 models and every language - Runs offline. Nothing leaves your Mac - Every new feature and new model, forever - Bug fixes, UI fixes and macOS compatibility forever [Buy Lifetime · $39.99](https://getzenvoice.com/checkout?plan=lifetime) ## Also built for [Developers Prompts, commands and file names, spoken](https://getzenvoice.com/for/developers)[Writers First drafts at the speed you think](https://getzenvoice.com/for/writers)[Founders & execs Clear the inbox by talking](https://getzenvoice.com/for/founders)[Sales CRM notes without the typing](https://getzenvoice.com/for/sales)[Support teams Replies and canned answers, spoken](https://getzenvoice.com/for/support)[Students Essays and notes at speaking speed](https://getzenvoice.com/for/students)[Multilingual 25 languages, and Hinglish](https://getzenvoice.com/for/multilingual)