ZenVoiceZenVoice for writers
First drafts at the speed you think.
Say the sentence the way it comes to you. ZenVoice removes the fillers and false starts, fixes punctuation, and keeps your words, so the draft on the page is yours, not a model's rewrite.
You say · Pages
“so um the the chapter opens with her standing at the window and uh the rain has just stopped”
ZenVoice types
The chapter opens with her standing at the window and the rain has just stopped.
Why writers 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
Free for 14 days with no card, then $19 once for two Macs, the launch price for the first 100. No subscription, no word limits.
Made for writers
The same engine, tuned to how you work: the examples on this page are what ZenVoice really types.
What slows writers down today.
- Typing slows the first draft down to the speed of your fingers, not your thinking.
- Dictation leaves a transcript full of ums, restarts and missing commas.
- Cloud tools send your unpublished work to someone else's servers.
Three steps, anywhere.
- 1
Put your cursor anywhere
Any app with a text field: an editor, a browser, a chat, a form.
- 2
Press the shortcut and talk
⌃⌥Space, or hold a key. Your words appear as you speak.
- 3
It's written
Clean text lands at your cursor, in the tone of the app you're in.
What ZenVoice does for writers.
Your words, cleaned
Fillers, repeated words and false starts go; your wording stays. Kanso is measured on keeping what you said.
Names spelled your way
Add characters and places to your Dictionary once, or accept ZenVoice's suggestion after you correct one.
Read it before it lands
Turn on Review before insert and check each passage in a card before it goes into your document.
Your manuscript stays yours
Everything runs on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is used to train anything.
How ZenVoice compares.
| At a glance | 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 | Yes | No | With local models | Yes |
| Account needed | No | Yes | Not stated | No |
| Price | Pro $19; Lifetime $59 once (launch price, first 100) | Free plan; Pro $15/month or $144/year | Free plan; Pro $8.49/month, with yearly and lifetime options | $29 once for 1 Mac; $39 for 2 |
| Free trial | 14 days, every feature, no card | Free plan, 2,000 words/week on desktop | Free plan with unlimited Whisper models | 30 free transcriptions per Mac |
| Refund window | 30 days | Not stated | 30 days on eligible first purchases | 14 days for unresolved technical issues |
| Platforms | Mac (Windows in the works) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | Mac; Windows beta linked on its site |
| Own writing model, with a published benchmark | Kanso · public dataset and results | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Numbers, times and money written by fixed rules | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tone that follows the app | Yes | Yes | App-aware modes | Not stated |
| Choice of on-device models | 17 speech and formatting models | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Project file names spelled right for agents | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Review before the text lands | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hinglish | With Whisper Turbo | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Keeps the audio if a dictation fails | Recovery Inbox | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Transcribes audio files | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
ZenVoiceCompetitors as each describes itself on its own site, checked October 28, 2026: Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Speakmac. “Not stated” means their site doesn’t say.
ZenVoice for writers: common questions.
Will it change my style?
No. Kanso removes fillers and fixes punctuation, but it's measured on keeping your words: it adds a word you didn't say in about 2% of dictations.
Does it work in Pages, Word, Scrivener and Google Docs?
Yes. It types into any text field on your Mac, including browsers.
Can I dictate long passages?
Yes. Tap the shortcut once to lock dictation on, talk as long as you like, and tap again to insert.
Pay once. Yours forever.
ZenVoice for Mac
One payment, no subscription
Once, for up to 2 Macs, with a year of new features and models.
Get ZenVoice for $19 Or try it free for 14 days- Every feature, all 18 models and every supported language
- A year of new features and models, then keep your version forever
- Runs offline. What you say stays on your Mac
- Move to a new Mac after deactivating the old one
- Bug fixes and macOS compatibility updates forever
macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon · 30-Day Refund
ZenVoice Lifetime
Every update, for life
Once, for up to 2 Macs, with updates for life.
Get Lifetime for $59 Or try it free for 14 days- Every feature, all 18 models and every supported language
- Every future feature and model, with nothing to renew
- Runs offline. What you say stays on your Mac
- Move to a new Mac after deactivating the old one
- Bug fixes and macOS compatibility updates forever
macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon · 30-Day Refund
Student or teacher? Half price. Ask from your school email.Also built for
Developers
Prompts, commands and file names, spoken
Founders & execs
Clear the inbox by talking
Sales
CRM notes without the typing
Support teams
Replies and canned answers, spoken
Agencies
Client notes and briefs, spoken
Lawyers
Privileged notes that never upload
Therapists
Session notes that stay on your Mac
Doctors
Chart notes that stay on the Mac
Students
Essays and notes at speaking speed
Multilingual
1,600+ languages, and Hinglish
Hands-free & RSI
Write without typing