WriteOn

Voice to text, instantly

Download for macOS macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon · ~300KB
Why Write On

Push to talk

Double-tap Ctrl or hold Right Option. Speak. Release. Your words appear where your cursor is. That's it.

Zero bloat

Under 300KB. No Electron, no Python runtime, no 11GB model downloads. Pure native Swift and Metal.

Your clipboard is sacred

Transcripts are stored internally. Ctrl+V pastes them. Your clipboard is never hijacked.

Retro waveform visualizer

A Metal-rendered waterfall of cascading waveforms. You'll know it's listening. You'll want to keep talking.

Menu bar agent

Lives in your menu bar. No dock icon, no windows. It's there when you need it, invisible when you don't.

Secure by design

API key stored in macOS Keychain. Hardened runtime. Notarized by Apple. No telemetry, no analytics.

How it works
1
Double-tap Ctrl to start recording. The waveform overlay appears.
2
Speak naturally. Your words stream to Deepgram's Nova-3 model in real time.
3
Tap Ctrl again to stop. Transcript is ready.
4
Press Ctrl+V anywhere to paste. Your clipboard stays untouched.
Software with taste
The other guys Write On
Size 2 – 11 GB ~300 KB
Install time 10 – 30 min Drag & drop
Dependencies Python, Whisper, etc. None
Accuracy Good Excellent (Nova-3)
Latency Seconds Real-time
Delight factor