Ozmen
@nozmen
Aqua Voice: I barely type long prompts now, just talk. Saved ~5 hrs typing in 2 weeks. Much more accurate than macOS dictation.
Dictation Software
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Speak, and Aqua types it in any Mac app: clean, punctuated, and 97.3% accurate. Built for people who write for a living.
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Voice to text in any Mac app
Mail, Slack, Notion, Cursor, Safari: if you can place a cursor in it, you can dictate into it. No per-app setup.
Speech to text that keeps up
Aqua listens at up to 230 words per minute and refines as you speak, so the text that lands is the text you meant.
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Write with your voice
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Your words, perfected by AI
Aqua’s model trained on real workflows to understand natural speech, correct grammar, and preserve every word while refining your text in real time.
Dictionary
Custom dictionary
Teach Aqua the words you use most, like names, brands, or technical terms, and watch accuracy improve instantly.
Custom prompting
Writing style, your way
Set your tone and rules. From lowercase Slack messages to structured docs, Aqua adapts to your preferences automatically.
49 Languages
Speaks your language
Understands 49 languages with clarity and precision, adapting naturally to how you speak.
Accuracy you can check before you pay
Avalon, the model inside Aqua Voice, scores 97.3% on AISpeak, our public benchmark of AI and technical vocabulary. Whisper Large v3, the leading open-source speech model, scores 65.1% on the same test. Avalon was trained on real technical speech, so it lands the words generic models miss: names, code, and commands like kubectl or git checkout. At its October 2025 debut it ranked #1 among proprietary models on the public OpenASR leaderboard.
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97.3%Whisper Large v3leading open-source model
65.1%AISpeak measures word accuracy on speech full of AI and technical terms, the vocabulary generic models miss most.
Wondering how it compares to the dictation already on your Mac? We ran the head-to-head: Aqua Voice vs Apple’s built-in dictation. Or skip the reading: your first 1,000 words are free, so you can test it on your own vocabulary.
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Robb Lejuwaan
@robblejuwaan
After using it on both Mac and iPhone, Aqua Voice is better than @WisprFlow. It's faster, more accurate, and actually ready when I need it.
Colin Hughes
@ColinHughesUK
Aqua Voice is what Mac dictation should feel like — fast, accurate, natural editing.
Paul Burton
@CyberDuck60
I've tried WisprFlow & Typless before but I can honestly say without any doubt after I started using Aqua Voice on my Mac I would never use anything else.
Colin Hughes
@ColinHughesUK
As someone who depends on dictation daily, I've tried them all—Dragon, Apple's Voice Control, and now Aqua Voice. My review: the most accurate dictation I've ever used on Mac
Colin Hughes
@ColinHughesUK
I reported an Aqua Voice punctuation bug on macOS. It was fixed within days. Small team, responsive development.
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@iPhone_News
Aqua Voice shows just how good Mac dictation could be if Apple really tried
Aestumanda
@aestumanda
Aqua Voice shows how good Mac dictation can be — and why Apple needs to bring the same power to Voice Control.
Christian Ulstrup
@curious_vii
Claude Code agents (new CLI view) + Ghostty + @aquavoice is actual calm computing
bassim
@avgvstvs96
Aqua Voice is seriously good voice transcription for macOS
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1,000 free words is about 7 minutes of talking at a normal pace. No credit card required.
Frequently asked questions
Does Aqua Voice run on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs?
Yes. One universal Mac download runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. One subscription also covers Windows, iPhone, and Android.
How is Aqua different from the dictation built into macOS?
Built-in dictation types the words it hears. Aqua types the sentence you meant: punctuated, formatted, and accurate on names and technical terms, in every app you use. We published a side-by-side comparison with Apple's built-in dictation so you can see the difference on real passages.
Is my audio private?
Aqua processes audio in the cloud, where the Avalon model runs; there is no offline mode. Our security practices are independently audited (SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001), we're GDPR and HIPAA compliant, and Team plans add an org-wide Privacy Mode.
What happens after my first 1,000 free words?
The free Starter allowance is your test drive: 1,000 words is about 7 minutes of talking at a normal pace. When you hit it, upgrade to Pro for $8/mo billed annually to keep dictating without limits.
What happens after I download?
Open the file, drag Aqua Voice to Applications, and grant microphone and accessibility permissions when macOS asks. That is how Aqua types into your other apps. From there: hold the key, talk, release.
Is Aqua the best dictation software for Mac?
That is your call to make, and this page gives you the evidence: 97.3% accuracy on the AISpeak benchmark, real-time typing in every Mac app, and a side-by-side comparison with Apple's built-in dictation. Your first 1,000 words are free, so you can judge it on your own vocabulary before paying anything.
Which languages does Aqua support?
Aqua supports 49 languages, with the same real-time dictation experience as English.