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Rekody for Mac is a free download. Setup takes about two minutes: drag to Applications, grant two permissions, and let the on-device model download once.

Download Rekody for Mac

Rekody.dmg, direct from the latest GitHub release. macOS 13 or later.
1

Open the DMG and drag Rekody to Applications

Then launch Rekody from Applications. It lives in your menu bar.
2

Follow the setup

Rekody walks you through the permissions it needs to hear you and to type for you:
  • Microphone, so it can capture your voice while you dictate.
  • Accessibility, so it can place the finished text where your cursor is.
Both are standard macOS permissions granted in System Settings, and setup takes you to the right pane.
3

Let the model download finish

Setup downloads the on-device voice model once. Stay on a network for that first download. After it finishes, dictation runs fully offline.
The model download happens exactly once. From then on, your voice is transcribed on your Mac, not on a server.

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After setup

Rekody lives in your menu bar. Its Settings are where you pick a speech engine, turn optional AI cleanup on or off, and choose hold-to-talk or hands-free.
Rekody Settings showing the engine picker, cleanup toggle, and dictation options.

Settings: the default Rekody Streaming engine, with optional local and cloud engines.

Run Setup before switching engines. Local Whisper and the cloud engines each need their model downloaded or an API key added first, and Setup is what wires that up.

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Next

Your first dictation

Hold or tap, speak, done.

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