EchoText – Professional Voice-to-Text Transcription for Mac

Stop Typing. Start Talking.

EchoText is a powerful, privacy-focused voice transcription app designed exclusively for macOS. Using Apple's advanced WhisperKit technology, EchoText transforms your spoken words into accurate text instantly all processed entirely on your device. No cloud servers. No subscriptions. No compromises.

Whether you're a writer capturing ideas, a professional transcribing meetings, a student taking lecture notes, or a content creator processing interviews, EchoText is the fastest way to turn speech into text on your Mac.

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🎙️ REAL-TIME VOICE DICTATION

Speak naturally. Watch your words appear.

EchoText replaces your keyboard with your voice. Simply press the global hotkey (⌃+Space) from anywhere on your Mac, and start speaking. Your words are transcribed in real-time and automatically inserted into whatever app you're using whether that's Apple Notes, Notion, Google Docs, Slack, your email client, VS Code, or any other application.

Unlike Apple's built-in dictation, EchoText uses state-of-the-art Whisper AI models that understand context, handle accents beautifully, and deliver remarkably accurate transcriptions.

• Global hotkey access from any application

• Real-time transcription as you speak

• Automatic text insertion into the active app

• Floating recording overlay that stays out of your way

• Works offline — no internet connection required

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📁 AUDIO & VIDEO FILE TRANSCRIPTION

Any file. Instant words.

Got an audio recording from an interview? A voice memo with a brilliant idea? A video file that needs subtitles? Just drag and drop it into EchoText.

EchoText supports all major audio and video formats. The transcription happens locally on your Mac using GPU acceleration, delivering results at up to 30x realtime speed on Apple Silicon.

Supported formats:

• Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, AAC

• Video: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WEBM

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📦 BATCH PROCESSING

Hundreds of files. One click.

Need to transcribe an entire season of podcast episodes? A folder full of interview recordings? An archive of voice memos? EchoText's batch processing feature handles it all.

Simply select multiple files or drag an entire folder, and EchoText will process them one after another. Perfect for podcasters, journalists, researchers, documentary filmmakers, and anyone dealing with large volumes of audio content.

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🎯 MEETING TRANSCRIPTION

Never miss a word.

EchoText automatically detects and records your meetings from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, Slack Huddles, Discord, and other conferencing apps. Just start your meeting and EchoText captures everything.

After the meeting ends, you get a complete, searchable transcript. No more frantically taking notes while trying to participate in the conversation.

• Automatic meeting detection and recording

• System audio capture for remote participants

• Crash recovery — never lose a transcript

• Timestamped segments for easy navigation

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🔗 YOUTUBE & URL TRANSCRIPTION

Drop a link. Get the text.

Found a YouTube video you want to reference? A podcast episode you need to quote? An online lecture you want to study? Just paste the URL into EchoText.

EchoText downloads the audio and transcribes it locally on your device. Perfect for researchers, students, content creators, and anyone who works with online video content.

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🌍 100+ LANGUAGE SUPPORT & TRANSLATION

Speak any language. Read your own.

EchoText understands over 100 languages and dialects. Whether you're transcribing English, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, or any other major language, EchoText delivers accurate results.

Need translation? EchoText can transcribe audio in one language and translate it to another.

Supported languages include:

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Turkish, Polish, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Malay, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Persian, Swahili, and 70+ more.

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🔌 OBSIDIAN INTEGRATION

Think out loud. Notes write themselves.

For Obsidian users, EchoText is a game-changer. Dictate your thoughts and have them appear directly in your vault as beautifully formatted markdown notes.

Perfect for building your second brain, capturing fleeting ideas, journaling, or adding to your Zettelkasten.

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🔒 100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE

Your voice stays yours.

In an age of cloud services and data collection, EchoText takes a different approach: everything happens on your Mac. Your audio is never uploaded to any server. Your transcripts are never stored in any cloud. Your data never leaves your device.

EchoText uses Apple's WhisperKit framework to run powerful AI models directly on your Mac's Apple Silicon chip.

This makes EchoText ideal for:

• Journalists protecting sources

• Lawyers handling confidential conversations

• Medical professionals transcribing patient notes

• Therapists and counselors

• Business executives discussing sensitive strategy

• Anyone who values their privacy

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⚡ BLAZING FAST PERFORMANCE

Speed that keeps up with your thoughts.

Built specifically for Apple Silicon, EchoText leverages Metal and GPU acceleration to deliver transcription speeds of up to 30x realtime. A 30-minute recording can be transcribed in under a minute.

Choose the model that fits your needs:

• Tiny — Lightning fast, good accuracy

• Base — Balanced speed and accuracy

• Small — Higher accuracy with reasonable speed

• Medium — Professional-grade accuracy

• Large — Maximum accuracy when every word matters

All models run entirely on your device. No internet required. No API costs. No usage limits.

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🖥️ BEAUTIFUL NATIVE MAC EXPERIENCE

Designed for macOS. Built with SwiftUI.

EchoText isn't a cross-platform afterthought or an Electron wrapper. It's a native Mac application built from the ground up with SwiftUI and Apple's latest Liquid Glass design language.

• Stunning native interface (macOS 26+)

• Menu bar app for instant access

• Global keyboard shortcut (⌃+Space)

• Dark mode support

• Automatic updates

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🎯 PERFECT FOR

• Writers & Authors
• Capture ideas at the speed of thought. Dictate first drafts, brainstorm, or transcribe interviews for research.
• Students & Researchers
• Transcribe lectures, interviews, and focus groups. Search through hours of audio to find exactly what you need.
• Podcasters & Content Creators
• Generate transcripts for show notes, accessibility, and SEO. Batch process entire seasons in one go.
• Journalists
• Transcribe interviews with complete privacy. Your sources stay protected.
• Business Professionals
• Never take meeting notes again. Focus on the conversation while EchoText captures everything.
• Developers
• Dictate code comments, documentation, and commit messages. Works with VS Code, Xcode, and other IDEs.

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💻 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Operating System: macOS 26.0 (Tahoe) or later

• Processor: Apple Silicon recommended (M1, M2, M3, M4)

• Memory: 8GB RAM minimum, 16GB recommended

• Storage: 500MB - 3GB depending on model size

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💰 ONE-TIME PAYMENT. FOREVER YOURS.

No subscriptions. No monthly fees. No per-minute charges. No API costs.

Pay once and use EchoText forever, including all future updates.

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🎓 SPECIAL DISCOUNTS

Students, journalists, and non-profits: Email us to receive 25% off your purchase.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is my data really private?

Yes. EchoText processes everything on your device. No audio or text is ever sent to any server.

Do I need an internet connection?

No. EchoText works completely offline after the initial model download.

How accurate is the transcription?

EchoText uses OpenAI's Whisper models, among the most accurate available. The Large model achieves near-human accuracy.

Can I use this for my business?

Absolutely. Email us for volume licensing and MDM deployment options.

What about accents?

Whisper handles accents remarkably well, including regional dialects and non-native speakers.

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🚀 GET STARTED TODAY

Download EchoText and experience the fastest, most private way to turn your voice into text on Mac.

Stop typing. Start talking.