Lavoi
Lavoi: on-device speech-to-text dictation for Mac in under 500ms.
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What is Lavoi?
Lavoi is a Mac dictation app that turns speech into text at the cursor in any app, removing filler words like "um" and tidying the wording on-device. It is aimed at people who write a lot on a Mac, such as developers using terminals, editors, browsers, and Slack.
Lavoi pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free for individuals; no trial. Other tiers are not shown on the page.
Lavoi pros
- Works at the caret in any app, including terminals, editors, browsers, and Slack
- Cleans up filler words and wording on the Mac itself, with no word limit
- Dictation works offline after a one-time model download
- Free for individuals, with no trial needed
Lavoi cons
- Requires Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later
- Supports 25 European languages only
- Needs microphone and Accessibility permissions to work
Frequently asked questions about Lavoi
Does it work with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor?
Yes, and with any app that has a caret: terminals, editors, browsers, Slack.
How is it different from macOS Dictation or Wispr Flow?
macOS Dictation types word for word, Wispr Flow tidies on its servers, and Lavoi tidies on your Mac with no word limit.
Does anything leave my Mac?
Nothing you say. Lavoi downloads its models once from Hugging Face and asks updates.lavoi.app for a new version once a day; dictation itself works with the network off.
Can it press Return in my terminal?
No, nothing runs until you press Return yourself.
Will it change what I meant?
No: if a clean-up would change a number, a link or a “not”, you get exactly what you said.
What does Lavoi need access to?
The microphone, and Accessibility to type at your caret and read the window you type in.
What does Lavoi keep?
Your dictations, on your Mac only, deleted after a month by default.
Which Macs and languages?
Apple silicon, macOS 14 or later, in 25 European languages.