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VoiceCatalystand Willow.
A dictation app with a free plan on a weaker model and a paid plan on its best one.
VoiceCatalyst
PriceFree: 10,000 words a month. Pro: $15 a month or $150 a year, unlimited.
Runs onmacOS 26 or later on Apple Silicon. An iPhone app is in beta.
Where recognition happensOn your Mac, on both plans.
Your vocabularyLearned from what you write and say, and re-ranked while you speak.
Choose VoiceCatalyst if the words that break dictation are your words: names, tools and jargon. It learns them on your Mac, and it gives you a faithful transcript, not a tidier paraphrase.
Willow
PriceFree: unlimited use of a weaker model and 20 Scribe uses a week. Pro: $15 a month, or $12 billed annually. Source, read 2026-09-12
TeamsBusiness adds enforced zero data retention and HIPAA compliance. Source, read 2026-09-12
Choose Willow if you want unlimited free dictation and can accept its weaker free model.
Get it
Account first,then the download.
The app is signed and notarized. Your account is where your vocabulary and your record accumulate — a card is not required to start.
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