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Key features
Automated daily, weekly, or monthly backups
Export to clean Markdown format with media and attachments
Deliver to Google Drive, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, or Nextcloud
Offline HTML viewer with full-text search
Teams plan includes comments, raw JSON export, and change log
Automatic deletion of staged copies after 7 days if backup fails
Single zip file delivery to storage
Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser
Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app
Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking
On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download
Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms
Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion
Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails
Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits
Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups
Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
What makes it different
No storage fees; use your own cloud storage provider
Plain text Markdown format readable with any editor, independent of Notion
Offline viewer with full-text search bundled with every backup
Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech
On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac
Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app
Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard
Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
Backup Notion
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