Break the scroll habit by turning distracting websites and apps gray once you reach your limits.
Mac dictation that types exactly what you said
Stage
Startup
Startup
Founded
2026
2026
Based in
Not given
US
Pricing model
Paid
Free trial
Pricing
1 Mac: $39 one time ($29 until November 10). 3 Macs: $59 one time ($49 until November 10). 5 Macs: $69 one time ($59 until November 10). All plans include 12 months of updates. Free 14-day trial with no card required.
Free trial for 14 days, no card required. Then Pro Monthly at $19/month, Pro Annual at $179/year (saving $49 vs monthly), or Pro Lifetime at $499 one-time. Educational discount: 50% off Monthly or Annual with a .edu email address. Cancel anytime.
Key features
Minutes or opens limits per hour or per day
Active hours scheduling
Chosen days configuration
Days off exclusions
Last 7 days analytics
Works with multiple displays
Menu bar access
No browser extension required
Supports Mac apps and web apps
Keep gray or show in color options
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
Takes color away instead of locking you out, letting interest fade naturally
Only the window over its limit turns gray, rest of screen stays in color
Works without browser extension in Chrome and Safari
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