Translate, shorten, fix or rewrite text right where your cursor is, in any app on your Mac
Tiling window manager for Mac that remembers how you work
Stage
MVP
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Founded
2019
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Based in
KZ
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Pricing model
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Freemium
Pricing
Free: 5 dictations or translations per day, on-device dictation unlimited. Pro Monthly: $4.99/month, unlimited dictation and translation, up to 2 Macs. Pro Yearly: $39/year (approximately $3.25/month, save 35%), everything in Pro Monthly. Lifetime: $179 once (launch price, regular $200), all future
Free: 3 stages forever. Pro · 1 Device: $19.99 lifetime license. Pro · 3 Devices: $39.99 lifetime license. Pro · 5 Devices: $49.99 lifetime license. BetterStage AI subscription: $4.99/mo or $39/yr for managed AI Staging.
Key features
In-place text translation between 13 languages
Voice dictation with punctuation and capitalization
Text shortening, fixing and rewriting with custom buttons
Works in any app including terminals and Figma
On-device speech recognition option
Customizable hotkeys
Local history file on your Mac
Cloud transcription via Cloudflare Workers AI or Groq
Works up to 2 Macs per licence
Named stages (workspaces) spanning every monitor
TabStack automatic tiling with resizable panes and tabs
Workspace Continuity and Saved Workspaces
AI Staging to organize windows from text descriptions
Works with macOS Spaces (Desktops)
Custom Actions for opening apps, files, and running commands
Per-monitor Window Modes: Enhanced Native and TabStack
No SIP disable required
What makes it different
No copy-paste or tab switching needed—edits happen in place
Works in any app, including those that block selection like terminals and Figma
Privacy-first: audio and text never stored, history stays on your Mac
Optional on-device speech recognition keeps voice entirely local
Works with System Integrity Protection fully enabled, requiring only standard Accessibility permissions
Stages span every monitor simultaneously and switch instantly without sliding animations
AI Staging describes workspace setups in plain English for automatic arrangement
Free tier with 3 stages and full multi-monitor support
BetterStage