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Jarq vs Mac Ninja

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Jarq compared with Mac Ninja
Detail JarqMac Ninja logo Mac Ninja
What it doesTranslate, shorten, fix or rewrite text right where your cursor is, in any app on your Mac Not given
StageMVP Not given
Founded2019 Not given
Based inKZ SE
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingFree: 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 Yearly: $9.99/year (cancel anytime); Lifetime: $24.99 one-time payment. Both plans include every feature and work on up to 3 Macs.
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
  • Unload idle browser tabs in Chrome, Safari, Brave, Edge, Arc and other browsers
  • Calm background CPU hogs without quitting them
  • Clean up tabs left behind by AI agents
  • Offload unused apps to save disk space
  • Live dashboard showing memory and CPU stats
  • Memory autopilot for automatic tab sleeping
  • Works on up to 3 Macs per license
  • Silent auto-updates
  • Minimal resource usage
  • No admin password required for normal use
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
  • Never closes your apps or tabs, only unloads idle tabs that reload instantly when clicked
  • Uses only standard macOS and browser features, no system changes or kernel extensions
  • Automatically cleans up tabs abandoned by AI agents after 8 hours
  • No tracking, no analytics, no account required
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)40
Citation Flow (Majestic)307
Referring domains (Majestic)332

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