Hold a key over any word on your Mac and see its translation right beside it
Mac dictation that types exactly what you said
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
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2026
Based in
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US
Pricing model
Paid
Free trial
Pricing
$12 once, not per month. Includes all 54 languages, works in every app and PDF, supports up to 3 Macs, and 1 year of free updates. 14-day money-back guarantee.
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
Translate any word by holding Option and pointing at it
Works in films, PDFs, websites, chats and every app
Supports 54 languages total
20 languages with offline translation on macOS 15 or later
Reads text in images, PDFs and screenshots
Lives in menu bar and never requires selecting text
License works on up to 3 Macs
One year of free updates included
Private with Google key: only the word you point at is sent to Google
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
Translates words right where they are without selection or copying, even in subtitles and PDFs
54 languages with 20 available offline on macOS 15 or later
One-time $12 payment with no subscription and lifetime access
Works in any app, image or PDF on macOS 14 or later
Private and secure: offline translation available with no data sent to servers
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
Tipword
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