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Private voice typing — for one language or two

Speak. Katib writes.In every language you use.

One language is enough. If you use two, give each one its own key.

Dictate naturally in any app, with speech recognition that runs directly on your computer. No cloud, no subscription, no settings to change between languages.

$15

One-time payment

No subscription. Pay once, use forever.

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A calmer bilingual workflow

Two languages shouldn’t depend on one guess.

Automatic detection can hesitate on short phrases, accents, and names. With Katib, you choose the right language before you speak — with one key.

Your keyboard, repurposed

Do you know what these keys are for?

Most people barely touch the keys to the right of the space bar. Katib turns them into direct lines to the languages you use every day.

⌘English
⌥العربية

One key. One language. No guessing.

The right engine for each language

Use dedicated Arabic recognition alongside a high-performance model for English, French, or another language.

Switch without opening settings

One shortcut starts your primary language. The other starts your second. Both can stay ready in memory.

Predictable by design

You already know which language you are about to speak. Katib follows your key instead of trying to guess.

Speak now or bring a recording

Your voice, live or already recorded.

Katib handles everyday dictation and full audio files, with the same private, on-device workflow.

Live dictation

Write anywhere with your voice

Hold your shortcut, speak naturally, and Katib pastes the result into the app you are already using.

MessagesEmailsDocuments

Audio transcription

Drop an audio file. Get the text.

Turn lectures, voice notes, interviews, and meetings into text without uploading the recording to a cloud service.

Drop your recording into Katib

WAV · MP3 · FLAC · OGG · AAC

Quietly powerful

Built to disappear into your workflow.

No internet required

The transcription models run locally, so Katib keeps working on a train, on a plane, or anywhere offline.

Your voice stays yours

Dictation and audio files remain on your computer. Nothing needs to be sent to Katib’s servers.

Buy it once

No monthly bill and no word counter. Pay once and keep using Katib.

For terminal people

Katib has a CLI, too.

Transcribe recordings from scripts, pipe the result into another tool, or automate an entire folder without opening the app.

$ katib transcribe lecture.mp3 -o transcript.txt

$ katib transcribe voice-note.ogg | pbcopy

Progress goes to stderr. Clean transcript goes to stdout. Made for piping.

Cross-platform

Native performance on every desktop operating system with GPU acceleration support.

macOS

Intel & Apple Silicon

Windows

Windows 10+ · x64

Ready to type with your voice?

Try Katib free for 7 days. Then just $15 — one-time, forever.

Katib

Works on 1 device

$15/ lifetime

7-day money-back guarantee

  • Works on 1 device
  • One-time purchase, lifetime access
  • All future updates included
  • 7-day free trial included

No subscription. Pay once, use forever.