Guides
Longer pieces on single questions. What works, what does not, and why.
Dragon is discontinued. What now?
Dragon Professional is no longer being developed. If you have dictated with it for years, you are looking for a way that works without it. This page covers what Diktat can do, what it cannot, and how the switch works.
Apple's dictation is not enough anymore
Apple's dictation is built into iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and it costs nothing. For many people that is already enough. This page is about the point where it stops being enough, and what changes if you switch.
Dictating a book
Writing a book by dictation is a different way of working than typing. This page covers what that looks like in practice: paragraphs, names, and the parts dictation still leaves for the rewrite.
Dictating without the cloud
Local, on-device, offline: these words get used loosely. This page is specific about what runs on your device, what still needs a connection, and why that matters.
Dictate into any app on your Mac
Diktat inserts your text directly into the field where your cursor sits. At the same time, it also lands on your clipboard. Both happen together, every time you dictate.
Speak on your watch, paste on your Mac
You speak into your Apple Watch without holding your iPhone. The recording goes to your iPhone, which recognizes the text and puts it on its clipboard. From there, your Mac picks it up through Universal Clipboard.
Turn voice memos into text
You speak a thought before you forget it, in the car, walking, between two meetings. Diktat turns it into text and puts it on your clipboard. On iPhone and iPad you also find it in your history afterward.
Dictate from the menu bar
Diktat runs as an icon in your Mac menu bar. From there you start every dictation, see your history, and open settings. A second window with a sidebar is there when you need more.