Multilingual Dictation on Mac: Voice to Text in 50+ Languages

Maybe you write to clients in English, chat with family in Spanish, and read the news in French.

Or maybe English is your second language. You speak it well, but writing it, with all its spelling rules, still takes extra effort.

Either way, a dictation tool that only speaks one language is not enough.

Who multilingual dictation is for

• Bilingual and multilingual professionals who switch languages through the day.
• Immigrants and expats writing in a new language.
• Language learners practising speaking and checking what they said.
• International teams working across countries.
• Families staying in touch across borders.

Speaking is often easier than spelling

Many non-native speakers can say a sentence fluently but hesitate when writing it.

Is it "recieve" or "receive"? Where does the accent go in French? Which form of the verb is right in German?

Dictation lets you speak naturally and see correct spelling on the screen. It can even help you learn, because you see how your words are written.

TalkFlowy speaks your languages

TalkFlowy is a voice to text app for Mac with support for more than 50 languages and dialects, including:

• English
• Spanish
• French
• German
• Portuguese
• Arabic
• Italian, Dutch, and many more

Switching takes one click, so you can write an English email and then a Spanish message a minute later.

Live, in any app

Words appear as you speak and AutoPaste places them into WhatsApp Web, Gmail, Slack, Word, Google Docs or any other app.

Offline in every language

The AI runs on your Mac. That means your messages stay private and dictation works without an internet connection, wherever you are in the world.

Transcribe files in other languages

Drop in an audio or video file, such as an interview or a voice message, and get a transcript locally.

Tips for dictating in a second language

1. Pick the right language first. Accuracy is best when TalkFlowy knows which language you are speaking.
2. Speak at a natural pace. You do not need to slow down or exaggerate.
3. Accents are fine. Modern speech models are trained on many accents. A clear microphone helps more than a "perfect" accent.
4. Use full sentences. Context helps the model choose the right words.
5. Review names and rare words. Fix those by hand when needed.

Using dictation to learn a language

• Read a paragraph aloud and see if TalkFlowy writes what you meant to say.
• Describe your day in your target language and review the text.
• Write messages to native-speaking friends by voice, then ask for feedback.

It turns speaking practice into instant written feedback.

One app, every language you use

Your Mac should keep up with the way you actually live and work, in every language.

Try TalkFlowy free on an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14.6 or later. Our website is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic and Portuguese too.

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