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Murmur

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Mac · Free download · 0.1.20

A menu-bar dictation app for Mac. Hold a key, speak, release — your words are transcribed and land where your cursor is. On-device or with your own cloud key; no subscription tollbooth, no "voice memo graveyard" folder.

What’s new

Latest updates in Murmur for Mac. If you already have it installed, Sparkle can update you in place — or grab a fresh download below.

0.1.20

Latest · August 2026

  • When an update is ready, the installer dialog shows the release notes — same summary as What’s New in the app
  • You can still re-read What’s New anytime in Settings → What’s New

0.1.19

August 2026

  • After an update, Murmur shows a short What’s New summary once so you know what changed
  • On-device WhisperKit models now live under Application Support (cleaner than Documents), with a one-time move from the old location
  • Hardened model-cache checks so a partial or stale download is less likely to block dictation

0.1.18

August 2026

  • WhisperKit cache path and migration hardening
  • In-app updates via Sparkle continue from the same feed

What's inside

  • Lives in the macOS menu bar — out of the dock, off your mind
  • Push-to-talk: hold a hotkey, speak, release
  • On-device transcription, or bring your own cloud API key
  • A cleanup pass before text lands, so drafts need less editing
  • Types at your cursor in whatever app is frontmost
  • No account, no subscription tollbooth, no voice-memo graveyard

How it works

  1. Hold your hotkey from any app.
  2. Speak while the key is down.
  3. Release — cleaned-up text lands where you were typing.

Who it's for

Mac users who write a lot and refuse to shuffle a voice memo into a real app — developers dictating comments, writers drafting in their editor, anyone whose hands are busy but whose brain isn't.

Good to know

  • Needs macOS Accessibility permission to type into other apps
  • On-device mode keeps audio local; cloud mode uses your own API key
  • No accounts, no telemetry — just a hotkey and a text field

Get it

Mac · Free download (DMG)

Grab the installer. No account, no subscription tollbooth.

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