You speak
and it's there.
Your words land right where the cursor is — in any app on your Mac.
I just wanted to say the meeting's moved to Thursday.
Your mic answers to no one.
Kuno transcribes everything right on your Mac — no servers, no upload, nothing leaves your device.
Works everywhere you type.
Hold Fn and Kuno drops your words straight into the app you're already in — no plugins, no setup.
Up and running in two minutes.
- 01
Download & open
Drop Kuno in Applications.
- 02
Grant access
Mic + accessibility. Once.
- 03
Hold Fn
Press and hold. Speak.
- 04
Release
It's there — where you were.
Get Kuno for Mac.
One download, no account. All you need is macOS 15 or later.
macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later · Apple Silicon & Intel · 6.4 MB
Beta. Young software, honestly — and your feedback is wanted.
SHA-256 checksum
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The questions that matter.
Is my voice sent anywhere?
No. Kuno transcribes everything right on your Mac. There's no server that ever sees your audio.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once Kuno is set up, you don't need internet. Airplane mode is fine.
Do I need an account?
No. No sign-up, no email, no login. Download and go.
How accurate is it, and which languages?
Kuno handles many languages, including German and English. Accuracy is solid for clear speech in a quiet room; a decent mic helps.
Will it slow my Mac down?
Kuno only runs while you hold the Fn key, and otherwise sits quietly in the menu bar.
Why does Kuno need Accessibility access?
Only to type the finished text into your active field. Nothing else.
How do I uninstall?
Drag Kuno to the Trash — done. There's nothing in a cloud to leave behind.
Don't take our word for it. Ask an AI.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are a click away — see what they think of Kuno for Mac.
Stop typing. Start talking.
Local dictation for the Mac. No account, no cloud, no detour.