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Clabrate

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Clabrate is a Mac application that provides on-device speech transcription and enhancement, allowing users to dictate text directly into any Mac app without cloud involvement. It offers features like push-to-talk dictation, voice assistant, and contextual rewriting of speech to fit different text formats, all while maintaining user privacy with no telemetry.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

Editorially reviewed · Sources checked Oct 2, 2026

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A good fit for

Mac users who want private, on-device speech transcription and enhancement without cloud dependency or telemetry.
Users who want to dictate into any Mac app with text landing directly at the cursor without needing special target apps or copy-paste.

Know the limitations

Currently only available for macOS 11 and later on Apple silicon Macs; Windows version is in development.

What you can do

Dictate messages, emails, or code commits with clean, formatted text that fits the context of the target app.
Use the voice assistant to brainstorm, flesh out ideas, and get spoken summaries while working hands-free.

Features

On-device transcription runs entirely on the user's Mac without sending audio to the cloud.
Push-to-talk dictation mode where the user holds a key to talk and releases to send text, or taps to toggle recording.
Speech-to-speech mode coming soon for natural conversation rhythm with spoken summaries and follow-ups.
Enhancement rewrites raw speech into a clean, formatted style suitable for the target app, such as emails or commit messages.
Substitutions feature to protect specific names, jargon, and spellings so they are always written correctly.

Integrations

Not confirmed yet.

Platforms & data export

Not confirmed yet.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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A practical workflow

Hold the right option key to talk and release to send text, or tap once to start and tap again to send.
Speak naturally including fillers and corrections; Clabrate cleans up the text to keep the intended meaning without ums or debris.
Use the enhancement feature to rewrite raw speech into a clean sentence style or other chosen style as it transcribes.

Based on the sources below. Editorial review does not imply hands-on product testing.

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hyprcore

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