Loqui

Fast Speech-to-Text for macOS

Press fn, speak, and get instant transcription. Your voice becomes clean, intelligent text in seconds.

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Version 1.1 β€’ macOS 14+ β€’ Apple Silicon & Intel β€’ Free

Why Loqui?

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Blazing Fast

5-7 seconds from voice to text. WhisperKit transcription with enhanced AI cleanup via Groq/OpenAI.

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Privacy First

Transcription happens on your Mac. No audio leaves your device. No data collection, ever.

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Works Everywhere

Insert text into any app. Email, Slack, Notes, code editorsβ€”if it accepts text, Loqui works.

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Enhanced AI Cleanup

Voice commands ("replace X with Y", "scratch that"). List formatting. Custom vocabulary for proper nouns. Removes fillers, fixes grammar.

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One Key

Hold fn to record, release to transcribe. No clicking, no windows. Pure flow.

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Native macOS

Built with SwiftUI. Menu bar app. Respects system appearance. Feels like it belongs.

How It Works

1

Press & Hold fn

See the timer HUD appear. Audio is captured in real-time.

2

Speak Naturally

No need to be perfect. Loqui cleans up fillers and mistakes.

3

Release fn

Whisper transcribes on-device. AI cleanup happens via cloud API.

4

Text Appears

Clean, formatted text automatically inserted where you're typing.

Setup in 3 Minutes

Download & Install

Download the latest DMG from releases and drag to Applications folder.

First Launch

Right-click Loqui.app β†’ Open β†’ Open (to bypass security warning, app is unsigned)

Grant Permissions

When prompted, allow Microphone, Input Monitoring, and Accessibility access.

Add API Key

Menu bar β†’ Settings β†’ Add Groq API key (free at console.groq.com) or OpenAI key.

Start Talking

Press fn anywhere, speak, release. Your text appears instantly.

⚠️ Security Warning

This app is unsigned. macOS will show a warning on first launch. Right-click β†’ Open to bypass. Alternative: System Settings β†’ Privacy & Security β†’ "Loqui was blocked" β†’ Open Anyway.