Steno

Local speech-to-text for macOS with live preview and text cleanup.

Desktopfree

Steno is a free, on-device dictation app for macOS that transcribes speech into any app with a live preview and automatically cleans up filler words and false starts. It's aimed at macOS users who want dictated text to come out polished, not just a raw transcript.

Website

Full match profile

Behind the summary, Matchbox keeps a richer profile of Steno - the signals our matcher actually reads to decide when to surface it. It stays private; claim the listing to see and control it.

Problem & pain-point mapping
Who we surface it to (audience fit)
What it's a strong alternative to
Trust & credibility signals

Claim Steno to unlock →

Something wrong with this listing — dead link, not a real product, wrong info?

Try Matchbox with your own problem

Describe what is not working - we’ll show you whether Steno (or something else) actually fits.

Try a problem