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Download Talkativ for Mac and Windows

Download Talkativ, the voice to text app for Mac and Windows. It is free to start, with 2,200 words a week and no card needed.

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On a phone? Talkativ runs on your computer. Send the download link to your computer

Free for 2,200 words a week. No card needed.

Last updated 5 November 2026

Talkativ is a desktop app

Talkativ is made for Mac and Windows computers. Download it on the computer you want to use it on, or send the download link to your computer and open it there. Then press Ctrl + Space on Windows, ⌥ Option + Space on a Mac in any app and speak. Not sure yet? Take a look at the homepage first.

Download Talkativ for Mac

For Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or newer). See Talkativ for Mac for more.

Download for Mac

After you download it:

  1. Open the downloaded file and drag Talkativ into Applications.
  2. Open Talkativ from Applications. The first time, your Mac asks you to confirm you want to open it.
  3. Allow Microphone and Accessibility when Talkativ asks. It needs them to hear you and to type into other apps.
  4. Click into any text box, press Option+Space, speak, then press it again.

Download Talkativ for Windows

For Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). See Talkativ for Windows for more.

Download for Windows

After you download it:

  1. Open the downloaded installer.
  2. If Windows asks whether you want to run it, confirm.
  3. Sign in. Talkativ then waits in your system tray.
  4. Click into any text box, press Ctrl+Space (on a Mac it is Option+Space), speak, then press it again.

What happens after you install

The first time you open Talkativ, it guides you through setup. You sign in, then do your first dictation in a practice box before going live. After that, Talkativ waits quietly in the system tray on Windows, or the menu bar on a Mac, until you press the shortcut. The shortcut is fixed, so you do not need to set anything up. Our FAQ covers microphone and permission problems.

You start on the Free plan: 2,200 words a week, reset every 7 days. See pricing when you want more.

Reading this on a phone, or on a computer you do not want to install on? Talkativ runs on computers, not phones, so on a phone the download buttons become “Email me the download link”. Type your email address and we send you one email with the download link, to open on your computer.

That one email is all we send. You are not added to any list.

Good to know

Intel Macs and phones are not supported. See what is new in the changelog, or read the FAQ.

Questions

The short answers. More questions

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) with 4GB of memory or more, or a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer). You also need an internet connection and any microphone, built in or plugged in. Intel Macs are not supported.

Yes. Downloading is free and the Free plan gives you 2,200 words a week, reset every 7 days, with no card needed. Paid plans start at $7 a month, and you upgrade inside the app.

No. Talkativ is a desktop app for Mac and Windows computers. If you open this page on a phone, you can email yourself the link and open it on your computer.

You sign in, and Talkativ walks you through a short practice dictation before you use it for real. On a Mac, you also allow the microphone and Accessibility, so Talkativ can hear you and type into other apps.

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