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Sayburst

Private Mac dictation with recovery built in.

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By Anagh Kanungo · Launched Oct 6, 2026

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About Sayburst

Sayburst is a menu bar dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Hold fn to speak, then insert the transcript into the app you are using. Whisper and Parakeet run locally for speech transcription. Custom vocabulary and text replacements help with names and technical terms, while per-app modes adapt the writing workflow. Local history and clipboard recovery let you recover a transcript when focus or insertion interrupts the workflow. Optional cloud writing features can send transcript text and enabled context to your configured provider. Sayburst requires macOS 14 or later and Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). The seven-day trial needs no account or card. Solo costs $29 once for one Mac; Personal costs $49 once for three Macs. Both include 1.x updates.

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Who it's for

Apple Silicon Mac users writing prompts, notes, emails and technical text.

The problem

Typing long text is slow, and interrupted focus or insertion can make a dictated transcript hard to recover.

The solution

Local Whisper or Parakeet dictation, custom vocabulary, per-app modes, local history and clipboard recovery.

What makes it unique

An emphasis on recoverable Mac dictation workflows, with local speech models and one-time licenses.

Platforms

  • macOS

Tags

  • #dictation
  • #speech-to-text
  • #macOS

Sayburst FAQ

Private Mac dictation with recovery built in.

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At a glance

Pricing
Paid
Upvotes
1
Launched
Oct 6, 2026

Meet the maker

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Anagh Kanungo