Stop typing, start talking.

A small open source Mac app for fast dictation, optional Smart Dictation, read-aloud, and configurable Cmd + E actions. History stays on your Mac.

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Free and open source for Mac.
MIT licensed.

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I built Vibe Read to do a few things well and keep the rest simple

DictationRead aloudCmd + ELocal historyYour API keyOpen source

Two clear modes

Don't type,
just speak.

Press Fn once to start and again to send. Normal dictation stays fast and uses the speech transcript as-is. It never calls a text model.

Use Fn + Option when you want Smart Dictation to follow spoken instructions and produce finished text. If the Smart edit fails, Vibe Read keeps the raw transcript.

Works across Mac apps
Local history you control
No Vibe Read server

Fn + Option

Smart Dictation

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yeah

think

should

probably

reach

out

Jenny

from

legal

think

she

said

something

about

the

NDA

being

not

ready

yet

Let'sreachouttoJennyfromLegal.ShemayhavementionedtheNDAisnotfinalizedyet.

Smart Dictation

One shortcut.
Your tools.

Add, edit, or delete the actions you want. Press Cmd + E anywhere to open them, or rebind the shortcut.

Configurable

Make Cmd + E
yours.

Add, edit, or delete custom actions in the app, choose the built-in tools you want, and rebind the shortcut. Provider-backed results stay in the menu for review before you apply them.

⌘ + E

open your tools

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Rewrite this clearly

Read selection aloud

Your provider

Use the model
you trust.

Choose ElevenLabs, Groq, OpenRouter, OpenAI, or a compatible custom endpoint for dictation. Normal Fn dictation only uses that speech provider. Configure a text provider separately for Smart Dictation and provider-backed Cmd + E actions.

Direct connection

Vibe Read talks to your provider. There is no Vibe Read cloud in the middle.

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Keys stay in Keychain

Read only when you verify or use one

Speech and text providers

Configured separately

Local endpoint supported

Your voice

Read anything
out loud.

Select text, open a saved page, or paste a note. Search your ElevenLabs voice list and preview a phrase before choosing, or keep everything offline with a voice already on your Mac.

⌘ + ⇧ + E

to read selection

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Reading selection

Local by default.

History stays on your Mac. Processing goes only to the providers you choose.

On your MacLocal only

Keep history
on your Mac.

Recent dictations stay in local history so you can copy or retry them. Nothing is written to a Vibe Read cloud database. Normal dictation sends audio only to your dictation provider. Smart Dictation also uses your chosen text provider.

Recent dictations

Stored on this Mac

Send the revised notes tomorrow morning

Move the review call to Thursday

Add the setup steps to the readme

Automatic cleanupSeven days

Old audio cleans
itself up.

Retry files are removed after seven days by default. Change the retention period or clear everything whenever you want. Immediate cleanup also removes failed recordings.

Seven days by default
Immediate means immediate
Clear anytime in settings

Audio retention

Change it whenever you like

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about running Vibe Read on your Mac

Build your own Vibe Read.

Clone the repo, choose your providers and models, add your keys, and build the Mac app in Xcode. Use your own bundle identifier and signing identity if you distribute a fork.

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Free and open source under the MIT License.

Stop typing, start talking.

Don't type,just speak.

One shortcut.Your tools.

Make Cmd + Eyours.

Use the modelyou trust.

Read anythingout loud.

Local by default.

Keep historyon your Mac.

Old audio cleansitself up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Build your own Vibe Read.

Don't type,
just speak.

One shortcut.
Your tools.

Make Cmd + E
yours.

Use the model
you trust.

Read anything
out loud.

Keep history
on your Mac.

Old audio cleans
itself up.