Hold. Lock.
Release.
Kords runs from your menu bar and works inside the app you're already in. Text usually appears in under two seconds of letting go.
Hold to talk
Hold Right ⌥ (Option) and speak. Let go when you're done.
Text at your cursor
Usually in under two seconds.
No screenshots, ever.
No keystroke logging.
No stored audio or transcripts.
No tracking. Anonymous counts only if you say yes, never your words.
What gets sent where
| What | On-device mode | Cloud mode |
|---|---|---|
| Your audio | Stays on your Mac | Sent to our server and transcription provider, processed, then discarded |
| Transcripts | Stay on your Mac | Returned to your Mac. Never stored by us |
| Text for Voices and translation | Stays on your Mac | Sent to our server and AI provider, tidied or translated, then discarded |
| Screenshots | Never taken | Never taken |
| Keystrokes | Never logged | Never logged |
| Account, if you sign in | Your email, your plan, counts of seconds and words for your allowance, and your Kordies Collection progress (counts and names only) | Your email, your plan, counts of seconds and words for your allowance, and your Kordies Collection progress (counts and names only) |
| Anonymous counts and crash reports | Off unless you opt in | Off unless you opt in |
Your words.
Never rewritten.
Every option writes what you actually said. Pick how much tidying you want.
"um so basically we need to push the launch to the twentieth because billing isn't done"
Tidying runs through Cloud and adds about half a second. Word for word skips it. Word for word and tidy-up are free. Voices come with Solo, Duo and Family.
um so basically we need to push the launch to the twentieth because billing isn't done
Exactly what you said. No clean-up, no AI.
So basically we need to push the launch to the 20th because billing isn't done.
Tidied, keeps your contractions.
So basically we need to push the launch to the 20th because billing is not done.
Tidied, with full words for formal writing.
So basically we need to push the launch to the 20th because billing isn't done. 🚀
Tidied, with an emoji to finish.
The small things
that add up.
Ums gone. Stumbles fixed. Done on your Mac.
- Filler words removed
- Repeats collapsed
- "Scratch that"
- Spoken punctuation
Want it exactly as you said it?
Word for word types your words untouched: no clean-up, no AI.
Any key or mouse button
Use two at once: one on the keyboard, one on your mouse. Any key, two keys together (Right ⌘ + Right ⌥), or the middle or side buttons.
Your dictionary
Teach Kords the names and jargon you use so it spells them right every time.
History
Find, copy or insert anything you've dictated before.
Speak English, write Spanish, French or German
Turn on translation from the menu bar. It runs on your Mac once you've downloaded the language in System Settings, otherwise through Cloud.
Built natively for Mac
A small menu bar app, not a heavy background process.
Honest speed
Text usually appears in under two seconds. Word for word is quickest.
"I built Kords because I wanted dictation that doesn't watch me."
Simple plans.
No surprises.
Free
- Unlimited on-device dictation
- About 2,000 Cloud mode words a week
- Translation within your Cloud words
- Word for word, tidy-up, dictionary and history
- Hands-free lock and any shortcut
Solo*
- Everything in Free
- Cloud accuracy for all your dictation
- Voices and translation for all your dictation
Duo*
Most popular- Everything in Solo, for 2 people
- Each person gets their own account, history and dictionary
- Each person gets Solo's fair use: about 10 hours of audio a month
- One bill
- Add your second person by email from inside the app
Family*
- Everything in Solo, for up to 6 people
- Each person gets their own account, history and dictionary
- Each person gets Solo's fair use: about 10 hours of audio a month
- One bill, managed by you
- Add the others by email from inside the app
Questions.
Stop typing.
Start talking.
- macOS 14 or later
- Version 1.0
- About 16 MB
- Signed by Launchcore Ltd