Private dictation for Mac that runs entirely on your device
Recipe box for organizing recipes from links, photos and cookbooks
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
Not given
2026
Based in
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EE
Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
$19.99 once, works on 2 Macs, free updates forever, 30-day money-back guarantee
Free plan with 15 recipe imports to start, then 3 in any 30 days, and 6 recipe chat changes. Scappi Pro: €5.99 per month or €39.99 per year (US$5.99 and US$39.99 in the US) with 2-week free trial; raises imports to 100 in any 30 days, includes recipe chat and collection sharing for up to five family
Key features
Press Option+Space to dictate
Transcription on your Mac with no server
Works with any application and text field
Automatic punctuation and capitalization
Multiple language support with auto-detection
Last 10 transcriptions saved in menu bar
Customizable hotkey with five presets
No word count or usage limits
3 MB native Swift app
Free updates forever
Save recipes from links, screenshots, cookbooks and handwritten cards
Automatic recipe extraction without ads or life stories
Step diagram showing parallel cooking tasks
Recipe scaling with ingredient amounts adjustment
Integrated timers in recipe steps
Offline cooking access
Multi-recipe combined view for one meal
Recipe adaptation via AI chat
Support for 8 languages with automatic translation
Recipe collections and sharing with family or friends
What makes it different
Runs entirely on your Mac with no server or cloud connection required
One-time $19.99 purchase instead of monthly subscription
Works offline and keeps working without internet connection
Handles technical vocabulary and punctuation better than built-in macOS dictation
Transcribes directly into any app at your cursor location
One clear recipe from any source—links, cookbooks, photos and handwritten cards all become the same format
Step diagram view shows what cooks in parallel instead of only a numbered list
Free plan with unlimited cooking, timers and saved recipes—no paywall to cook
No ads and user data not sold
Automatic translation and unit conversion between languages and measurement systems
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