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Dictly — On‑device dictation

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Dictly — On‑device dictation

by Jannik Jung

4.0 (2) v1.5.0 6 MB Universal 4+

Description

Dictly turns your voice into clean, styled text — entirely on-device.
Capture ideas, notes, or lists the moment they come to mind.
Works in any situation — no cloud, no telemetry, no connection required.


WHY DICTLY

• Private by design — everything happens locally on your iPhone or iPad.
• Instant feel — sub-100 ms first words with live preview and continuous updates.
• Styled as you speak — create Workflows that format text for messages, notes, or to-dos.
• Offline capable — works anywhere, even in airplane mode.


CORE FEATURES

• Real-time on-device transcription with contextual correction.
• Multi-language dictation — choose the language you speak in.
• Simple, focused recording interface for quick capture.
• Workflows — transform your text automatically into structured formats.
• Dictionary — add custom words and phrases for better recognition.
• History and Search — browse and reuse past transcriptions.
• Share and Export — copy, send to Notes or Files, or use the Share Sheet.


PRO FEATURES

• Unlimited Workflows — define prompts, styles, and variables to format your output.
• Unlimited Dictionaries — manage specialized vocabularies for different projects.
• Full History Access — see all your transcriptions.
• Advanced Sharing — export to multiple destinations.


PRIVACY

Dictly runs 100 percent on-device.
No servers. No analytics. No background uploads.
Your words never leave your iPhone or iPad unless you share them.


WORKS ANYWHERE

Dictly is built for mobility — capture thoughts instantly, even without signal.
Perfect for journaling, note-taking, task lists, or dictating ideas on the go.


PRICING

Free Core provides complete offline dictation with light limits.
Dictly Pro unlocks unlimited Workflows, Dictionaries, and Sharing.


Dictly makes typing optional — and your voice powerful.
Private. Instant. Offline.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

What's new (v1.5.0)

What’s New in Dictly 1.5.0

This update gives you more control over transcription and makes cleanup and finalization much more reliable.

- Choose between the new Speech and Dictation transcription engines in Settings
- New Dictation controls for Short Form / Long Form, automatic punctuation, and emoji handling
- Added a clear Copy Text action in share flows on iPhone and Mac
- Improved the processing pipeline editor with a smoother add-step flow and a better custom step creation experience
- Refined the custom step editor with clearer guidance and a more polished layout, especially on macOS
- Fixed cases where guardrail failures could leave processing stuck or transcripts loading indefinitely
- Improved transcript cleanup finalization so cleaned text is applied and saved more reliably
- Processing History now shows clearer error details when a cleanup step fails
- Cleaned up the finished transcript view so finalized transcripts are shown more clearly, without duplicate content
- Additional stability and polish across the app