Most repeated positive
13authors
A complete feature set
“cleanshotx - scrolling screenshots is much more robust.”Evidence: r/macapps · Shottr vs CleanShot X in 2026. Which one are you actually sticking with?
Purchase research
Take Dictation for Mac
Fast, private dictation. Your words where you want them on your Mac.
Official release history
Recent updates
Release notes parsed from trusted records and kept on this page. History provides context; a future Watch alert starts from a fresh baseline.
No trusted release history yet.
We have not observed a structured App Store, Sparkle, GitHub, or package release for Take Dictation. Future official changes can still establish a Watch baseline.
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CleanShot X
Example data
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- analyzed comments
- 8
- reviewed threads
- 425
- comments stored
- 90
- independent authors
Most repeated concern
16authors
Per-device pricing
“I don't think it makes sense to spend the money for Cleanshot when other apps do most of what it does for a lot less or free.”Evidence: r/macapps · Shottr vs CleanShot X in 2026. Which one are you actually sticking with?
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Field notes from people who used Take Dictation. The opinions are theirs; quoted facts are re-checked by AI Research.
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What Take Dictation says it does
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Take Dictation turns what you say into text where you’re already writing, in apps like Mail, Notes and Messages.
Speech recognition and cleanup happen on your Mac. No upload. No cloud round trip. Your voice and transcript stay on your Mac.
Fixed rules remove fillers and add punctuation, without a chatbot rewriting your sentences.
No app account. No subscription. Try every feature for 14 days, then pay $39 once for your household.
For Apple silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later. English dictation.
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