Penwright
Penwright for Mac

Get Penwright at launch.

The launch build ships soon. Join the waitlist and you'll get the download link on day one, plus a 30-day full trial instead of 7.

Signed by Coding Partners GmbH

Penwright for Mac

System requirements

A recent macOS

Keep your Mac on a current version of macOS.

Apple silicon recommended

M1, M2, M3, M4. Intel Macs work too.

Microphone

Built-in mic, AirPods, or any USB/Bluetooth audio source.

Nothing else

No account required to try it. 7-day free trial, no credit card.

What installs at launch:

  • Dictation in any Mac app: email, Slack, Notion, VS Code
  • On-device transcription (Whisper large-v3-turbo, Metal-accelerated)
  • AI cleanup removes filler words, corrects grammar and formats professionally
  • Voice transforms on selected text: translate, rewrite, fix tone
  • Meeting & call recording, both sides, with on-device minutes
  • Custom words for names, technical terms, and abbreviations
  • Voice snippets trigger full phrases with a short command
  • Screenshot and screen recording capture, filed in one library
  • Idea catcher: on-device AI structures brain-dumps into next steps
  • Auto-tier: 16 GB+ Macs get a bigger synthesis model automatically, sized to the Mac

Here's exactly what setup looks like at launch:

  1. 1

    Download the .dmg and drag Penwright to Applications

    Standard Mac flow. No installer scripts, no auto-login.

  2. 2

    Grant microphone and accessibility permissions

    Mic to capture audio, accessibility so it can type into other apps.

  3. 3

    Local model is fetched automatically

    Penwright picks the right model for your Mac. You don't choose.

  4. 4

    Configure your shortcut

    Default: ⌘⇧Space. Customizable. Toggle or push-to-talk.

  5. 5

    Press, speak, watch it type

    Wherever your cursor is, Penwright types there.

Privacy

Safe to install

Notarized, signed by Coding Partners GmbH, no cloud dependency for content.

Content stays on your Mac

Dictation, transcripts, meeting audio and local indexes are processed and stored on your machine.

Included at launch

Data minimisation by default

Penwright's servers handle accounts, licences and billing, not the audio or transcripts you create on your Mac.

Included at launch

No audio or text upload endpoint

The Penwright API has no route for your dictation audio or transcripts. A server cannot leak content it never receives.

Included at launch

Verify every claim

Use any network monitor you trust. The security page documents the traffic you should, and should not, see.

Included at launch

Ready to put voice over keyboard?

On the waitlist: 30 days free instead of 7.