Content stays on your Mac
Dictation, transcripts, meeting audio and local indexes are processed and stored on your machine.
Included at launchWhy it works
You don't need to dictate the code. You need to dictate everything *around* the code, the doc comment that explains why, the commit message that summarizes the diff, the PR description. Penwright types that into VS Code so you can focus on the part that matters.
You say
fix race condition in the websocket reconnect logic when the network flips between wifi and cellular
Penwright writes
fix: race condition in WebSocket reconnect logic during Wi-Fi/cellular handoff
In the wild
Three moments in VS Code where Penwright pays for itself.
The quick one
Click into a VS Code text field, hit the hotkey, speak. The clean text is in before you would have typed it.
The long one
Three minutes of speaking become structured text with paragraphs and punctuation. No typing cramp, no reformatting.
The recurring one
Standard replies live as snippets and expand from a spoken trigger. The dictionary keeps names, companies and acronyms spelled right.
Day one: setting Penwright up for VS Code.
- Install Penwright
Grab the .dmg from the download page, drop it in Applications, open.
- Pick your hotkey
Default is ⌘⇧Space. If Spotlight is in the way, set a conflict-free shortcut right away.
- Seed your dictionary
Drop in the names, companies and codenames you use every day. Penwright will get them right from day one.
- Dictate your first VS Code message
Open VS Code, click into a text field, hold the hotkey, speak. Release. The cleaned version lands in the field.
Frequently asked
- Does Penwright work in VS Code?
- Yes. Penwright types wherever your cursor lands in a text field, including VS Code. There's no separate VS Code integration; Penwright uses macOS' standard text insertion.
- Are my VS Code messages sent to the cloud?
- No. Transcription and cleanup run locally on your Mac, Metal-accelerated. If you add your own Claude or OpenAI key in Settings, then yes, but only when you explicitly activate it, and a visible CLOUD badge stays on while it is.
- Does Penwright understand VS Code-specific jargon?
- Decent out of the box, perfect with your own dictionary. Add company names, people names, codenames once in Settings. Penwright will type them correctly into VS Code from that moment on.
- Do I need a fast internet connection?
- No. Once the models are installed, Penwright works offline. Ideal for travel, airports, long calls.
In VS Code, typing is the real tax.
Three to four times faster with voice. The math gets uncomfortable fast.
Typing40WPM
Average typing speed for a confident keyboard user.
Voice with Penwright150WPM
Sustainable speech rate. No cloud round-trip.
Privacy
Privacy by architecture, not by policy.
Penwright does not need your spoken content to provide the product. Audio, transcripts and local indexes stay on your Mac, and you can verify the network traffic yourself.
Data minimisation by default
Penwright's servers handle accounts, licences and billing, not the audio or transcripts you create on your Mac.
Included at launchNo 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 launchVerify every claim
Use any network monitor you trust. The security page documents the traffic you should, and should not, see.
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PR descriptions, issue comments, release notes. Talk it through, ship it polished.
Gmail
Reply to a full inbox in a fraction of the time. Speak the response, send the clean version.