Escribolt is an open-source, voice-first productivity workspace natively built for macOS. It merges real-time dictation, long-session recording, transcription, notes management, and AI intelligence into a single experience.
Unlike standard dictation tools, Escribolt handles your spoken ideas as structured context. Rather than one-off clips, your notes and recordings live in an offline-first SQLite database that you can search, tag, summarize, export, and chat with through interactive Ask threads.
Three Privacy-Controlled Trust Models
Escribolt gives you full architectural ownership. You can choose the level of privacy that fits your current project:
Local Mode
100% offline. Speech processing (Whisper.cpp) and LLM reasoning run entirely on your Mac. No network required.
BYOK Mode
Bring Your Own Key. Routes Heavy AI compute using your OpenAI, Deepgram, Gemini, or Groq API keys while database remains local.
PRO Mode
Managed cloud transcription, automatic cross-device sync, and premium models with toggleable strict privacy override.
Key Features
- Dictation: System-wide hands-free keyboard shortcuts to write anywhere using voice.
- Quick Notes: Always-on-top sticky scratchpads for immediate, fleeting thoughts.
- Recordings: Full audio management supporting loopback system inputs (Zoom/Meet calls) and importing offline audio files.
- Summaries & Ask: Structured markdown highlights and threaded AI chat interfaces targeting meeting transcripts.