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um so can we like move the call to friday at three, and uh send Kasia the deck

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Can we move the call to Friday at 3? And send Kasia the deck.

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ToAnna KellerCc   Bcc

Friday’s call

Hi Anna,

Could we move our call to Friday at 3 pm?

Thanks, Alex

Listening

Works where you write.

Hold the key, talk, let go. Your words land where your cursor is, in the apps you already use.

Models

Speech models on this Mac

ModelsProviders
WhereThis MacCloud OK
On this MacCost / h
Whisper baseFree

142 MB · On-device

Ready offline
100%
Whisper large-v3 turbo q5Free

547 MB · On-device

Not downloaded
0%
Ready offline

Local Models

Audio stays on your Mac. Pick a local model and Nota works offline; cloud models are there on your own key.

Dictionary

2 words3 words · 0 replacements

WordsSuggestions
From your dictations
Notion

Heard 4× · Last 2 h ago

NotionIn your words
Next dictation

Add it to Notion.

Your spelling, remembered

Dictionary

It learns the names you use. Correct a word once and Nota spells it right from then on.

API usage

Illustrative values

GPT Transcribe

Speech to text

8.9 min$0.04
GPT-6 Luna

Smart Dictation

4.5k tokens$0.01
Whisper base

On this Mac

Local$0.00
Total$0.05
Minutes and tokens, kept in view

Cost per Hour

Every model shows what an hour costs before you choose it, and what you have spent.

Choose a monthly budget for tracked estimated API usage. Alerts at 80% and 100%; local fallback or pause at the limit. Budget settings ↗

Good to have you back.

Your words, all in one place.

ReadyListeningTranscribingDictation
420wordsAll time
156wpm · Speed28days · Streak8mTime saved
Today12 words

Send the updated agenda before our next call and include the summary.

Just now · Dictation
Your dictation is saved in History

Native Mac App

Swift and SwiftUI, no web browser inside. Speech models load when you dictate and leave memory when you stop.

ENRUDEFRESPTITPLUKNLTRand more
Notes

Send the deck to Kasia, она ждёт с утра.

Two languages, one sentence

Languages

Two languages, one sentence. Pick the languages you dictate in; Nota recommends models for them and sets up a mode for each.

Smart Dictation · On
Notes

Can we move the call to Friday at 3?

Punctuation and tone, cleaned up

Smart Dictation

Cleans up as you go: punctuation, capitals, small slips, and the tone of the app you are in. Off by default.

Mode · Email

Hi Anna,

Could we move our call to Friday at 3 pm?

Thanks, Alex

A mode for every app

Modes

Plain text in Slack, a tidy email in Mail. Add apps or websites to a mode and Nota switches by itself.

Ready
Notes

Send the launch notes to Maya and move our call to Friday at three.

Undo restores your words

Cancel and Undo

Press Esc twice while Nota is typing and the dictation is dropped. Undo puts it back.

After a completed paste, Undo last insertion can remove the last text. A configured “scratch that” command can trigger it too. Delivery & insertion undo ↗

Option

Send the update to the team.

Hold, talk, release

Shortcuts

Any key, a single modifier, a function key or a mouse button. Hold, toggle or auto.

Drop audio or video

So the launch moves to the 14th.

Kasia takes the deck, Leo the demo.

Send the summary tonight.

Transcript ready

File Transcription

Drop a file, get the text. Voice memos, calls, interviews: MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4 and more.

More than dictation.

Keep a conversation, revise a paragraph, or bring your voice into a longer workflow.

NotebookMicrophone + call audio

The launch moves to Friday.

  • Maya: review copy
  • Leo: check the demo
Original kept · Tidy ready↳ Launch call.md

Notebook & meeting notes

Record longer notes, or capture your microphone and call audio without a meeting bot. Tidy the transcript into a summary and action items, with the original kept alongside it.

Export Markdown or mirror notes to a chosen folder, including an Obsidian vault. The mirror writes from Nota; file edits do not sync back.

Tidy needs an AI model you choose. Call audio is optional and needs macOS permission; you choose when to start.

Explore Notebook
Voice EditSelection

Make this shorter.

Could we move our call to Friday at 3 pm?

Selection replaced

Select it. Say the change.

Select existing text and give a voice instruction: shorten it, make it clearer, or change its tone. Voice Edit replaces the selection with the result, or shows it in a window if the selection changed while it worked.

A separate editing action, beyond cleaning up a new dictation.

Requires selected text, Accessibility access, and an AI model you choose.

See Voice Edit
Code & snippetsCode mode
daily note
Date: today
Done: reviewed the copy
Next: check the demo
One phrase → a multi-line templateDate · cursor · inputs

Code & voice snippets

Say symbols and casing in Code dictation. Turn one spoken phrase into a multi-line template, with date, time, clipboard, cursor, and named input variables.

Symbols, camelCase, snake_case, and your own reusable phrases.

Code mode and snippets are configured by you. Optional window hints give context; Nota is not an autonomous coding agent.

Explore code & snippets
Privacy controlsYour choices
Password fields ProtectedNotes Local-only

Send the update to [email masked].

Text masked before AIAudio policy is separate

Privacy you can control

Block recording in password fields, keep selected apps on local speech models, and mask chosen personal details in text before cloud AI. Dictation details show where requests were sent.

Choose the boundary for each app and AI request.

Local-only needs a local speech model. Text masking does not remove personal details from audio sent to cloud transcription.

See privacy controls
Hands-freeExample chat mode

Friday at 3 works for me.

“send it”
Optional send after insertion

Talk without holding a key

Let sustained silence stop a hands-free dictation. In a mode you configure, a spoken send command can submit the text after it is inserted.

Dictate, pause, and carry on with your work.

Both options are off by default. Spoken send is per mode and is disabled in terminals.

Set up hands-free
AI appsMCP · opt-in

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Listening permissionYou approve

The launch is now Friday.

Text returned to the approved app✓

Your voice, in AI apps

Compatible local AI apps can ask Nota for dictation, file transcription, History, Modes, Dictionary, and usage through MCP. Listening stays visible, and you control each app’s abilities.

No silent recording and no automatic access to every feature.

Off by default. Access requires consent per app and ability; client compatibility varies.

Connect an AI app

A budget you choose

Set a monthly limit for tracked estimated API usage, with alerts at 80% and 100%. Choose local fallback or pause cloud calls at the limit.

An estimated usage control, not a cap on your provider’s bill.

How it works

Recover a missed insertion

Delivery Check keeps failed insertions available to copy. Undo last insertion removes a completed paste; a configured “scratch that” command can do the same.

Separate from cancelling a recording and undoing that cancellation.

How it works

Keep your words and meaning

Exact skips AI rewriting. Optional Meaning Guard can flag lost numbers, names, links, or negations in a rewrite.

A useful check, not a guarantee that every change is caught.

How it works

Why Nota exists

Back in 2024, voice dictation took off. It was a real breakthrough, on the scale of the first time people got electricity or the internet. People started talking to their computers and realized how much time they had been losing to typing, and how inefficient they had been all along.

The company that made it popular built a good app. You've probably heard of it. In my experience, though, it does great in English, and once you switch to another language, the quality is hit or miss. It also comes with a subscription, monthly or yearly, and the day you stop paying, you lose access. That's the economy we live in: most companies sell their services by subscription, as if there were no other way to make money.

The technology behind it isn't new anymore. Nota does the same core job, works well in the languages you actually speak, and lets you choose how it works for you. No subscription. You pay once and use it for as long as you want.

Something I've learned over the last couple of years is that anyone can build what they need with the tools we have now. So I looked at my own workflow and asked myself what was missing. The first answer was Creator MAX. If you're a designer who works in Photoshop, needs high-quality renders and is tired of jumping between third-party services, go check it out. I built it because I needed it, and I use it every day.

Then one day I noticed I was paying more than $100 a year for an app that turns my voice into text. The math didn't work for me. Paying for something that basic, year after year, was hard to justify. So I built Nota.

"But Nota isn't free either." Yes, you could say that, and you'd be right. What I want is to make a great product that people talk about, discover and keep using for good, without locking anyone into a subscription.

What you pay for Nota goes back into the product: new features, new projects, and the months of work it took to build. I'm also its first user. I dictate with Nota every day.

Voice is becoming a normal way to work with our devices, and I don't see that going away. Buying Nota is an investment in a tool that stays with you. Over a few years, it can save you hundreds of dollars compared to the usual subscriptions.

I hope you'll enjoy it. Give it a try: your first 5,000 words are completely free.

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Planned launch pricing. Early Bird pricing until December 31, 2026

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1 Mac

$59$79 from 2027

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  • Local and cloud, with your own keys
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  • Updates included for life

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$89$119 from 2027

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  • Updates included for life

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3 Macs

$109$149 from 2027

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  • Modes and Smart Dictation
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What it costs.

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Total in USD over 1 year

Total license cost over 1 year, US dollars before taxes
App and planTotalBilling
Nota Personal$59$59 once
superwhisper Pro · Annual$84.99$84.99 / year
superwhisper Pro · Lifetime$249.99$249.99 once
Wispr Flow Pro · Annual$144$144 / year
Glaido Pro · AnnualApproximately ≈$204$17 / month, billed yearly

Total in USD over 3 years

Total license cost over 3 years, US dollars before taxes
App and planTotalBilling
Nota Personal$59$59 once
superwhisper Pro · Annual$254.97$84.99 / year
superwhisper Pro · Lifetime$249.99$249.99 once
Wispr Flow Pro · Annual$432$144 / year
Glaido Pro · AnnualApproximately ≈$612$17 / month, billed yearly
$59once

Local models have $0 ongoing processing fees. Your Personal license and updates are yours for life.

One user on one Mac. Plan features and device allowances differ. USD before taxes; optional API charges on your own key are excluded. Annual plans are billed upfront and renew at the same listed price for this comparison.

≈ Glaido totals use its published $17/month annual rate. The final yearly checkout amount may differ.

Plans, free tiers & sources
  • Nota Personal$59 once. Early Bird until Dec 31 · 1 Mac
  • superwhisper Pro · Annual$84.99 / year. Annual subscription, paid upfront.
  • superwhisper Pro · Lifetime$249.99 once. Lifetime license, paid upfront.
  • Wispr Flow Pro · Annual$144 / year. Annual subscription, paid upfront ($12/month equivalent).
  • Glaido Pro · Annual$17 / month, billed yearly. Annual-equivalent estimate from the published $17/month rate: $17 × 12 = about $204/year. Monthly billing is $20/month. The exact yearly checkout total was not exposed on the public pricing page. Basic includes 2,000 free words per week.

Glaido Basic includes 2,000 free words per week. superwhisper and Wispr Flow also offer free plans with different limits. This chart compares paid plans; features and device allowances differ.

Optional cloud usage is extra. At 4 hours of speech a month, Groq Whisper costs about $0.16 and GPT Transcribe about $1.08 on your own key; local models have no processing fee.

Official list prices checked October 3, 2026. Nota Personal is $59 one-time for 1 Mac. Glaido totals marked ≈ are estimates from its displayed $17/month annual-equivalent rate, multiplied by 12 and by the selected years; its exact yearly checkout amount may differ.

Questions

Will it work in my apps?

Yes. Nota types wherever your cursor is: Mail, Slack, Cursor, a terminal, a browser field. If nothing is focused, Nota keeps the text in a window with a Copy button.

What happens after 5,000 words?

Nota stops, dictation and file transcription both, until you buy Nota Pro. Your dictionary, modes and history stay.

Do I need an API key?

No. Nota starts on Parakeet, a model that runs on your Mac, with no key. Add a key only if you want a cloud model: paste it, press Verify, done.

Where does my audio go?

Nowhere, unless you pick a cloud model. Local models run on your Mac. With a cloud model, audio goes straight to that provider on your own key. There is no Nota server in between.

Will a cloud model run up a bill?

At 4 hours of speech a month, GPT Transcribe comes to about $1.08 and Groq Whisper to about $0.16. Local models cost nothing. Nota shows the running total per provider.

Is it really a one-time payment?

Yes. You pay once, updates are included for life, and the license doesn't expire. Nota Pro checks its license periodically online, with up to 30 days of offline use from the last successful check. After that, reconnect for a successful check to restore Pro. A revoked key or removed activation can stop Pro sooner. Local speech processing itself runs on your Mac.

Can I use it on more than one Mac?

Personal covers 1 Mac, Duo 2, Studio 3. Licenses are personal; you can move yours between your own Macs within that limit.

Is Nota a native app?

Yes. It is built with Swift and SwiftUI. There is no Electron and no embedded browser, so it stays light on memory and battery. Speech models are loaded only while you use them.

Is there an iPhone or Windows version?

No. Nota is a Mac app, built for the Mac.

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