BYOK
Your API keys live in your OS keychain. There is no bluemacaw backend.
Talk. Get text. Anywhere your cursor is.
bluemacaw is a cross-platform dictation app you actually own. Bring your own API key for any of 9 STT providers. Open source. No backend.
Recording
Made for dictating, not for selling your data.
Everything below is on by default. No upgrade tier, no usage caps.
9 providers
OpenAI, Groq, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs, Fal, Gladia, Azure OpenAI, Rev.ai.
Cross-platform
macOS, Windows, Linux. Same shortcut. Same UX.
Open source
Apache 2.0. Read the code. Verify the privacy story for yourself.
Auto-update
Signed releases delivered from a minisign-verified update manifest.
Cost-aware
See estimated cost per provider and model right in the dashboard.
Pick a provider. Bring your key.
Nine STT providers wired up out of the box. Swap any time — keys stay on your machine.
AssemblyAI
Azure OpenAI
Deepgram
ElevenLabs
Fal
Gladia
Groq
OpenAI
Rev.aiWhere do your keys live?
Your API keys go straight into your OS's native credential store — Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service on Linux. They never touch a bluemacaw server because there isn't one.
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Free, open source, no account required.