Keebye

Keebye is a macOS push-to-talk dictation app designed for developers, terminal users, and knowledge workers who want to turn speech into text without leaving their current application. Its website positioning emphasizes privacy and workflow: all speech-to-text runs on-device, audio never leaves the Mac, and no wake word or cloud transcription is required. Target users include programmers working in terminal-based tools like Claude Code, Cursor, iTerm2, or Warp, as well as multilingual professionals, writers, and people who want hands-free typing. Core features include hold-to-talk hotkeys, tap-to-toggle dictation, Esc to cancel, terminal-aware insertion with synthetic typing that works over SSH and tmux, a customizable dictionary, cleanup of fillers and false starts, optional local-LLM polish, and support for 25 languages through a Canary model. The user experience centers on a minimal hotkey-driven loop, with local text-only history that auto-deletes after 30 days. Technical highlights include on-device Parakeet and Canary speech engines, Apple engine support, offline operation, and refusal to insert into secure password fields.