Hukum for Mac
Dictation for Mac, on your Mac.
Hukum is a dictation app for Mac. Hold Option + Space, speak, and let go: your words are typed into whatever app has focus, from Mail and Notes to Slack, Chrome and Xcode. It runs offline by default on Apple silicon and Intel Macs, works with any speech model you choose, and you pay for it once.
Last updated 29 September 2026
At a glance
Hukum on Mac, in one table.
- Runs on
- Apple silicon and Intel Macs
- macOS
- 10.15 Catalina or later
- Default shortcut
- Option + Space, hold to talk (customisable)
- Works in
- Any app with a text field
- Offline models
- Parakeet, Whisper, Moonshine and more, free to run
- Cloud models
- Optional, with your own key: Saaras, Deepgram, Groq, OpenAI, ElevenLabs
- Account
- None
- Price
- One-time purchase, announced at launch
Set up
From install to your first sentence.
Install Hukum
Download the build for your Mac: Apple silicon or Intel.
Allow Microphone and Accessibility
Accessibility is what lets Hukum type into other apps. Both are one-time permissions in System Settings.
Hold Option + Space and speak
Let go and your words are typed where your cursor is. Change the shortcut or switch to tap-to-talk in settings.
Apple silicon and Intel
Local Whisper models run on both. Parakeet runs on the CPU and is the fast, recommended default.
If Option + Space is taken
Other apps (ChatGPT, Raycast, Alfred) often use Option + Space. Pick any other shortcut in Hukum's settings.
Questions
Asked about Hukum on Mac.
Does Hukum work offline on a Mac?
Yes. The default models run on your Mac, so after a one-time model download, dictation needs no internet connection.
Does Hukum work on Intel Macs?
Yes. Hukum runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 10.15 or later.
Why does Hukum need Accessibility permission?
macOS requires it for any app that types into other apps. Hukum uses it only to insert your dictated text at the cursor.
Does Hukum send my voice to the cloud?
No. With an offline model, your audio is transcribed on your computer and never uploaded. Cloud models are optional and send audio straight to the provider you chose, with your own key. Hukum has no account and no analytics.