GabbleDictation guides for Mac
Practical how-tos for dictating on a Mac: setup, offline use, models, custom vocabulary and voice coding.
Clean up dictation with a local LLM (Ollama) on MacClean up dictation with a local LLM on a Mac: install Ollama, pull a model, point Gabble at localhost, and learn what a mode prompt does to your text.
Custom vocabulary for Mac dictation: names and jargonTeach Mac dictation your names and jargon with a custom vocabulary: preferred spellings, 'heard as' replacements and snippets that fix repeat mistakes.
How to dictate into any Mac app (Slack, VS Code, Mail)Dictate into any Mac app: set up a hold-to-talk key, grant two permissions, and let per-app rules format speech for Slack, Mail, VS Code and Notion.
How to dictate on a Mac (2026)How to dictate on a Mac in 2026: turn on Apple's built-in Dictation, know its real limits, and when a third-party app like Gabble is worth installing.
Offline dictation on Mac: transcribe without the cloudOffline dictation on a Mac is possible two ways: Apple's on-device Dictation for supported languages, or an app that runs Whisper or Parakeet locally.
Voice coding on Mac: dictate prompts to Cursor and VS CodeVoice coding on a Mac: dictate prompts to Cursor, Claude Code and VS Code with a Developer mode, a dictionary for identifiers, and spoken edit commands.
Whisper vs Parakeet: which speech model on a Mac?Whisper vs Parakeet for Mac dictation: published word error rates, download sizes and language support for each model, and which one to pick for your case.