Secretary42

Secretary42

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About

Secretary42 is a desktop dictation application for professionals, writers, developers, and other people who want to turn speech into text while working in their usual Mac or Windows apps. A customizable global hotkey starts and stops dictation; the bundled whisper.cpp engine transcribes speech locally using downloadable Whisper models, and sends the result to the active cursor, clipboard, or a file. Users can choose models that balance speed and recognition quality and review, copy, or delete locally stored transcription history. The app is designed for drafting email, documents, notes, support replies, issue reports, and documentation. Dictation runs on the device without cloud transcription; an internet connection is used separately for checkout, license activation and checks, model and app downloads, support, and optional diagnostics. Secretary42 is available for macOS on Apple Silicon and Windows x64.

About

Spokenly is an AI-powered dictation app for Mac, iPhone, Windows, and Linux that turns speech into clean, punctuated text wherever you work. Hold a shortcut, speak naturally, and release to place the transcription directly at the cursor in browsers, email, chat, word processors, IDEs, terminals, and other apps. It supports more than 100 languages, including mixed-language dictation, and offers both local and cloud speech-to-text models. Whisper, Parakeet, and other on-device models can run completely offline, while cloud engines from providers such as OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, Soniox, and ElevenLabs can be used for higher-accuracy or real-time transcription. Local Only Mode blocks network requests so voice data stays on the device. Modes let users save different transcription models, AI providers, prompts, and output styles for specific tasks, while AI Instructions can remove filler words, fix grammar and punctuation, summarize, rewrite, translate, or reformat dictated text.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Professionals, writers, and teams who want private on-device speech-to-text dictation on Mac and Windows

Audience

Individuals, professionals, and creators wanting to dictate clean, punctuated text into any app using local or cloud speech recognition

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

€9.99/month
€9.99 per month or €99.99 per year. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Prices include VAT for EU customers; Paddle displays the final amount before payment.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$8.33 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

insight 42
Founded: 2018
Germany
insight42.com/home/secretary42/

Company Information

Spokenly
United States
spokenly.app/

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Categories

Speech Recognition Supported
Speech to Text Supported

Categories

Dictation Supported
Speech to Text Supported

Integrations

ChatGPT Not Supported
Claude Not Supported
Claude Code Not Supported
Cursor Not Supported
Deepgram Not Supported
ElevenLabs Not Supported
Gemini Not Supported
Groq Not Supported
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported
OpenAI Not Supported
OpenAI Codex Not Supported
OpenAI Whisper Not Supported
ParakeetAI Not Supported
Perplexity Not Supported
Soniox Not Supported

Integrations

ChatGPT Supported
Claude Supported
Claude Code Supported
Cursor Supported
Deepgram Supported
ElevenLabs Supported
Gemini Supported
Groq Supported
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported
OpenAI Supported
OpenAI Codex Supported
OpenAI Whisper Supported
ParakeetAI Supported
Perplexity Supported
Soniox Supported
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