Preferred written form
Store the exact capitalization and spelling you want inserted, such as McAllister, PostgreSQL, or a product name.
Custom vocabulary dictation for Mac
Write names, brands, and technical terms your way.
Teach Listen Orb a preferred written form and the ways you naturally pronounce it. Then hold Fn and dictate into the Mac apps where you already work.
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Start with 3 days free. Every 500 words you successfully dictate adds 1 day, up to 7 days total. No card required · $99 one time
Recorded product demo
See a preferred spelling carry into dictation.
Add the written form and the spoken forms you use, then dictate it into the Mac apps where you already work.
On-screen captions · Sound optional
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On another device?
Open this setup and download link on your Mac. Apple silicon · Cloud: macOS 13+ · Local: macOS 14+.
Custom vocabulary
One preferred form can have more than one spoken form.
Vocabulary entry
- Preferred form
- McAllister
- Spoken forms
- mick allistermac allister
Spoken
“Send the revised launch notes to mick allister.”
Inserted
Send the revised launch notes to McAllister.
Made for technical terms
Teach a spoken form such as “post gress Q L” for PostgreSQL. Vocabulary replacements are designed to avoid recognized code, commands, URLs, email addresses, handles, identifiers, and paths.
Spoken forms are not sent during ordinary app requests. Vocabulary exports include them. Preferred terms may be sent as transcription hints.
How it works
Guide how preferred spellings appear.
You add, edit, and remove every entry.
Multiple spoken forms
Attach the pronunciations you actually use. Listen Orb does not send them during ordinary app requests, and each can map to one preferred form.
Works with polish
Preferred spellings are applied after optional polish.
Careful with technical text
Vocabulary replacements are designed to avoid recognized code, commands, URLs, email addresses, handles, identifiers, and paths. Results can vary.
Import or export
Export a private JSON copy. Import can merge new entries and spoken forms or replace your current vocabulary after validation.
Privacy
Spoken forms are not sent during ordinary app requests.
Vocabulary exports include them and are saved wherever you choose. Preferred written terms may be sent to the active provider as transcription hints.
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Your Mac
Listen Orb records only while you dictate. Your OpenAI and xAI keys are stored in Keychain. Settings and vocabulary stay on your Mac.
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Local or your cloud provider
Local processes audio and text on your Mac. With OpenAI or xAI, audio goes directly to that provider using your key. Preferred written terms may be sent as hints; Contextual polish may send a short nearby-text excerpt. Cloud usage is billed by that provider.
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Text at the cursor
Finished text returns to Listen Orb and appears in the active field.
Try before you buy
Try the full vocabulary workflow before buying.
Simple ownership
One-time license. No subscription.
Start with 3 days free. Every 500 words you successfully dictate adds 1 day, up to 7 days total. No card required. One license works on up to 3 Macs.
Pay once for the Mac app. There is no recurring Listen Orb fee.
Local processing has no API usage fees. For cloud, pay the active provider separately for API usage. OpenAI and xAI each bill the account that issued the key. ChatGPT subscriptions and SuperGrok are not API credit. Listen Orb does not resell usage. Understand API billing or see a real seven-day example.
One-time Mac license
$99One-time Mac license
- 3 days free, up to 7 with use
- Local processing included
- No subscription
- One license for up to 3 Macs
Download the free trialApple silicon · Cloud: macOS 13+ · Local: macOS 14+
On another device?
Open this setup and download link on your Mac. Apple silicon · Cloud: macOS 13+ · Local: macOS 14+.
One license for up to 3 Macs. No Listen Orb account or subscription. Local needs no API key. For cloud, your OpenAI or xAI API key is stored in macOS Keychain; that provider bills usage separately. Applicable tax is shown at checkout.
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Try it in the apps you already use
Add a term. Dictate the next sentence.
Start with 3 days free. Every 500 words you successfully dictate adds 1 day, up to 7 days total. No card required.
Download free trialApple silicon · Cloud: macOS 13+ · Local: macOS 14+
Or buy — $99 one timeOn another device?
Open this setup and download link on your Mac. Apple silicon · Cloud: macOS 13+ · Local: macOS 14+.