# Parlando

> Dictation for Mac by Epiphani Studios: type the way you talk. Hold a key, speak, and the words are typed where you were working. Speech is transcribed on the Mac by Apple's on-device SpeechAnalyzer (macOS 26), with a personal dictionary, per-app style and rules, transforms on Option keys, a searchable history, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Free download. Previously named Detto.

Version: 0.2.0 (build 111). Requirements: macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon. Last updated 2026-10-04.

## Pages

- [Home](https://getparlando.com/): what Parlando does, measured speed, sourced comparison, FAQ
- [Capabilities](https://getparlando.com/capabilities): every capability with mechanism, default, and how to verify it
- [Download](https://getparlando.com/download): the signed, notarized build the app's own updater serves
- [Latest build, JSON](https://getparlando.com/download/latest.json): version, build, minimum macOS, file, sha256

## Facts

- Trigger: hold right Option (right Command or Globe selectable); tap twice to keep dictating hands-free.
- Recognition: on the Mac, with Apple SpeechAnalyzer in either its Personal (vocabulary-biased) or its General module.
- Cleanup on the Mac: fillers removed, first word capitalized, sentences closed, "new line", and "new paragraph".
- Dictionary: recognition vocabulary, corrections, snippets, @mentions; imports from a text file or from Wispr Flow (read-only).
- Style: four kinds of writing (personal messages, work messages, email, other), each Formal, Casual, very casual, or Excited!; punctuation and capitalization only.
- Transforms: select text, press Option plus 1 to 8; uses the user's own Anthropic or OpenAI key.
- History: kept 24 hours by default (three days, seven days, or forever selectable); Insights computed from it on the Mac.
- MCP: `Parlando --mcp` starts a stdio JSON-RPC server with nine tools for an AI assistant to configure dictation.
- Measured: speech engine final text 0.061 s after a 2.79 s recording ends (best of four), 0.2.0 build 111, MacBook Pro M1 Max, macOS 26.6.2, heavy load, 2026-10-04.