Openbroca is free to download with a weekly dictation quota. Go Unlimited for $12/month, or $8/month billed annually.
Free
A weekly dictation quota, refreshed each week
Download the full Mac app and start dictating right away. Every feature is included; a free weekly quota covers regular use.
Requires macOS 15 or later
Unlimited
billed annually ($96/year) — or $12/month billed monthly
Remove the weekly quota entirely. Dictate as much as you like while the subscription is active — same app, same features, no per-week cap.
Choose a billing cycle · billed through Stripe
Plans differ by how much you can dictate — not by which features you can use. Nothing here is locked behind a paywall.
| Feature | Free & Unlimited |
|---|---|
| AI-refined dictationTurn speech into polished, ready-to-use text. | Included |
| Talk-to-translateDictate in English or Chinese and output in one of 28 target languages. | Included |
| Smart formattingShape longer thoughts into useful paragraphs and lists. | Included |
| Screen context (OCR)Use visible names and terms as context for better output. | Included |
| Personal dictionaryAdd preferred words and learn corrections after dictation. | Included |
| Typeless dictionary importBring existing dictionary terms into Openbroca. | Included |
| Custom shortcutsStart dictation, translate, or recall your previous transcript. | Included |
| Automatic text deliveryInsert into the focused field, with a copy fallback when needed. | Included |
| Notch placementChoose automatic, Dynamic Island, or bottom placement. | Included |
| Mac preferencesChoose a microphone and launch Openbroca at login. | Included |
Every feature in the Mac app, plus a weekly dictation quota that refreshes each week. No card is required to download and start.
Unlimited removes the weekly quota: you can dictate without a per-week limit for as long as the subscription is active. It is the same app and the same features — only the usage allowance changes.
$12 per month, or $8 per month ($96 paid up front for a year). You can see the exact current USD price at checkout in your account.
Yes. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime from your account, which opens Stripe's billing portal. If you cancel, you keep Unlimited until the end of the period you already paid for.
No. Every capability in the app is available on the free plan. Paid plans change how much you can dictate, not which features you can use.
The current Openbroca product is a native Mac app for macOS 15 or later. Openbroca Origin is a separate open-source Electron project for macOS, Windows, and Linux; the two projects do not share code.
Openbroca requires macOS 15 or later. Microphone, Accessibility, and Screen Recording permissions support listening, text insertion, and optional Screen Context OCR.
Universal Apple silicon + Intel build