Spokenly guides: every page on this site about Spokenly, by topic

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This is an index of the 11 pages on this site about Spokenly, grouped by what you are trying to do: get started, change a setting, fix a problem, understand the price, or compare it with something else. It is not Spokenly's official documentation, which is at spokenly.app/docs.

I built YapToText, a different dictation app for the Mac, so read what I say about Spokenly with that in mind. Every fact on these pages comes from Spokenly's own site, with the date it was read.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

Start here

  • How to Use Spokenly. Use Spokenly on a Mac: hold the shortcut, speak, release. How to pick a model, set up modes, fix words with replacements, and remap the microphone key.

Fix a problem

  • Spokenly Not Pasting. Spokenly from the Mac App Store cannot paste by itself, because App Store rules bar Accessibility. Press Command V, or switch to the website version.

Price, plans and billing

  • Spokenly Pricing. Spokenly pricing, checked October 5, 2026: free local models with no word cap, Pro at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, platforms, a free on-device option.

Privacy, data and accounts

  • Spokenly Local Only Mode. Local Only Mode blocks Spokenly's network access so audio and text stay on your device. How to turn it on, what still connects, and what stops working.

Compared with other apps

  • Free Spokenly Alternative for Mac. YapToText is a free Spokenly alternative for Mac: open source, both models inside, no analytics. Plus Spokenly vs Wispr Flow, checked October 3, 2026.
  • MacWhisper vs Spokenly. MacWhisper against Spokenly: what each is built for, free and paid plans, where speech is processed, offline use and platforms, in one table.
  • superwhisper vs Spokenly. superwhisper vs Spokenly on a Mac: free local plans, Pro and lifetime prices, files and cleanup, checked October 2026, plus a free on-device third option.
  • Typeless vs Spokenly. Typeless against Spokenly: what each is built for, free and paid plans, where speech is processed, offline use and platforms, in one table.
  • TypeWhisper vs Spokenly. TypeWhisper against Spokenly: what each is built for, free and paid plans, where speech is processed, offline use and platforms, in one table.
  • VoiceInk vs Spokenly. VoiceInk against Spokenly: what each is built for, free and paid plans, where speech is processed, offline use and platforms, in one table.
  • Wispr Flow vs Spokenly. Wispr Flow against Spokenly: what each is built for, free and paid plans, where speech is processed, offline use and platforms, in one table.

How these pages are made

Each page takes its facts from Spokenly's own pages, names the article it came from, and gives the date I read it. When Spokenly changes something, the page can be wrong until I catch it, so the date matters. The official source is Spokenly's own documentation, and that is the place to check anything that affects money or data.

I built YapToText, a free dictation app for Apple silicon Macs, which makes me a rival, and each page says so. The comparison page sets the apps side by side.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

The short version

  • New to it. Start with How to Use Spokenly.
  • Something broke. Look under Fix a problem.
  • Deciding. Look under Compared with other apps.
  • Official answers. Spokenly's own documentation.

If a page here no longer matches Spokenly, open an issue on GitHub and I will update this page. Every one gets read.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

About the author. Ryleigh Newman is a developer whose hands make typing difficult and who dictates every day with YapToText, the app this site describes. Facts about other apps come from their own sites, with the date they were read. More about the project.

Sources

Questions

Where is the official Spokenly documentation?

At spokenly.app/docs. This page is an independent index of guides written from it.

Is this site affiliated with Spokenly?

No. I built YapToText, a different dictation app, and write about Spokenly from its own published pages.

Which Spokenly guide should I read first?

How to Use Spokenly, then the page that matches your question under Features and settings or Fix a problem.