Typeless History and Dictionary: recover a dictation, control what is kept, and teach it your words
By Ryleigh Newman · Published
Typeless keeps your dictations in History, where you can copy a transcript, retry one that did not go through, download its audio or delete it. A setting called Keep history decides how long they stay, from Never to Forever. Dictionary is where you add names, acronyms and terms so Typeless recognizes them, by hand or from a CSV file. It also adds words by itself when you correct one after dictating.
I built YapToText, a dictation app for the Mac, so read what I say about Typeless with that in mind. Every fact about Typeless here comes from its own help center, read on October 11, 2026.
This 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.
Find and reuse a dictation
Open Typeless and click History. On a computer, All, Dictations and Ask anything narrow the list.
From Typeless's History and Dictionary page, read October 11, 2026. On a phone, swipe left on a transcript for the same actions.
| To | On a computer |
|---|---|
| Copy a transcript | Move the pointer over it and click the Copy icon |
| Retry | If what you said did not go through, click Retry to try again with the same audio |
| Download the audio | Click the More button on the transcript, then Download audio |
| Delete one | Click the More button, then Delete transcript, and confirm |
| Delete everything | Open the More menu in the top-right corner of History and choose Delete all |
| Send feedback | Click the Feedback icon and describe how the transcript could be better |
Retry is the first thing to try when a dictation produced nothing: the audio is still there. If a dictation hits the nine-minute limit, Typeless saves what you said so far in History. Typeless not working covers lost transcripts.
Choose how long History is kept
Under Keep history, choose Forever, 1 year, 1 month, 1 week, 24 hours or Never.
The help page says your history stays only on your device and cannot be accessed from anywhere else. Typeless's pricing page also lists Cloud Sync across devices as a Pro feature, described as your history across devices. Those two statements do not sit together neatly, so if this matters to you, check the sync setting in your own app and Typeless's privacy page. The Typeless privacy page has what it says about retention.
Add words to Dictionary
- Open Dictionary and click New word.
- Type the word or phrase.
- Click Add word.
For many at once, click New word, then Import CSV, and choose the file. Words you add appear under Manually-added.
Typeless also learns by itself: when you correct a word after dictating, it recognizes your preferred spelling and files it under Auto-added. To change or remove a word, find it, with the search icon if needed, then click Edit or Delete.
Personalization is separate
Personalization adapts phrasing to your style over time, with nothing to set up. Typeless says it learns general patterns only, such as formal or casual, and never stores your actual messages. It is under Settings, Personalization, where you can turn it off.
History and dictionaries in YapToText
Typeless from its help center, read October 11, 2026. YapToText from its own settings.
| Typeless | YapToText | |
|---|---|---|
| Where history lives | On your device, by its help page | In the app's container on the Mac |
| How long | Forever, 1 year, 1 month, 1 week, 24 hours or Never | The last 500 for 30 days by default, with other choices |
| Audio | Download audio per transcript | Saved with each entry by default, and playable |
| Try again | Retry with the same audio | Regenerate with AI on an entry |
| Own words | Dictionary, with CSV import and auto-added words | Dictionaries of substitutions, with JSON export |
| Where words are recognized | In Typeless's cloud | On the Mac. The dictionary primes the speech model |
Recovering a lost dictation on a Mac covers the same problem across apps, and custom vocabulary on a Mac compares the dictionaries.
This 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
- Lost a dictation. History, then Retry.
- Keep less. Keep history, down to 24 hours or Never.
- Delete. One transcript, or Delete all.
- Teach a word. Dictionary, New word, or Import CSV.
- Auto-added. Words Typeless learned from your corrections.
If Typeless changes History or Dictionary, open an issue on GitHub and I will update this page. Every one gets read.
This 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.
Related
Sources
- https://www.typeless.com/help/quickstart/history-and-dictionary (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://www.typeless.com/help/quickstart/personalization (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://www.typeless.com/help/troubleshooting/dictation-limit (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://www.typeless.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://github.com/ryleighnewman/YapToText (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yaptotext/id6786382289 (checked 2026-10-11)
Questions
Where is my Typeless history?
Open Typeless and click History. You can copy, retry, download the audio of, or delete each dictation there.
How do I delete my Typeless history?
Delete one transcript from its More menu, or choose Delete all from the More menu in the top-right corner of History. Keep history set to Never stops it being kept.
How do I add words to Typeless?
Open Dictionary, click New word, type it and click Add word. Import CSV adds many at once.
Does Typeless learn my words automatically?
Yes. When you correct a word after dictating, Typeless adds your spelling to Dictionary under Auto-added.
Can I recover a Typeless dictation that failed?
Open History and click Retry on it, which tries again with the same audio.