Free beta for Mac

Try Clarify on a real sentence.

This beta is for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. The installer is signed, Apple-notarized, and about 1.3 GB because both dictation models are included. Speech recognition runs on the Neural Engine, cleanup runs on the GPU, and your speech never leaves the Mac.

Install

Download the beta DMG and open it.
Drag Clarify to Applications, then launch that copy. Clarify lives in the menubar.
Getting Started walks you through Microphone, Input Monitoring, and Accessibility, one screen each. Each permission has a separate job.
The first time you say "Run" with a shortcut's name, macOS asks once whether Clarify may control Shortcuts. Allow it to run shortcuts by voice.
Help > Check for Updates… finds newer betas, so you can stay on the latest one. Automatic checks stay off until you turn them on in Settings > General. A check contacts clarifyfor.me and GitHub, which see your IP address and Clarify's version. Until the first update is published, it reports that it could not find one.
If macOS blocks the app, record the exact message. Do not disable Gatekeeper or remove quarantine attributes.

First useful test

Open TextEdit with a disposable document. Hold Right Command + Right Option, speak one sentence, and release. The cleaned sentence should appear once at the cursor. Try a browser text field and your usual writing app next.

For longer dictation, tap the chord once to start and tap it again to stop.

Things worth trying

“Quick note: remember to call home.” saves a note instead of pasting it.
“New paragraph.” in its own capture inserts a paragraph break.
“New checklist buy milk next item call home end list that is all.” creates two checklist items, then returns to prose.
“Open Clarify settings.” opens the Settings window.
“Scratch that.” on its own presses Undo in that app, which removes your last dictation there. If you edited after dictating, the edit may be undone instead.
“Press Return.” on its own presses Return in the app you're in, for example to send a chat message.
“Run shortcut name.” runs one of your Apple Shortcuts in the background, and your app keeps focus. A shortcut that asks you a question or shows a menu may need to be run from the Shortcuts app instead.

Known limits

Review important text. Dates inside longer sentences or several dates together can still be misread.
Fn or Globe capture is not supported. Use Right Command and Right Option.
Compatibility across macOS versions, microphones, and third-party editors is still being tested.
Successful audio and transcripts are not retained by default. Failed sessions keep available recovery files on your Mac.

Send useful feedback

Email [email protected]. A short note is enough; include private audio, text, or screenshots only if you choose to.

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