Built for Apple silicon · 100% on-device

Say it.Alder types it.

Mac-native AI dictation powered by your Apple silicon chip. Recognition and cleanup stay on-device. Your voice never goes to the cloud.

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Free forever · 3,000 words/day · Unlimited on-device dictation for $49.99 once

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August 16, 20261:26 AM

Things I learned tonight

Works offline after setup0 KB audio uploadedNo account or subscription

Why Alder

Don’t let your Mac’s power sleep.Wake up the compute you already own.

Alder is Mac-native, on-device AI dictation from DZG Studio, formerly known as Reed. Its language-aware local engines and complete workflow—from signal protection and cleanup to recovery and safe cursor delivery—are forged around real Mac dictation feedback instead of depending on a remote AI service.
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Your Mac does the AI work

Alder is built for Apple silicon. Recognition and cleanup run on your Mac, so your audio and transcript are not sent to a cloud speech API or language model.

02

Cleanup without changing your voice

High-confidence fillers and repeats disappear; casing, punctuation, spacing, and paragraphs improve. Alder preserves what you meant instead of inventing a rewrite.

03

Finished text where the thought began

Hold a shortcut, speak, and release. Alder types into the app and field where you started, with a focus check that prevents text from landing in the wrong place.

04

Wake up the compute you already own

The complete engine is free for 3,000 words a day. A $49.99 one-time license unlocks unlimited use of your Mac’s own power—not rented cloud minutes or another subscription.

What is Alder?How to evaluate private Mac dictation

Works across macOS

The apps you use.One voice shortcut.

  • Apple Mail
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • Notion
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Google Drive
  • Apple Calendar
  • Apple Notes
  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • Keynote
  • Messages
  • WhatsApp
  • WeChat
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chrome
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Canva
  • Obsidian
  • TextEdit
  • Sublime Text
  • Cursor
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Xcode
  • GitHub Desktop
  • Spotify

See the difference

One thought in.
Finished text out.

Pick a feature and watch Alder handle a real dictation—from the words it hears to the text that reaches your cursor.
Explore Alder01 / 07

Language cleanup

Messy speech becomes ready-to-send text.

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What offline actually means

The model downloads.
Your dictation doesn’t upload.

A complete speech pipeline—capture, recognition, cleanup, and delivery—runs end to end on your Mac. Watch the whole path.
Offlineafter the first model download
No accountrequired to dictate
Recoverableaudio survives interrupted sessions
Essential Q&A

Before you download.

Ready when the thought is

Say it once.Keep the momentum.

Use the complete on-device engine free for 3,000 words each day. Get unlimited dictation for $49.99 once.

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