Dropline

Fish Audio's AI dictation for Mac and Windows that types clean text in any app, free during the Preview.

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Dropline is an AI dictation app from Fish Audio for Macs with Apple silicon (macOS 15.4 or later) and a Windows 10/11 beta (x64 and ARM64). Hold or tap the left Option key (Ctrl + Win on Windows) and speak; Dropline removes fillers and stutters, applies changes of mind such as "no wait", writes numbers as digits, and formats the text for the app you are in before pasting it. A personal dictionary, filled in automatically from names on screen, keeps names and jargon spelled your way. On Mac, Edit mode rewrites selected text from a spoken instruction. It understands English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, with English and Chinese mixable in one sentence, and records up to 3 minutes at a time. Processing runs in the cloud and needs an internet connection; it is free during the Preview.

Pros

  • Cleans up fillers and self-corrections and formats text for chat, email, docs, code editors and terminals
  • Personal dictionary that learns names and terms from your screen
  • Free during the Preview with no word limit

Cons

  • Cloud only; requires an internet connection
  • Mac needs Apple silicon and macOS 15.4+; Windows is a beta with Dictate only
  • Dictation is used to train its models unless you turn that off (off by default in Europe)
Platforms
  • macOS
  • Windows
Speech processing
Cloud
Works offline
No
Languages
4+

Pricing

Pricing model
Free
Free tier
Free during the Preview, no word limit

Features

  • Yes Works in any app
  • No Real-time transcription
  • Yes Auto punctuation
  • Yes AI cleanup
  • Yes Custom vocabulary
  • No Voice commands
  • Yes Push to talk
  • No Auto language detection
  • No Translation
  • No File transcription
  • No Meeting notes
  • No Multilingual interface
  • No History

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Last verified 2026-10-21