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Voice to Text That Lives in Your Mac's Notch

Local AI transcription with visual feedback. See your recording status at a glance.

seam turns your MacBook's notch into a voice-to-text interface. Press a shortcut, speak naturally, and watch the recording indicator pulse in your notch. Transcription happens 100% locally using on-device AI. No audio leaves your Mac. Unlike Superwhisper or Wispr Flow, seam shows your recording status right in the notch so you always know when it's listening.

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Free 48-hour trial, then $29

Why use this?

100% Local Processing

All transcription happens on your Mac using local AI models. No internet required, no audio uploaded to servers.

Visual Recording Indicator

The notch pulses while recording, so you always know when seam is listening. No guessing, no hidden microphone access.

Works in Any App

Transcribed text is pasted wherever your cursor is. Works in Slack, Gmail, Notion, VS Code, or any text field.

Instant Results

See your transcription appear in real time. No waiting for cloud processing. Results are near-instant on Apple Silicon.

How it works

  1. Press your shortcut

    Hit the keyboard shortcut to activate voice recording. The notch lights up with a pulsing indicator.

  2. Speak naturally

    Talk at your normal pace. The AI model processes your speech locally on your Mac in real time.

  3. Text appears instantly

    Your words are transcribed and pasted at your cursor position. Works in any app, any text field.

How Seam compares

Feature comparison table
seam VoiceSuperwhisperWispr FlowApple Dictation
Price$29 (all features)$9.99/moFree (limited)Free (built-in)
100% localYesYesNo (cloud)Partial
Visual indicatorNotch (always visible)Menu bar iconFloating widgetNone
AccuracyHigh (Whisper)High (Whisper)High (cloud AI)Medium
10+ other featuresYesNoNoNo
Works offlineYesYesNoPartial
One-time purchaseYesNo (subscription)YesFree

Frequently asked questions

What is the best voice-to-text app for Mac? +
seam offers voice-to-text with a unique advantage: the recording indicator lives in your MacBook's notch, so you always see when it's listening. Processing is 100% local, no cloud uploads. For users who want privacy-first dictation with visual feedback, seam is the best choice at $29 one-time.
Is seam's voice transcription private? +
Yes, completely. All speech processing happens on-device using local AI models. No audio is ever sent to external servers. Your recordings never leave your Mac.
How accurate is the transcription? +
seam uses Whisper-based models optimized for Apple Silicon, delivering high accuracy across English and other languages. Accuracy improves with clear speech and a quiet environment.
Does it work offline? +
Yes. Since all processing is local, seam's voice-to-text works without an internet connection. Perfect for airplane mode, coffee shops with bad WiFi, or privacy-sensitive environments.
How is seam different from Apple Dictation? +
Apple's built-in dictation has limited accuracy (70-80%), no visual feedback, and partially relies on cloud processing. seam uses more advanced AI models, shows a clear recording indicator in your notch, and processes everything locally with higher accuracy.

Get all features for one price

seam includes 10 features: Pomodoro timer, voice-to-text, music controls, calendar, and more. One-time purchase, no subscriptions.

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Free 48-hour trial, then $29

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