A free, open source, privacy-first voice input tool for macOS. Press Control, speak, done.
A minimal macOS voice input app. TypeNo captures your voice, transcribes it locally, and pastes the result into whatever app you were using — all in under a second.
Official website: https://typeno.com
Special thanks to marswave ai's coli project for powering local speech recognition.
- Short-press Control to start recording
- Short-press Control again to stop
- Text is automatically transcribed and pasted into your active app (also copied to clipboard)
That's it. No windows, no settings, no accounts.
- Download TypeNo for macOS
- Download the latest
TypeNo.app.zip - Unzip it
- Move
TypeNo.appto/Applications - Open TypeNo
Current releases are not yet notarized by Apple, so macOS may block the app after download.
Try these steps in order:
- Right-click
TypeNo.appin Finder and choose Open - If you see System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, use that path
- If macOS still blocks it, remove the quarantine flag in Terminal:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/TypeNo.app"- Open
TypeNo.appagain
TypeNo uses coli for local speech recognition:
npm install -g @marswave/coliIf Coli is missing, TypeNo will show an in-app setup prompt with the install command.
TypeNo needs two one-time permissions:
- Microphone — to capture your voice
- Accessibility — to paste text into apps
The app will guide you through granting these on first launch.
git clone https://github.com/marswaveai/TypeNo.git cd TypeNo scripts/generate_icon.sh scripts/build_app.shThe app will be at dist/TypeNo.app. Move it to /Applications/ for persistent permissions.
| Action | Trigger |
|---|---|
| Start/stop recording | Short-press Control (< 300ms, no other keys) |
| Start/stop recording | Menu bar → Record |
| Transcribe a file | Drag .m4a/.mp3/.wav/.aac to the menu bar icon |
| Check for updates | Menu bar → Check for Updates... |
| Quit | Menu bar → Quit (⌘Q) |
TypeNo does one thing: voice → text → paste. No extra UI, no preferences, no configuration. The fastest way to type is to not type at all.
GNU General Public License v3.0
