Saransh

A little less typing. A lot less forgetting.

Speak your thoughts.
Remember your conversations.

Dictate updates, messages, and coding prompts into the apps you use. Capture meetings, find decisions later, and turn discussions into next steps—with on-device transcription and optional AI.

14 days free · No account required · Apple silicon · macOS 14+

New in v1.0.35: improved dictation delivery in ChatGPT and Codex. See what’s new ↗

See Saransh in action

45 seconds · Two everyday superpowers
Local-first. Made for Mac. See dictation and conversations at work.Introductory overview with sample content · Narrated with captions · See the new meeting tools below
Native to MacOn-device transcriptionNo meeting bots$59, once

Two ways to get it out of your head

For the thought right now.
And the conversation you’ll need later.

01 / QUICK DICTATION

Say it.
Get on with your day.

A reply, a status update, a prompt. Hold your shortcut, speak, and put the text into the field you’re using.

  1. 1 Focus a text field in your app.
  2. 2 Hold ⌃ ⌥ X and speak.
  3. 3 Release to transcribe and paste.
Your words. Your choice.

Use plain Dictation, or add optional AI rewriting for emails, notes, and coding prompts.

02 / CONVERSATIONS

Be in the meeting.
Keep the useful parts.

Record a conversation, revisit the transcript, and find the detail you need without piecing together scattered notes.

  1. 1 Start a recording with ⌃ ⌥ R.
  2. 2 Include meeting audio when you choose.
  3. 3 Search your notes and revisit decisions.
A little structure goes a long way.

Generate chapters and action items with links back to supporting transcript passages. Review the sources, edit your notes, and export Markdown.

More confidence in every conversation

Check the inputs.
Come back to the source.

Check before you start.

Run a ten-second local input test. See microphone and computer-audio activity separately, with reported capture errors during recording.

The test does not save a meeting. Check your actual headset and meeting app before the call.

Keep audio when you need it.

Choose 7 days, 30 days, or until you delete it before recording. Listen from matching transcript timestamps, adjust speed, and follow the passage as it plays.

Audio is deleted after successful transcription by default. Retention changes apply to new recordings.

Retry an interrupted meeting.

Meeting Recovery keeps available local audio after interruption or transcription failure. Retry with your current speech settings or delete it when you are done.

Recovery depends on samples already saved to disk. Retry replaces the transcript and speaker labels.

Review what the AI found.

Generate topic chapters and an editable note with decisions, actions, and supporting quotes. Source links take you back to transcript passages inside Saransh.

Check each interpretation. Cloud generation sends transcript text to your selected provider after disclosure; provider charges are separate.

Your Mac does the listening

Private by design.
Clear about the details.

Your speech is transcribed on your Mac. You choose whether to connect AI or an agent—and it should be clear what that choice means.

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On your Mac

On-device transcription and locally stored Conversations. Choose how long to keep successful recordings; failed or interrupted audio stays available until recovered or deleted. We don’t host your notes or recordings.

Only when you connect it

Optional AI receives text at the provider or server you configure. Connect agents only if you choose, and select which Conversations they can read. Connected agents may forward retrieved text to their providers.

Some things still use the network

Model downloads, license and trial checks, and app updates. Local transcription doesn’t mean every feature is offline.

One app. Two everyday habits.

Make room for
your next thought.

Try the full app for 14 days. If it fits your day, make it yours with a one-time purchase.

A few questions before you start? ↗
Saransh for MacLifetime license
$59 one time
  • Quick Dictation and Conversations
  • Audio retention, playback, recovery, and input checks
  • Chapters and source-linked AI notes with your provider
  • No usage caps on dictation or capture
  • Optional cloud or local AI
  • Markdown export and v1.x updates
  • One Mac at a time
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Cloud AI usage is billed directly to your account by your selected provider, according to their pricing. These charges are not included in your Saransh purchase or free trial.
Trial is device-bound. License terms · Refund policy

A few useful answers

Will Saransh keep my meeting recordings?

Audio is deleted after successful transcription by default. Choose a retention period before recording to enable playback. Failed or interrupted recordings remain available in Meeting Recovery until recovered or deleted. See the retention details.

Can I trust a source-linked AI note?

Use its quotes and source links to check the transcript yourself. A matching quote does not guarantee a correct interpretation. Transcript or timing edits invalidate old source links; regenerate chapters to refresh them.

Can I use dictation without AI rewriting?

Yes. Plain Dictation transcribes your speech and applies vocabulary replacements without calling an AI provider. Dictation + rewrite adds optional formatting using your configured provider.

Does someone need to join my meeting?

No meeting bot joins. You start the recording on your Mac and choose whether to include system audio. Make sure you have permission to record the conversation.

Which AI providers can I use?

Choose supported cloud providers with your own credentials, Ollama or LM Studio, or Apple Intelligence when available. A local server must run on your Mac for processing to remain on that Mac. Explore setup options.

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