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Juno — Local Voice Layer for Mac

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Press a key.<br>Talk.<br>Juno types it.

It handles the pauses, restarts, and half-finished thoughts, then writes the line in the app you were already using. Nothing you say leaves your Mac.

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Juno needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later, macOS 14+). Downloading from a different device?

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Local Voice Layer for Mac Works OfflinePrivateNo Subscription

Writing<br>Done<br>⚠Blocked

Ready<br>0:00<br>+14 words

Ready when you are…

Notes

Same shortcut to stop<br>Cancel esc

↻ Replay

Hey Juno

Watch film

Work at the speed of your thought.

Say it once: note, reminder, or alarm.

Hey Siri<br>Hey Juno

Filing…<br>Filed: Notes · Reminders · Calendar

Listening<br>0:08

Hey Juno,<br>note this: prep the board meeting,<br>remind me tomorrow at 9 to send the deck,<br>and set an alarm for 7 AM.

Actions<br>Notes · Reminders · CalendarCancel esc

↻ Replay

Notes

Prep the board meeting.

Reminders

Send the deck<br>Tomorrow 9:00 AM

Calendar

7:00AM

Fix things on the go.

Re: install flow + Q3 numbers — Inbox

Reply<br>Forward<br>Archive

From<br>KM<br>Kaitlyn McLaughlin [email protected]>

To<br>Jamie Kerr [email protected]>

Subject<br>Re: install flow + Q3 numbers

— Jamie

Writing<br>Done

Listening<br>0:04<br>+26 words

Mail<br>Same shortcut to stop

↻ Replay

Type the sentence you meant, not the one you said.

Juno keeps the thought and drops the filler, false starts, and take-backs.

umm so<br>can we ship the<br>install fix<br>tuesday wait no<br>on Friday<br>please

Cleaner by default. Less fixing after you speak.<br>↻ Replay

Numbers, dates, prices, and links land in the form you would type.

↻ Replay

nineteen ninety five→1995

five hundred euros forty cents→€500.40

march twentieth at three p m→March 20, 3:00 PM

h t t p s colon slash slash use juno dot c o→https://usejuno.co

Juno keeps you moving.

Ask for the edit in plain English. Juno rewrites the selected or recent text in place.

warmer<br>shorter<br>bullets<br>more formal

Mail · Draft to Marc

Subject: Install fix

Hey, this is done. Check it whenever.

Marc — finished the install fix on my end. Could you take a look and let me know if it's safe to ship Friday?

You said: "make this warmer and ask him to review"

Your thoughts. Your device. Your Juno.

Fully open source. No sign-in, no card, no paid tier. After setup, everyday dictation works offline on your Mac. Clear history and recordings anytime.

On-device

Speech runs on-device.

Juno processes dictation on the Mac. Normal use only needs network for model downloads and updates.

Privacy checks

Password boxes skipped<br>History clear anytime<br>Account not needed

Secure fields stay off-limits.

Password fields force capture, context, history, recordings, learning, and paste off.

Not required

License key

Account or sign-in

Subscription tier

Trial countdown

Usage cap

Background tracking

Free means no account.

No license key, no trial timer, no usage cap. The heavy work runs on your Mac, not a metered cloud service.

How Juno compares.

Juno next to Apple Dictation, Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Aqua Voice, across the loop that matters: live transcript, cleaned writing, snippets, native actions, rewrites, and price.

Swipe the table sideways.

Difference

Juno

Apple Dictation

Wispr Flow

Superwhisper

Aqua Voice

Live HUD transcript

Yes. Live HUD transcript while dictating.

No. Inserts text directly.

No. Lacks separate HUD transcript.

No. Lacks separate HUD transcript.

No. Streaming inserts text.

Final cleaned writing

Yes. Pauses, restarts, and corrections become finished text.

No. Lacks AI cleanup.

Yes. Positioned around polished voice writing.

Yes. Custom AI modes and formatting.

Yes. AI-refined text and formatting.

Voice snippets

Yes. Local snippets expand saved text from voice.

No. Lacks saved snippet expansion.

Yes. Voice-triggered snippets across devices.

Yes. Text replacements in its local configuration.

Yes. Replacements expand short phrases.

Mac-native actions

Yes. Set Apple Notes, Reminders, and alarms from voice.

No. Siri handles actions separately.

No. Lacks native Notes, Reminders, or alarms.

No. Lacks native Notes, Reminders, or alarms.

No. Lacks native Notes, Reminders, or alarms.

Selected text rewrites

Yes. Rewrite selected or recent text in place.

No. Lacks selected-text rewrites.

Yes. Command mode is in paid Pro.

Yes. Custom prompts and AI modes.

Yes. Voice editing for current text.

Price model

Free forever. No paid tier, no usage cap.

Included with macOS.

Free Basic has word limits. Pro is paid.

Free tier. Pro and Enterprise are paid.

Free starter words. Pro is paid.

Open source

Yes

No

No

No

No

FAQ

Things you would want to know about Juno.

Docs

What is Juno?<br>Juno is the local voice layer for Mac. Press a shortcut, speak naturally, watch live words in the HUD, and Juno turns the thought into clean text in the app you were already using.

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