What Mundwerk does
Dictation software that understands how you actually speak.
100% Offline & Private
No audio ever leaves your Mac. No internet connection, no account, no cloud upload. GDPR-compliant out of the box.
German + English, seamless
“Den Cluster deployen”, “ein Pull Request reviewen” — Mundwerk recognises German sentences with English technical terms without any switching.
Whisper AI with GPU power
OpenAI Whisper runs locally on your Mac with Metal GPU acceleration. Optimised for Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4).
Learns with you
Mundwerk remembers your corrections and vocabulary. The more you use it, the better recognition gets — tailored to you.
Visual feedback
A teal glow at the screen edge responds to your voice. Status indicators at the cursor and in the menu bar show the current state at a glance.
One-time purchase — no subscription
€14.99 once (launch offer €8.99 with code LAUNCH until 2026-06-19). No monthly fees, no in-app purchases, no hidden charges. Your software is yours.
How it works
Three steps. Zero configuration.
Press a key
Hold the Fn key or your freely configurable hotkey.
Speak
Speak naturally — German, English, or both mixed. The teal glow shows Mundwerk is listening.
Release
The transcribed text appears exactly where your cursor is. No copy, no paste.
Mundwerk in action
What Mundwerk looks like on your Mac.
Speak instead of type — dictation straight into the editor
Mundwerk listening — real-time visual feedback
German & English seamless in one sentence
Mundwerk learns with you — the correction dialog
Dark mode — follows your system
Corrections improve recognition
Why Mundwerk?
The honest comparison.
| Feature | Mundwerk | Apple Dictation | Superwhisper | Cloud services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% offline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| German-English code-switching | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Adaptive vocabulary | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Visual voice feedback | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| One-time purchase | ✓ | Free | Subscription ~€80/year | Subscription |
| Price | with code LAUNCH until 2026-06-19 |
Free | ~€80/year | €10–17/month |
One price. Forever.
No subscription. No hidden costs. No in-app purchases.
Launch offer with code LAUNCH until 2026-06-19 · One-time purchase, lifetime updates included
- Whisper AI with Metal GPU acceleration
- 100% offline — no cloud upload
- German + English seamless
- Adaptive vocabulary
- Visual voice feedback
- Optimised for Apple Silicon
- Menu bar app — always ready
Frequently asked questions
LAUNCH as a launch offer until 2026-06-19. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ongoing costs. All future updates are included.Mundwerk is sold directly rather than through the Mac App Store. Three reasons:
- Full functionality. App Store sandboxing restricts system-wide text injection (
CGEvent.post) and global hotkey detection. Both are core features — without them, Mundwerk wouldn't be Mundwerk. - No Apple 30 % surcharge. Direct distribution via Lemon Squeezy enables the fair €14.99 one-time price without hidden marketplace markup.
- Faster updates. New features and bug fixes ship immediately via Sparkle — not after waiting 1 to 7 days for App Review.
Security is equivalent: Apple notarisation, Hardened Runtime and Code Signing via Apple Developer ID apply like with any regularly signed Mac app. Gatekeeper accepts Mundwerk without warning dialog.
LEMSQZY* MUNDWERK shows up on your credit card statement instead of “Mundwerk” directly. Lemon Squeezy settles all transactions in US dollars, even though we display the euro price (€14.99 regular, €8.99 with code LAUNCH) — conversion happens at the mid-market exchange rate with no added fee. Depending on your bank, a foreign-transaction fee of around 1 % may apply on your side. This is standard practice with merchants of record like Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, or Gumroad.