MioType

Speak, don't type

Press Fn, talk, press Fn again — the words land at your cursor, in any app: your terminal, your editor, a Claude Code or Codex prompt, a commit message.

Download for macOS
Free, with 3,000 cloud words a week · For Macs with Apple silicon

  • Learns your vocabulary

    Fix a misheard word right after dictating — kubectl, useEffect, a teammate’s name — and MioType adds it to your dictionary, so it comes out right next time.

  • Select to translate

    Select text and press Fn+Control to translate between Chinese and English; a single English word opens a dictionary card.

  • MioType Cloud

    Sign in for 3,000 free cloud words a week for cloud recognition and AI polishing. Upgrade for 100,000 a month. Prefer to stay local? Pick the offline Whisper model or your own API key in Settings.

    See pricing · from US$5/month

Six shortcuts

  • Fn Press to start, press again to type
  • Fn + Left Shift Speak Chinese, get English — and back
  • Fn + Space Ask anything, or ask about the selection
  • Fn + Control Translate the selection
  • Fn + R Polish the selection in place
  • Fn + S Look up a word or a phrase