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Kekoso
Paid ($29 one-time) Mac app for on-device dictation and file, YouTube and call transcription with Parakeet, Whisper and SenseVoice models.
kekoso.app/Active
Changelog: 1.2.1 on 2026-09-18 after eight releases between 2026-08-31 and 2026-09-18; no release in the five weeks since. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- What is the main way users pay the maker? a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) (14% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (100% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (57% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (68% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? on your device by default (65% of 20 others)
- Which open speech models can it run on your device? several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) (53% of 17 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on?
Nearest neighbors
- BetterWispr 79% of 14 shared answers match
- MacWhisper 79% of 14 shared answers match
- Handy 64% of 14 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source Sold as a paid licence; no source published. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Site refers to 'the person who builds Kekoso' and links one developer's X account. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | Not documented Ships five models from three families (Parakeet, Whisper, SenseVoice); no single main one. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | on your device by default | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | AI rewrite in the cloud only No AI cleanup; the only LLM step is optional translation via OpenRouter with your own key. Vocabulary fixes are rule-based. | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | only with your own API key (you pay the provider) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | stands apart a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | Mac only | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it also record meetings or calls? | yes Records calls with each side on its own track; transcription, not AI summaries. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? | yes, it is the main promise | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · kekoso.app/ · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · kekoso.app/changelog · collected 2026-10-26
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