Clavio

What is Clavio?

Clavio is a fully hands-free AI dictation app for Mac. Hold a key, tap the trackpad, say a wake word, or go fully always-on: speak in any app and it writes back polished, tone-matched text — not raw transcripts. Wake word, always-on listening, and auto-send run on an on-device voiceprint, with zero audio retention. A different tone and behaviour per app, plus a personal dictionary, snippets, and voice commands. Free to start: 3,000 words a month, no card. macOS 14+, Apple Silicon.

Key features

• Turns speech into polished text with app-aware tone.
• Supports hotkey, trackpad, wake word, and always-on modes.
• Rewrites messages inline to be shorter, clearer, or formal.
• Uses voiceprint verification so only your voice types.
• Can auto-send messages after dictation, hands-free.
• Keeps audio local until you actually start dictating.