About

We built the tool
we couldn't find.

Tellaflow started because every voice dictation tool we tried either required an internet connection, charged a subscription, or did something uncomfortable with our audio. So we built one that doesn't.

It started on a plane. No WiFi. A 10-hour flight. And a voice tool that had exactly one thing to say: "Internet connection required."

We'd been using voice dictation on and off for years. The technology was always impressive. The products were always slightly off. They wanted to hear your calls, process your audio, store your transcriptions, bill you monthly. That's not a problem with voice recognition that's a business model problem.

Whisper changed things. When OpenAI released it, the obvious question was: why does voice recognition need a server at all? Your Mac has an M-chip with a Neural Engine that was literally designed for this. The latency of local inference turned out to be better than the round-trip to a server.

Tellaflow is the result of asking 'what if we built it right?' on-device, offline-first, free because we can be, privacy-first because the architecture demands it. We don't have grand ambitions about replacing keyboards forever. We just wanted to dictate a commit message at 30,000 feet.

What we believe

Privacy is architecture, not policy

Promising to protect your data is meaningless when you're receiving it. We built Tellaflow so we literally cannot see your audio. There's no server to breach, no database to subpoena, no breach to disclose.

Offline means offline

Not 'mostly offline'. Not 'we cache on-device but sync occasionally'. When we say Tellaflow works without internet, we mean the model runs on your Mac and transcription happens in memory. Full stop.

Free because we can be

All-AI inference happens on your hardware. We don't have GPU server costs for your audio. That means we can offer Tellaflow for free without it being a charity it's just the math.

Small on purpose

We're a small team. We like it that way. It keeps us honest: no bloated org to fund, no VCs to appease, no roadmap shaped by growth metrics. We build what we'd want to use.

Ready to stop typing?

Free, forever. No account. No API key. Just your Mac and your voice.

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Apple Silicon M1+ · macOS 13+ · 8 GB RAM