TypeNo

A free, open source, privacy-first voice input tool for macOS.

Press Control, speak, done.

A minimal macOS voice input app. TypeNo captures your voice, transcribes it locally, and pastes the result into whatever app you were using — all in under a second.

免费、开源、隐私优先的 macOS 语音输入工具。

按下 Control，说话，完成。

TypeNo 是一个极简的 macOS 语音输入应用。它会录下你的声音，在本地完成转录，然后自动粘贴到你正在使用的应用中。

Official website: https://typeno.com

Special thanks to marswave ai's coli project for powering local speech recognition.

How It Works

1. Short-press Control to start recording
2. Short-press Control again to stop
3. Text is automatically transcribed and pasted into your active app (also copied to clipboard)

That's it. No windows, no settings, no accounts.

Install

Option 1 — Download the App

For most users, the easiest way is to download the latest release:

• Download TypeNo for macOS
• Download the latest TypeNo.app.zip
• Unzip it
• Move TypeNo.app to /Applications
• Open TypeNo

If macOS says the app is damaged

Current releases are not yet notarized by Apple, so macOS may block the app after download.

Try these steps in order:

1. Right-click TypeNo.app in Finder and choose Open
2. If you see System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, use that path
3. If macOS still blocks it, remove the quarantine flag in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/TypeNo.app"

4. Open TypeNo.app again

TypeNo will support proper Apple code signing and notarization in a future release.

Install the speech engine

TypeNo uses coli for local speech recognition:

npm install -g @marswave/coli

If Coli is missing, TypeNo will show an in-app setup prompt with the install command and a Try Again action after installation.

First Launch

TypeNo needs two one-time permissions:

• Microphone — to capture your voice
• Accessibility — to paste text into apps

The app will guide you through granting these on first launch.

Option 2 — Build from Source

If you prefer to build it yourself:

git clone https://github.com/marswaveai/TypeNo.git
cd TypeNo
scripts/generate_icon.sh
scripts/build_app.sh

The app will be at dist/TypeNo.app. Move it to /Applications/ for persistent permissions.

Usage

Action	Trigger
Start/stop recording	Short-press Control (< 300ms, no other keys)
Start/stop recording	Menu bar → Record (⌃R)
Transcribe a file	Drag .m4a/.mp3/.wav/.aac to the menu bar icon
Quit	Menu bar → Quit (⌘Q)

Design Philosophy

TypeNo does one thing: voice → text → paste. No extra UI, no preferences, no configuration. The fastest way to type is to not type at all.

Internationalization

• 中文说明

License

GNU General Public License v3.0