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For dyslexia and ADHD

Say it messy. Get it clean.

Hold right ⌘ and talk the way you think, restarts and all. Clean, spelled-right text lands in any app, and it runs on your Mac.

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2,000 words freeNo accountmacOS 14 or later

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To:Sam
Subject:Tuesday

Hi Sam,

I can do Tuesday, but not the morning.

Types straight into

Where typing gets in the way.

01

Spelling interrupts the thought

Stopping to work out a word is often where the sentence goes.

02

Plain dictation is messy

Basic speech to text writes down every false start, so cleanup becomes its own task.

03

Starting is the hard part

A blank page is easy to put off; saying the first few sentences out loud is often easier.

Say it messy.
Get it clean.

Hold right ⌘, talk the way you think, let go. Murmur drops the fillers, applies your corrections and types the result at your cursor.

You say

“um so I can’t do Tuesday, I mean I can do Tuesday but not the morning”

Murmur types in Mail

I can do Tuesday, but not the morning.

You say

“can we, can we do two, two thirty, um whichever works”

Murmur types in Mail

Can we do 2:00 or 2:30, whichever works?

Illustrations of AI polish (macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence), not recorded transcripts. Results vary with your voice and microphone.

Built for how dyslexia and adhd work.

Restarts and ums come out

Corrections like “no wait” are applied, so the text says what you meant.

um let’s meet at four, no wait, fiveLet’s meet at five.

Spelled right every time

Add names and places it gets wrong to the Dictionary once.

SiobhanLeicesterWorcestershire

Fix text without retyping

Select it, hold right ⌥, say what you want. macOS 26.

⌥ “more polite”Send me the file today.Could you send me the file today, please?

No key to hold

Double-tap right ⌘ for hands-free. Tap again to finish, or press Esc.

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Double-tap: hands-free

Nothing gets lost

Every dictation stays in History. Wrong window? Paste it again where you are.

⌃⌥V
Paste again

What you say stays on your Mac.

Speech recognition and cleanup run on your Mac, and your History is kept there, searchable, not in a cloud account. Murmur isn’t a treatment for anything and hasn’t been tested with other assistive software, so try it with your own writing alongside your current setup.

  • Speech recognized on your Mac
  • Works in Airplane Mode
  • No account to try

How it compares.

Mac dictation options for dyslexia and adhd, October 2026
MurmurWispr Flow
Price$19 once$15/month
Removes fillers✓✓
Applies spoken corrections✓✓
Dictionary for misspelled words✓✓
Speech processedOn your MacWispr’s cloud

Details from each maker’s site, October 2026. Wispr Flow is also $144/year.

Where it falls short.

Better you hear it here than after you buy.

It doesn’t read text aloud

Use macOS Spoken Content or a reading app.

It doesn’t control your Mac

Opening apps and clicking buttons is what Apple’s Voice Control does.

Not tested with assistive software

Try it alongside the support you already rely on.

AI cleanup needs macOS 26

On macOS 14 and 15, rules remove fillers but don’t restructure sentences.

Questions

Is speech to text good for dyslexia?

Many people with dyslexia find it easier to say a sentence than to spell it, and speech to text removes the spelling step. It still helps to read the result back. macOS can read selected text aloud with Spoken Content in Accessibility settings, which pairs well with dictation.

Do I have to speak in perfect sentences?

No. Murmur removes “um”, “uh” and repeated words, and when you correct yourself (“at four, no wait, five”) it keeps the correction. Smart mode calls in the AI for corrections, lists and long rambles. The AI part needs macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence; on older macOS, rules remove fillers but don’t rewrite.

Do I have to say the punctuation?

No. Punctuation and capitals are added for you. Say “new paragraph” or “new line” when you want a break.

What if I lose my place or dictate into the wrong window?

Every dictation is kept in History on your Mac, so you can find and copy it again. Press Control-Option-V to paste the last dictation where your cursor is now, and say “scratch that” to remove the last one.

Does Murmur read text aloud?

No, Murmur only turns speech into text. For text to speech, use the Spoken Content options built into macOS, or a dedicated reading app.

What if no text box is selected?

The dictation is kept on Murmur’s Notes page, so the thought isn’t lost. The notch shows when Murmur is listening, and optional live preview shows your words as you speak.

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Say it messy.

Try it on a real email or assignment: 2,000 words free, no account.

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Murmur for other work

Writers Draft chapters, posts and newsletters out loud See how Developers Talk your prompts into Claude Code, Cursor and the terminal See how Lawyers Dictate memos, emails and time entries without a cloud vendor See how Clinicians Write notes and letters by voice, transcribed on the Mac See how Students Talk through essays and notes, pay once See how

Guides for dyslexia and adhd

Updated by Telman Gadimov, Maker of Murmur. This page describes Murmur’s features. It isn’t medical or educational advice and makes no claims about treating or improving any condition. People with dyslexia or ADHD differ; try it with your own writing before you pay.

Sources: Apple: Spoken Content (read text aloud) on Mac · Apple: Dictate messages and documents on Mac · Wispr Flow pricing · Murmur privacy policy