Does Qenzo work on a Mac?

Yes. Qenzo has a released macOS app, version 1.1.16, downloaded as Qenzo.dmg (225 MB) from qenzo.ai/download. It requires macOS 11 or newer.

Does it run on Apple silicon, or only Intel?

Both, from the same file. The disk image is a universal build, so an M-series Mac and an Intel Mac each run it natively — there is no separate download to choose between.

Is the Mac app signed and notarized?

Yes. It is signed and notarized by Apple with the hardened runtime, so it opens normally instead of showing the warning macOS gives to unidentified developers.

Which key starts dictation on a Mac?

Hold the fn key and speak, or hold both Control keys, or press the hotkey, which is Control + Shift + Space by default. All of them are changeable in settings.

Why does Qenzo ask for the Accessibility permission?

Because typing the finished text into another application is what macOS protects behind Accessibility. Without it Qenzo can hear you but cannot put the words where your cursor is. It is granted in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, and is not used for anything else.

Does Qenzo work offline on a Mac?

No. Recognising speech and writing the finished text both happen on Qenzo's servers, so a connection is needed. The recording is never written to disk: it is held in memory long enough to be understood and then discarded.

Is it the same account as the phone keyboard?

Yes, and the same subscription. Your dictionary, tone, recipient, author role, history and notes follow the account, so the Mac app and the iPhone or Android keyboard stay in step. Neither device requires the other.

Does it type into any app, including a terminal or an IDE?

It types into whichever window has focus rather than integrating with apps one at a time, so Mail, Slack, browsers, editors, terminals and IDEs all receive the text the same way.

AI dictation on a Mac

Qenzo has a Mac app, not just a phone keyboard. It waits in the menu bar; you hold the fn key or your own hotkey, speak in any of 140 languages, let go, and the finished text — punctuated, cleaned up, in whatever language you chose — is typed into the window you were already working in.

Download and what you get

One file, one build for every Mac: Qenzo.dmg, 225 MB, version 1.1.16 (published 10 September 2026). It is a universal build, so it runs natively on Apple silicon (M-series) and on Intel Macs alike, and it is signed and notarized by Apple — it opens like any other app, with no “unidentified developer” warning and no right-click-Open trick. It needs macOS 11 or newer. Open the disk image, drag Qenzo to Applications, done.

How it works once it is running

Qenzo lives in the menu bar rather than the Dock, and does nothing until you ask:

Hold the fn key and speak, or hold both Control keys, or press your hotkey — Control + Shift + Space by default, changeable to whatever you prefer.
Let go. Qenzo hears what you said, writes it out properly and types it into whichever window had the cursor: Mail, Slack, Safari or Chrome, Notes, Pages, a terminal, an IDE. There is nothing to copy and paste.
Speak one language, send another. The language you speak and the language Qenzo writes are separate choices, 140 each way, picked per dictation.
Tone, recipient and role. Seven tones, eight kinds of recipient and 100 professions — all chosen by you rather than guessed, and changeable after the fact: tap a different tone and the text you already have is rewritten, without dictating it again.

The two permissions macOS asks for

Microphone, the first time you hold the key — without it there is nothing to hear. Accessibility (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility), because typing the finished text into another app is exactly what macOS guards behind that permission. Qenzo asks once and explains why; neither permission is used for anything else, and the recording is never written to disk.

How this differs from the dictation already in macOS

macOS has had dictation built in for years, and it transcribes: it types roughly what it heard, filler and all, in the language you spoke, and the cleaning up is yours to do. Qenzo finishes the message instead. The “um”s, the false starts and the sentence you abandoned halfway never reach the other person; punctuation and capitalisation are handled; the result can be in a different language from the one you spoke; and it can be written for a specific reader — your boss, a client, a friend — in a tone you picked. It is also checked against the recording a second time, so names and numbers are corrected rather than guessed, and the raw transcript stays available.

The same account as on your phone

Sign in on the Mac with the account you already use on the iPhone keyboard or the Android keyboard, and your personal dictionary, tone, recipient, author role, history and notes are there. Neither one needs the other: the Mac app is complete on its own.

What Qenzo on a Mac does not do

It is not offline. Recognition and writing happen on Qenzo's servers, so it needs a connection. The recording itself is held in memory only for as long as it takes to understand it.
It is not a keyboard. The layouts, offline word suggestions and autocorrect belong to the phone keyboard, where Qenzo replaces the keyboard entirely. On a Mac you already have one.
There is no iPad version and no web version.

The other dictation apps for Mac

Mac is the one platform every product in this category covers, so the honest summary is that you have real choices here. Where the lists differ is at the edges — Linux, and whether the phone side is a real keyboard.

Product	macOS	Windows	Linux	iPhone	Android
Qenzo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wispr Flow	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
superwhisper	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Willow Voice	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Aqua Voice	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Read on each product's own site on 18 September 2026: wisprflow.ai says “Available on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android”; superwhisper.com says “Available on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android”; willowvoice.com says “Available on Mac, Windows, and iPhone”; aquavoice.com lists its platforms as Android, iOS, macOS and Windows. The table is about where each product runs, not about which is better on a Mac.

What it costs

Free: 50 actions once you create an account, no card — a one-time allowance rather than a monthly refill, where an action is a dictation or a rewrite. Qenzo Pro is $9.99 a month or $79 a year bought on qenzo.ai ($79.99 a year inside the app stores); that is US pricing, and most countries pay a lower regional price, down to $1.99 a month. There is no free trial period, and one subscription covers every device you sign in on.

The rest of the family

The desktop app in general · Mac · Windows · Linux · iPhone · Android · every download on one page · everything Qenzo does

Questions people ask

Does Qenzo work on a Mac?: Yes. Qenzo has a released macOS app, version 1.1.16, downloaded as Qenzo.dmg (225 MB) from qenzo.ai/download. It requires macOS 11 or newer.
Does it run on Apple silicon, or only Intel?: Both, from the same file. The disk image is a universal build, so an M-series Mac and an Intel Mac each run it natively — there is no separate download to choose between.
Is the Mac app signed and notarized?: Yes. It is signed and notarized by Apple with the hardened runtime, so it opens normally instead of showing the warning macOS gives to unidentified developers.
Which key starts dictation on a Mac?: Hold the fn key and speak, or hold both Control keys, or press the hotkey, which is Control + Shift + Space by default. All of them are changeable in settings.
Why does Qenzo ask for the Accessibility permission?: Because typing the finished text into another application is what macOS protects behind Accessibility. Without it Qenzo can hear you but cannot put the words where your cursor is. It is granted in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, and is not used for anything else.
Does Qenzo work offline on a Mac?: No. Recognising speech and writing the finished text both happen on Qenzo's servers, so a connection is needed. The recording is never written to disk: it is held in memory long enough to be understood and then discarded.
Is it the same account as the phone keyboard?: Yes, and the same subscription. Your dictionary, tone, recipient, author role, history and notes follow the account, so the Mac app and the iPhone or Android keyboard stay in step. Neither device requires the other.
Does it type into any app, including a terminal or an IDE?: It types into whichever window has focus rather than integrating with apps one at a time, so Mail, Slack, browsers, editors, terminals and IDEs all receive the text the same way.

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Facts about other products on this page were read on their own sites on 18 September 2026. Sources: https://aquavoice.com/ · https://qenzo.ai/download · https://qenzo.ai/features · https://qenzo.ai/llms.txt · https://superwhisper.com/ · https://willowvoice.com/ · https://wisprflow.ai/