About
About Celesa.
Celesa is a private dictation app for Mac, made by a small independent team.
Why it exists
Dictation apps make writing faster, but most of them send every word to someone else’s server. Celesa was built to do the same job with everything kept on your Mac, and to write the way you actually write.
Why the name
A celesta is a keyboard instrument that sounds like soft bells. It’s the twinkle in Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and its name comes from the Italian celeste, meaning heavenly. Celesa is the celesta with the T taken out, because with Celesa you don’t type anymore.
What we believe
- Your voice belongs on your device.
- Tools should be named and open about how they work, so we name the models we use.
- Software should be calm: no accounts, no nagging, no tracking.
What’s next
Windows and iPhone versions are in development. Get in touch if you want to hear when they are ready.
Try it today.
It’s free.
Free for Mac. macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. No account.