Screenshots
Take a screenshot
mid-sentence
Press ⌥ S while you’re talking and drag over the part of the screen you mean. An [Image 1] tag lands exactly where you were in the sentence, with a numbered thumbnail below.
Dictation for people who write software
Press ⌥ Space in any app and say what you mean. When you finish, the text is pasted where you were working. Your audio never leaves your Mac.
Buy OptionSpace · €50
One-time payment Runs on your Mac macOS 15+ on Apple Silicon
How it works
One shortcut,
then just talk
In any app. A small widget opens in the corner of your screen and starts listening.
Your words appear in the widget as you say them. The same shortcut pauses and resumes.
Press ⌥ ↵ and the text is pasted into the app you were using. Esc cancels.
Features
Attach what you’re
talking about
Screenshots, copied text and file paths drop into the sentence as numbered tags, right where you mention them.
Take a screenshot
Copied text, images and files
Copy twice to attach
A single ⌘C copies as usual. Press ⌘C twice while dictating and the copied text is attached as [Pasted text 1]. A copied image becomes [Image 1], a file copied in Finder becomes [Path 1]. Your clipboard is never hijacked.
File paths
Name a file without
spelling it out
Press ⌥ P to search files and folders: your project folders first, then the rest of your Mac. Pick one and it is inserted as [Path 1].
Editing
Click the transcript to fix it
Click the text and edit it like any other text field. Dictation pauses while you type, then Resume picks it back up.
Pasting
Made for coding agents and terminals
⌥ ↵ pastes the result into whatever app is in front. It works in any app, e.g. Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Screenshots and files arrive as file paths inside the sentence, so an agent in a terminal can open them.
Details
Set up once,
then out of the way
Microphone priority
Rank your microphones once. OptionSpace uses the first one that is connected: the USB mic at the office, then AirPods, then the built-in one.
Custom vocabulary
Add the names you say all day, so useEffect, kubectl and tRPC come out spelled right. It also learns from the corrections you make in the transcript.
- useEffect
- kubectl
- Tailwind
- Supabase
- PricingCards
- pnpm
- PostgreSQL
- tRPC
Snaps to a corner
Drag the widget anywhere. It settles into the nearest corner of the screen.
Quiets other audio
Music and videos are turned down or muted while you dictate, so the microphone hears you and not your playlist.
Pause, paste, cancel
⌥ Space pauses and resumes. ⌥ ↵ pastes. esc throws the dictation away.
Light and dark
The widget follows the appearance of your Mac, light or dark.
Say it instead of typing it
One-time paymentRuns on your MacmacOS 15+ on Apple Silicon
Private and local
Your voice stays on your Mac
Recognition runs on your Mac
Speech is transcribed on the device with NVIDIA’s Parakeet English model.
No audio is sent to a server
Your audio never leaves the machine.
The model downloads on first launch
A one-time download of about 600 MB. Version 1 understands English only.
Pricing
Pay once.
Keep it.
€50one-time payment
VAT included in the EU and UK. Elsewhere, local sales tax may be added at checkout.
- Lifetime licence
- No subscription
- Use it on up to 5 Macs
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Your audio never leaves your Mac
What you get
- Dictation in any app with ⌥ Space
- Speech recognition that runs on your Mac
- Screenshots, copied text and file paths in the sentence
- Custom vocabulary
- Microphone priority
For macOS 15 or later on Apple SiliconEnglish only in version 1
FAQ
Questions
and answers
⌥ Space is already taken by another app. Can I change it?
Yes. ⌥ Space is only the default. You can pick a different shortcut in the settings, so OptionSpace does not get in the way of a launcher or another app that already uses it.
Which Macs does it run on?
OptionSpace needs macOS 15 or later and a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs are not supported.
Does my audio leave my Mac?
No. Speech is transcribed on your Mac by a local model. Your audio is not sent to a server.
How big is the download?
The speech model is a one-time download of about 600 MB. It is fetched the first time you start the app and then stays on your Mac.
Which apps does it work with?
Any app that accepts pasted text, e.g. Claude Code, Cursor or Codex, a terminal, your editor or a browser. ⌥ ↵ pastes the result into the app in front. Screenshots and files are pasted as file paths inside the sentence, which is what coding agents and terminals expect.
Is there a free trial?
No, but there is a 14-day money-back guarantee, so you can still find out whether OptionSpace suits you. You pay €50 once (VAT included in the EU and UK; elsewhere, local sales tax may be added at checkout), and your licence key arrives right after the purchase, delivered by the payment provider.
How do refunds work?
Not happy? Email us within 14 days of your purchase and you get a full refund. Your licence is then deactivated. The address is support@optionspace.app.
What does “lifetime licence” mean?
You pay €50 once. VAT is included in the EU and UK; elsewhere, local sales tax may be added at checkout. There is no subscription and the licence does not expire.
Can I use it on more than one Mac?
Yes. One licence activates OptionSpace on up to 5 Macs. You can deactivate a Mac to free its seat for another one.
Which languages does it understand?
English only for now.
Press ⌥ Space
and start talking
Buy OptionSpace · €50
One-time paymentmacOS 15 or later on Apple SiliconEnglish only in version 1