README.mdMay 12, 2026 · View on GitHub Petal for macOS Petal is a native macOS app for fast, local-first audio transcription in a clean, minimal interface. Install Download the latest version from the release page. Open the .dmg and move Petal to Applications. Launch Petal and grant microphone/accessibility permissions. Supported Transcription Models Provider Model(s) Notes Apple Apple Speech Transcriber (version varies by macOS) Built in on supported Macs. No model download required. Qwen Qwen3 ASR Default balanced on-device model. FluidAudio Parakeet TDT 0.6B (v3) Fast local Parakeet transcription via FluidAudio. Whisper Whisper Large V3, Whisper Tiny High-accuracy and lightweight Whisper options via WhisperKit. Cohere Cohere Transcribe 2B (q4f16, fp16) Experimental — #1 on Open ASR Leaderboard. Hybrid CoreML encoder + ONNX decoder. See cohere branch. Voxtral Voxtral BF16, Voxtral 8-bit Fast local transcription with higher-end on-device quality. Features Multiple transcription engines, all in one native app. Local-first workflow designed for Apple Silicon Macs. Fast transcription workflow with quick copy/paste output. Raycast extension Privacy Petal is designed for local transcription workflows and keeps the experience on-device where possible.
