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Roundhand compared with WELTEN
DetailRoundhand logo RoundhandWELTEN logo WELTEN
What it doesPrivate dictation app for Mac with on-device voice to text Mac focus timer that grows a forest behind your desktop icons
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inIN Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan: dictation with offline cleanup and meeting recording at no cost. Pro plan: $5.00 per month with managed cloud cleanup allowance. Power plan: $3.00 per month with cloud cleanup using your own API key. Yearly billing available at 15% discount. Free: 10 focus sessions. One-time purchase: €24.99 includes Waldlichtung forest world, two personal installations and published 1.x updates.
Key features
  • On-device speech recognition with offline support
  • Automatic text cleanup removing filler words and fixing punctuation
  • App-aware formatting that adapts to the context where text is inserted
  • Speaker identification and labeling in meeting transcripts
  • Meeting summaries and action item extraction with cloud cleanup
  • Customizable dictation key binding
  • Optional cloud cleanup for improved text quality
  • Works in chat, email, documents, browsers, code editors and terminals
  • Customizable focus sessions from 1 to 180 minutes
  • Desktop forest visualization with seven tree families
  • Background sound options including forest ambience and white, pink or brown noise
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable breaks and rounds
  • Integration with Apple Reminders
  • Mac Focus automation with Do Not Disturb
  • Multi-display support
  • Persistent forest that never withers
  • Optional Wurzel companion on desktop
  • Automatic forest archiving after 500 sessions
What makes it different
  • Audio is never uploaded; all speech recognition happens on your Mac
  • Formats text to match the app you are using with context-aware adaptation
  • Records and transcribes meetings with automatic speaker identification
  • Completely free dictation plan with no time or word limits
  • Forest visualization grows behind desktop icons without changing wallpaper
  • No account or subscription required, data stays on your Mac
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)40
Citation Flow (Majestic)101
Referring domains (Majestic)596

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