Mallo is a macOS dictation app that turns speech into text and types directly at your cursor in any app.

Is Mallo a dictation app for Mac?

Yes. Mallo is built for macOS and works like a voice typing layer for ChatGPT, terminals, docs, browsers, chat apps, and other text fields.

What kinds of workflows does Mallo support?

Mallo supports focused, voice-first work: speaking prompts, edits, and notes while it types at your current cursor location.

Which apps does Mallo work with?

Anywhere you can type. Users use Mallo in terminals, docs, browsers, chat apps, and AI tools because it behaves like normal typing at the active cursor.

Does Mallo support multiple languages?

Yes. Mallo is multilingual by design, including Korean and English dictation via local models. Quality can vary by language and speaking style.

Can I use it fully offline?

Yes. Mallo runs with local Whisper via whisper.cpp, so you can use it offline. No account required.

ReleaseApril 8, 2026Mallo Team1 min read

Mallo 1.2.15

Mallo 1.2.15 restores existing Qwen setups after upgrade, so installed runtimes keep working without asking you to reinstall.

Mallo 1.2.15 fixes a Qwen upgrade issue. If you already had Qwen installed, Mallo now restores that setup automatically after the app updates.

Release Highlights

Existing Qwen installs now survive upgrades more reliably instead of appearing missing after you update Mallo.
No reinstall should be needed for the normal upgrade path if Qwen was already working on your Mac.
Qwen setup checks are safer now because we added upgrade-migration coverage for this exact case.

What Changed In Real Use

This patch is for people who updated Mallo and suddenly saw Qwen look unavailable even though it had already been installed before. With 1.2.15, Mallo recognizes that older managed setup and restores it automatically.

That means the expected flow is simple again: update the app, restart, keep using Qwen.

Why This Patch Matters

Local model setup should not feel fragile after an app update. If you took the time to install Qwen once, Mallo should keep that work intact.

This patch makes upgrades behave that way again.

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ReleaseApr 8, 20262 min read

Mallo 1.2.14

Mallo 1.2.14 makes Qwen setup more reliable, fixes the Models-page install path, and gives slow downloads more room to finish cleanly.

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FeatureMar 9, 20261 min read

Managed Qwen setup inside Mallo

Install Qwen3-ASR-1.7B-8bit from the Models page with a managed runtime path instead of a manual Python setup.

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ImprovementMar 19, 20262 min read

Qwen starts faster and fullscreen dictation feels smoother

Mallo now gets Qwen ready much faster on cold start, improves the default model path in onboarding, and behaves better over fullscreen apps.

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We’ll keep logging multilingual dictation, model setup, licensing, and workflow improvements here.

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