HoldSpeak
Dictation into any Mac app, on the device, paid once.
HoldSpeak types what you say into the Mac app where the cursor is. The developer says transcription stays on the Mac, with no account, and that you pay once after a 7-day trial. It needs Apple silicon and macOS 14.6 or later. The site did not list a dollar price when this was checked.
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