Your private speaking room for Mac
Speaking practice.
At your own pace.
Practice a language. Rehearse a talk.
Hear yourself back and find something to try next.
macOS 26+ · Free early access · No account
Find your rhythm.
Choose a phrase you want to learn, or start with your own recording. Listen back, explore the words, and find a small change to try.
Find a voice that moves you.
A line from a film. A moment in a podcast. Listen closely to the rhythm, pauses, and emphasis you want to explore.
Bring a clip you love. Choose Capture Mac audio to use it as a reference.
Make sense of what you hear.
Open Words beside your transcript to explore meanings, grammar, synonyms, and translations on your Mac.
Optional. Chat requires available Apple Intelligence.
Make the phrase your own.
Take your time with a phrase. Listen, give it your voice, and keep another take alongside it.
Listen & Repeat plays the reference first. Speak Along plays it while you record; use headphones.
Notice something. Try it differently.
Hear where your timing, pitch, and loudness differ from the reference. When enough words reliably match, two measured practice targets suggest what to try next.
Real app captures. Select an image for a closer look.
A few things to know.
Private by design.
Your recordings stay on your Mac. Ichido goes online only to check for updates and to download speech software and models from GitHub, Hugging Face, NVIDIA, and Apple. macOS may also download its own speech and translation models.
What do I need to run Ichido?
Ichido needs macOS 26 because it uses Apple's on-device speech recognition, which is new in macOS 26. Apple Silicon is recommended. Ichido is free while in early access. Words chat also needs available Apple Intelligence. Notarized by Apple.
Which languages can I practice?
Ichido works in 25 European languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. Japanese and other languages work through the speech recognition built into macOS. Tips on single words are in English for now. The European languages need a one-time download of about 714 MB.
Will Ichido correct my pronunciation?
No. Reference practice compares timing, pitch, and loudness. It can suggest two measured practice targets when enough words match reliably. It does not grade your accent or assess fluency.
What does Words do?
Words explains meanings, grammar, synonyms, and translations from your transcript. It is experimental and off by default; enable it in Settings → Experiments. Chat requires available Apple Intelligence, runs on your Mac, and clears when you quit. AI can be wrong. Words can’t hear or evaluate your audio. Translation languages may need a download.
Are my recordings uploaded?
No. Your audio, transcripts, and analysis stay on your Mac. Read about privacy and network use.
Make room
for your next take.
Free while in early access. No account required.
