Nothing to install over there.
The helper runs on your local Mac and uses your existing Apple Screen Sharing connection. The remote Mac needs no companion app or microphone.
Remote Dictate HelperA little utility. A better connection.
Your voice.
The other Mac.
Dictate here. Write there. Bring your favourite dictation app to a remote Mac through Apple Screen Sharing.
macOS 26+ · Apple silicon · Runs on your local Mac
A SHORTER DISTANCE FROM THOUGHT TO TEXT.
The other Mac
A note, a message, an idea.
Your words.
Right here.
Your words, right where you need them.
Your voice, here.
One quiet handoff
LOCAL VOICE → REMOTE TEXTRD / 01
Keep the dictation app
you already know.
Wispr FlowsuperwhisperValis
Tested with
Apple Screen Sharing
01 / The problem behind the helper
A whole thought.
One stray v.
Many dictation apps turn speech into text, put that text on your clipboard and send ⌘ V to paste it into the active field.
That works locally. In Apple Screen Sharing, the clipboard transfer and the simulated shortcut can fall out of step. Your sentence may never arrive. Instead, you get a single lowercase v.
Remote Dictate Helper coordinates that handoff: it catches the dictation app’s paste, transfers the text, then sends one paste to the remote field. Your original local clipboard is restored afterwards.
When the remote paste fails
v
The shortcut arrives. Your words don’t.With Remote Dictate Helper
Let’s make something useful.
The clipboard and paste arrive in order.02 / One connection, three moments
Speak naturally.
Keep working.
Your dictation app does the listening. The helper gets its finished text into the remote field and puts your local clipboard back.
An illustrated walkthroughNo microphone needed
01 / Your Mac
Your dictation app is listening
Local clipboardMeeting notesPreviously copied
Remote Dictate
Helper
Helper
02 / The remote Mac
Project notes
Ready for your words.
Use your usual dictation shortcut. Your microphone and dictation app stay on your Mac.
- 01
Your familiar shortcut.
Hold to talk, double-tap or toggle. Start and stop recording exactly as you normally do in your dictation app.
- 02
A coordinated paste.
The helper catches the app’s paste, sends the clipboard through Screen Sharing, then pastes once into the remote field.
- 03
Your clipboard, back.
What you copied before is restored locally. If you copy something new during the transfer, that newer copy takes priority.
03 / Small by design
Fits your workflow.
Stays out of the way.
Your shortcuts are still yours.
It responds to a selected app’s paste, not a particular recording key. Manual paste and dictation into your local apps carry on as usual.
More than a line of text.
Clipboard content, including available formatting, travels with the handoff. What appears depends on the dictation app and the receiving text field.
A local helper.
No helper account, telemetry or transcript archive. It does not listen to your microphone or read dictation history. Your dictation app’s own privacy policy still applies.
04 / Get comfortable
One Mac to set up.
Two Macs to work with.
LOCAL MAC REQUIREMENTS
Apple silicon · macOS 26 or later
Apple Screen Sharing
A compatible dictation app
- 01 / Install
A simple drag to Applications.
Open the disk image, drag Remote Dictate Helper into Applications and launch it on your local Mac. See the installation guide for first-launch approval.
- 02 / Allow
Everything in Settings.
Grant Accessibility so the helper can coordinate paste and Screen Sharing. Choose your dictation apps in the same Settings window, then Save.
- 03 / Dictate
Click the remote field. Speak.
First check normal copy and paste with shared clipboard enabled. Then dictate as usual, keeping the field focused until the helper finishes.
One setting in your dictation app
Use clipboard-based paste and restore the previous clipboard. In superwhisper, choose “Paste result text” and “Keep what I have copied”.
05 / A few useful answers
The small
print, clearly.
Does it work with every remote desktop app?
Apple Screen Sharing is the supported target. Other VNC, RDP and remote desktop clients have not been tested or implemented as targets.
Can I use a different dictation app?
Wispr Flow, superwhisper and Valis have been tested in real workflows. You can add other apps in Settings, but they must send an identifiable Command+V using clipboard content. Direct text insertion or typing simulation may bypass the helper. Adding an app does not guarantee compatibility.
Can I switch windows while I’m speaking?
Yes. Return to Screen Sharing and click your remote text field before stopping dictation. Once the helper has caught the paste, stay there until it finishes. Changing focus, clicking or typing during that handoff cancels the pending insertion.
Which permissions does the helper need?
Accessibility lets it recognise a selected app’s paste and operate Screen Sharing. The helper does not request Microphone, Screen Recording, Full Disk Access or System Events Automation. Your dictation app manages its own microphone access.
Does it save my dictated text?
The helper holds clipboard snapshots temporarily in memory to coordinate the transfer and restoration. It does not save that content to files or logs. Settings and operational status metadata are stored locally. Your dictation app may store or process transcripts separately.
What should I know before installing?
The app is for Apple silicon and is ad-hoc signed, without Apple Developer ID signing or notarization. macOS may block the first launch. If you trust the source, follow the installation guide and Apple’s normal “Open Anyway” flow. Managed Macs may prohibit this. Updates may require granting Accessibility again.
A “Done” status means the helper finished its local work; always check the remote field for the result.
Remote Dictate Helper / Free & open source
A little less friction.
A lot more flow.
A small utility for your remote workflow.
Free to use. Open to contributions.
Not signed with Apple Developer ID or notarized.
macOS may block the first launch. Follow the first-launch instructions on the release page before opening the app.
Something else? Get in touch.