verbato

Updated November 9, 2026

Terms of Use

These terms cover your use of Verbato, the voice typing app for Mac, and this website. By installing or using Verbato you agree to them.

Who we are

Verbato is made by Henry Stiff in New York, USA ("we"). Contact: support@sayverbato.com.

Free trial

You can use every feature of Verbato free for 14 days after you first open it. When the trial ends, dictation stops until you enter a license key. Your history and settings stay on your Mac.

Your license

  • A Verbato license is a one-time purchase. It lets you use Verbato on up to 2 Macs that you own or control.
  • It includes all updates to Verbato and new Verbato models for as long as we continue to develop and offer the app, at no extra charge.
  • The license is for you. You may not sell, share, publish or transfer your license key, or use it to give others access.
  • You may not copy, resell, redistribute or modify Verbato, or get around its trial or license checks.
  • You can move a license to a different Mac by deactivating it on an old one, or by asking us.

Buying

Orders are processed by our reseller and merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy, which handles payment, receipts and tax. Prices are shown before you pay. Refunds are covered by our Refund Policy. If a purchase is refunded or charged back, its license key stops working.

Using Verbato well

Verbato turns speech into text automatically, and it can make mistakes: wrong words, names or punctuation. Check what it types before you send or rely on it, especially for anything important, legal, medical or financial. Verbato types into whatever app has your cursor, so you're responsible for where you dictate and for what gets typed. Verbato needs macOS 14 or later on an Apple silicon Mac.

Open-source parts

Verbato includes open-source software and models used under their own licenses, including whisper.cpp and llama.cpp (MIT), OpenAI's Whisper model (MIT), Qwen3 (Apache 2.0), Sparkle (MIT), and the Instrument Sans and IBM Plex Mono fonts (SIL Open Font License). Nothing in these terms limits your rights under those licenses.

No warranty

Verbato is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We don't promise it will be error-free or uninterrupted.

Limits on liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for lost data, profits or business, arising from your use of Verbato. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid for your license. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you.

Ending

You can stop using Verbato at any time. If you break these terms, we may deactivate your license.

Law and changes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, USA. If we change them, we'll update the date above; continuing to use Verbato after a change means you accept it. If any part is found unenforceable, the rest still applies.