Free web
Free source (opens in a new tab)
Month
For: Dictation and occasional questions
Limits
- Fast Haiku model
- Long-session context
Includes
- Voice input in any app
- Personal dictionary
1 more
- Connect Gmail, Slack, Notion
Productivity & writingDocumented overviewLast checked Oct 1, 2026
Viora: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases
Voice AI assistant for macOS that writes, edits, answers questions and runs tasks from a hold-to-speak shortcut.
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Our take: Viora suits Mac users who want to dictate, rewrite and query by holding a shortcut and speaking, with a free tier, a 30-day trial and memory they can view, edit and delete.
Main limitation: The download is macOS only, no plan is unlimited (it falls back to the Haiku model after the allowance), and the product is marked early access.
Who Viora fits
Viora suits Mac users who want to dictate, rewrite and query by holding a shortcut and speaking, with a free tier, a 30-day trial and memory they can view, edit and delete. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.
Best for: Mac users who dictate often
Also a good fit for
- People wanting voice-driven editing across apps
Consider another tool if download is for macOS only
Or if
- No plan is unlimited; after the allowance it falls back to the Haiku model
- Marked as early access
Viora pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
Free access and trial conditions
Free tier, no card.
30-day free trial advertised, no card.
Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade
Pro web
$15/mo source (opens in a new tab)
Month
For: Daily workflow
Limits
- Allowance, then falls back to Haiku
Includes
- Sonnet model
- Long-term memory
2 more
- Proactive reports
- Reusable workflows
Max web
$100/mo source (opens in a new tab)
Month
For: Heaviest users
Limits
- Larger allowance (details not captured)
Includes
- All Pro features
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
None stated; organizations needing invoicing can contact Viora.
Not stated.
What is Viora, and how does it work?
Viora is a voice assistant for macOS. You hold a shortcut and speak, and it decides whether to type text into the current field, edit selected text, answer a question in place, or carry out a task. It keeps memory across sessions that can be viewed, edited or deleted, and offers a Free tier plus paid Pro and Max plans. The site labels the product as early access.
What you provide and what you get back
You provide
- Spoken commands via a hold-to-speak shortcut
- Selected text in any app
- Gmail, Slack and Notion connections
You get back
- Text typed into the active field
- Edited selections
- Spoken or written answers
Where you can use it
- Platforms
- Desktop
- Account
- Required
- Models / versions
- Haiku (Free, fallback); Sonnet (Pro/Max default) via Google Vertex AI; versions not named
- Platform
- macOS
- Models
- Haiku (Free), Sonnet (Pro, Max)
- Modes
- Write, edit, ask, do
- Inference
- Google Vertex AI
Best use cases for Viora
Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.
Dictating text into any input field
- Who
- Mac users who dictate often
- You provide
- Voice in any text field
- Expected result
- Text typed in place with optional AI cleanup
- Plan needed
- Free
- Limitation
- Free uses the faster Haiku model source (opens in a new tab)
Rewriting selected text by voice
- Who
- Writers and email-heavy workers
- You provide
- Selected paragraph plus a spoken instruction
- Expected result
- Rewritten text in place
- Plan needed
- Free or Pro
- Limitation
- Allowance applies on paid tiers source (opens in a new tab)
Asking questions about highlighted passages
- Who
- Researchers
- You provide
- Highlighted passage and a question
- Expected result
- Answer in place
- Plan needed
- Free
- Limitation
- Needs Mac source (opens in a new tab)
Key features and their practical limits
Hold-to-speak shortcut
Starts listening when you hold a shortcut Skips clicking and switching
Write, edit, ask and do modes
Decides whether to write, edit, ask or do a task One shortcut for several jobs
Memory across sessions
Keeps long-term memory across sessions you can view, edit or delete Remembers preferences and context
Personal dictionary
Stores a personal dictionary of names and terms Improves recognition of jargon
Viora: strengths and limits
Where Viora is strong
- Free plan with no card Try the voice workflow at no cost documented source (opens in a new tab)
- 30-day free trial advertised Time to judge daily use documented source (opens in a new tab)
- States voice and text are not used for model training Lower privacy risk documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Memories can be viewed, edited and deleted User control over stored context documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Monthly billing, cancel anytime No annual lock-in documented source (opens in a new tab)
Limitations to check before paying
- Download is for macOS only Windows and phone users are excluded documented source (opens in a new tab)
- No plan is unlimited; falls back to Haiku after the allowance Quality drops under heavy use documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Marked as early access Features may change documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Data is stored in Viora's cloud and inference runs on Google Vertex AI Not an on-device tool documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Max costs $100/month with limited described benefits Hard to justify without details documented source (opens in a new tab)
How to use Viora for dictating and rewriting text by voice on a Mac
Set up Viora
- Download Viora for macOS
- Grant microphone and accessibility permissions
- Set your hold-to-speak shortcut
- Add names to the personal dictionary
Example: dictating and rewriting text by voice on a Mac
- Click into an email field
- Hold the shortcut and speak your message
- Select a paragraph and say 'make this shorter'
- Ask a question about highlighted text
Review and export the result
- Review typed text for errors before sending
- Open memory settings and edit or delete entries
Make this paragraph shorter and more direct, keep the dates unchanged.
Viora API
API access and separate billing
Viora has no public API in its official documentation. None mentioned
Privacy, data use and commercial rights
Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.
How your inputs and outputs are handled
Voice and account data stored on Viora's cloud; inference requests go to Google Vertex AI.
Never trained on your data; Google enterprise terms say prompts are not logged, retained or used for training.
Memories can be viewed, edited and deleted.
Commercial use and plan restrictions
Not stated.
Not stated.
Controls for business users
- Memory deletion
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Viora FAQ
Is Viora free?
Yes; Free has no card, and a 30-day trial is advertised. source (opens in a new tab)
What do Pro and Max cost?
Pro is $15 and Max is $100 per month, billed monthly. source (opens in a new tab)
Are paid plans unlimited?
No; after your allowance Viora falls back to the faster Haiku model so you can keep working. source (opens in a new tab)
Is my voice used for training?
No; the pricing FAQ says it never trains on your data. source (opens in a new tab)
Is there annual billing?
No; plans are billed monthly. source (opens in a new tab)
Sources and review methodology
Official sources and verification dates
- Viora homepage homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
- Viora pricing homepage · checked Oct 1, 2026
- Models / engine, vendor page docs · checked Oct 11, 2026 · what_it_is.models_versions
Not verified: Max plan allowance; Privacy policy page; Windows or iOS availability; US availability.
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