With 77+ million speakers worldwide, Korean is one of the most widely spoken languages — and Hapi supports it with fully local, private transcription on your Mac.

Agglutinative grammar, honorific speech levels, and spacing rules between word groups (eojeol) create Korean transcription challenges.

How Korean Speech Recognition Works

Modern speech recognition for Korean uses transformer-based AI models trained on thousands of hours of Korean audio. Hapi runs these models directly on your Mac's Apple Silicon chip, so your Korean audio never leaves your device.

The transcription engine automatically detects Korean and applies language-specific processing including punctuation, capitalization, and special character handling.

How to Transcribe Korean Audio on Mac

1. Download Hapi — it's free and installs in under a minute
2. Press the hotkey (customizable) to start recording
3. Speak in Korean — the language is detected automatically
4. Release the hotkey — your transcription is auto-pasted wherever your cursor is

That's it. No configuration, no cloud accounts, no language selection menus. Hapi detects Korean automatically and transcribes locally on your Mac.

Korean Transcription Accuracy Tips

• Speak naturally — Korean word spacing is handled automatically
• Formal and informal speech are both recognized
• Technical terms and Konglish (English loan words) work well

For the best results, use a dedicated microphone rather than your Mac's built-in mic, especially in noisy environments.