Hinglish Dictation on Mac: Hindi-English Voice Typing with Muesli

Muesli is a free, open-source Hinglish dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs. Bodhan Flex transcribes Hindi-English speech on your Mac and offers Native, Mixed, or Romanized output. Choose Romanized to write Hindi words in Latin letters, or Mixed for Hindi in Devanagari alongside English terms. Script selection is available from Muesli 0.8.5; Bodhan requires macOS 15 or later. Muesli 0.8.5

The speech recognition models are developed by Bodhan AI. Read the team’s Indic-Transcribe research article for the model family, language coverage, and output modes. Muesli adapts Core and Flex for local use on Apple Silicon.

A message to a teammate might start in Hindi, include English product names, and end with a deadline in English. Muesli lets you try that Hindi-English workflow in the text field where you already write. Check that the transcript preserves both languages and the details that make the message useful.

What does Hindi-English dictation need to capture?

Hinglish combines Hindi and English within a conversation or sentence. You might explain a task in Hindi and use English for a software feature, a project name, or an entire reply. When choosing a Hindi-English dictation app, try the vocabulary you actually use: colleagues, amounts, dates, and English technical terms.

The written result matters too. Some readers prefer Hindi in Devanagari with English words left in Latin letters. Others write the whole message using the Latin alphabet. Decide which form you want before judging a transcript.

Choosing Bodhan Flex for Hindi and English in Muesli

Bodhan AI describes Flex as supporting code-mixed speech, including Hinglish. Its upstream model offers native-script, mixed-script, and Romanized output. Bodhan Flex model card

In Muesli 0.8.5 and later, open Models → Dictation → Bodhan Flex and choose Native, Mixed, or Romanized output. The setting uses the same downloaded Flex model. Bodhan Core produces native-script output. Versioned Bodhan output modes

For example, “आज design review है” illustrates mixed-script writing. “Aaj design review hai” illustrates Romanized Hinglish, which represents Hindi words in Latin letters rather than translating them into English. These are format illustrations, not measured Muesli transcription results.

Which output script should I choose?

• Native: choose native-script output when you want Indic-language writing in its own script.
• Mixed: start here for Hindi in Devanagari with English words in Latin letters.
• Romanized: choose this for Hindi-English messages written with the Latin alphabet. Romanization changes the script; it does not translate the message into English.

Dictation in other Indic languages

Bodhan also supports Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Kannada, and the other languages covered by its models. Choose the language you plan to speak, then try a short message with the English names and technical terms you normally use. Flex provides script choices; Core writes native-script text. Test your language combination before using it for a longer document.

Set up Hindi-English speech-to-text on your Mac

• Install Muesli 0.8.5 or later on an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 15 or later. Complete the microphone, hotkey, and paste-permission steps in onboarding.
• Open Models, find Bodhan Flex, and choose an FP16 or INT8 variant. Download the model and wait for preparation to finish.
• In Models → Dictation → Bodhan Flex, choose Romanized for Hindi in Latin letters, Mixed for Hindi and English in their respective scripts, or Native for native-script output.
• Select Hindi for a Hindi-led message containing English words. Automatic language detection is also available; compare it with an explicit selection using your own speech.
• Place your cursor in the text field where you want to write. Hold your configured dictation hotkey, speak a short message, and release it.
• Review the inserted text. Check names, English terms, numbers, and the Hindi wording before sending.

For the broader language setup, see our Indian-language dictation guide. The Bodhan release article covers both model choices and their language coverage.

Five Hindi-English phrases to try with your own voice

These original phrases are a practice checklist, not a published accuracy benchmark. Read them aloud in your usual voice and compare the actual output in Mixed and Romanized modes. Check script choice separately from whether the words, names, and numbers are correct.

• “Aaj design review ke baad updated mockup bhej dena.” Check whether design review and mockup remain recognizable.
• “Neha ko Friday tak invoice bhejna hai.” Check the person’s name and the deadline.
• “Is order mein 12 notebooks aur 3 pens hain.” Check both quantities against what you said.
• “Login ho raha hai, lekin export button kaam nahi kar raha.” Check that the problem with the export button is preserved.
• “Pehle Hindi mein explain karunga, then we can discuss the implementation.” Check the transition into a longer English phrase.

Use the same microphone and a quiet room for the first pass. Then try a typical recording environment. Note how many corrections each message needs and how long it takes to become ready to send. That gives you a practical measure of whether dictation helps your writing.

Local transcription and optional AI processing

After the model assets are downloaded and prepared, Bodhan speech recognition runs on your Mac. Muesli uses a CoreML encoder and an MLX Swift decoder. You can dictate with Bodhan without a hosted speech-to-text service. See how the Apple Silicon integration works.

Optional cleanup and meeting summaries have separate model settings. A hosted provider can receive transcript text when you enable it. For your first Hinglish test, turn off optional cleanup so you can review the recognition output directly. If you later enable cleanup, check that it preserves your language mix and preferred script.

Why is my Hinglish transcript in the wrong script?

Check that Bodhan Flex is selected and inspect its output setting. Choose Romanized for Latin letters or Mixed for Devanagari alongside English. Disable optional cleanup while testing: a cleanup model can rewrite text after speech recognition. If you cannot see the script choices, update to Muesli 0.8.5 or later.

Can I use Bodhan for Hindi-English meetings?

Bodhan is also available for meeting transcription in Muesli. Try a short discussion before relying on it for a longer meeting. Review speaker changes, overlapping speech, and action items, especially when a deadline or quantity matters. A dictation test with one speaker does not establish accuracy for a group conversation.

Is Hinglish dictation free in Muesli?

Muesli is a free, open-source app. Local Bodhan transcription requires a model download and a compatible Mac. Any hosted service you choose for optional cleanup or summaries has its own access requirements and costs.

Can Muesli write Hinglish entirely in English letters?

Yes. In Muesli 0.8.5 or later, select Bodhan Flex and choose Romanized under its output settings. Hindi is written in Latin letters, which is useful for everyday Hinglish messages. If the option is missing, update Muesli and confirm that Flex is selected; Bodhan Core uses native-script output.

Does Bodhan cover other Indian languages?

Both Bodhan models cover India’s 22 scheduled languages. Core supports 25 languages in total and Flex supports 27. Availability for a language does not establish accuracy for every accent or English-mixed conversation. Try a sample in the language combination you use. Bodhan Core model card

Download Muesli, choose Bodhan Flex, and try a short Hindi-English message in your usual writing app.

For team conversations, see Hinglish and Indic language meeting notes on Mac with Muesli.