SuperWhisper

by Sindre Sorhus

Always-on system-wide dictation for macOS and iOS, powered by local Whisper.

Category
Desktop apps
License
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Pricing
freemium
Platforms
macOS, iOS

What it is

SuperWhisper turns Whisper into a system-wide dictation shortcut. Hold a key anywhere on macOS or iOS, speak, and the transcript types itself into whatever text field you're in. Great for email, IDE comments, and chat — not the right tool for transcribing podcasts.

Best for: Replacing Apple dictation with local Whisper — hold a hotkey, speak, text appears.
Watch out for: Not a file-transcription tool; optimized for short dictation, not long-form media.

Install / use

Download from superwhisper.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Alternatives

MacWhisper
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Polished Mac app for Whisper — the default pick if you're on macOS.

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Aiko
Sindre Sorhus

Free Mac App Store Whisper app — drag, drop, done.

free

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