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A dictation app for Mac, Windows and iOS built around local Whisper models, with configurable AI modes.
Written to be useful rather than flattering, so it leads with what superwhisper does better. Facts checked 2026-08-08 against their own site.
It runs offline. Models live on your Mac, so it transcribes with no internet and audio need never leave the machine. We require a connection — there is no offline mode, and if that is a hard requirement we are the wrong answer.
Nothing to configure. superwhisper exposes models, modes and prompts; that is power if you want it and a setup session if you do not. Hold a key and talk is the entire interface here.
superwhisper details checked 2026-08-08 against their own site. Prices and features change; verify before deciding. Our pricing on this page is read live from our plans API at build time, so it cannot drift from what you are actually charged.
…you need offline transcription, you want to pick your own model, or you enjoy tuning prompts. It is the more configurable tool and it is not close.
…you want the text to arrive already written rather than transcribed — filler gone, punctuation right, tone matched to the app you are in — and you want to hold one key to get it. Select a clumsy paragraph you already wrote, say what you want, and it comes back rewritten in place.
Free trial, 10,000 words, no card. macOS 14+.