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MacWhisper
Good Snooze's Mac app for local Whisper/Parakeet transcription of files and meetings, with system-wide dictation; free tier plus one-time Pro.
macwhisper.com/Active
Homebrew cask macwhisper at 15.8 (build 1580) on 2026-10-26; site published 2026-07-14. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- What is the main way users pay the maker? a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) (14% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (100% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (57% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (68% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? on your device by default (65% of 20 others)
- Which open speech models can it run on your device? several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) (53% of 17 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Kekoso 79% of 14 shared answers match
- superwhisper 69% of 13 shared answers match
- BetterWispr 67% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads Good Snooze, a small Dutch studio (Jordi Bruin and friends). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | OpenAI Whisper models (whisper.cpp, faster-whisper, WhisperKit) Whisper is the namesake and main engine; Parakeet also offered. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | on your device by default | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | several model families (e.g. Whisper and Parakeet) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | AI rewrite on device or in the cloud, your choice | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | only with your own API key (you pay the provider) Own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Deepgram, ElevenLabs; or local Ollama/LM Studio. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | stands apart a one-time purchase (or one-time Pro unlock) Pro EUR 64 once, lifetime updates. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | Mac only Mac app; the FAQ mentions an iOS/iPad version without details. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it also record meetings or calls? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? | one of several selling points | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/macwhisper.json · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · macwhisper.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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