The voice to text app that types where you point
Press a hotkey, speak, and Whisper types your words at the cursor — in any app, with punctuation and capitalization handled for you. It runs 100% on your device, so your voice never touches the cloud. Talk three times faster than you type.
Private by design
Your voice never leaves your device. No upload, no cloud pipeline, no subprocessors — the AI model runs locally on your own machine.
Genuinely fast
GPU-accelerated (Metal on Mac, Vulkan on Windows and Linux). It keeps up with natural speech and transcribes an hour of audio in about a minute on Apple Silicon.
Works in any app
It types at your cursor wherever you are — email, docs, chat, code, notes. No copy-paste, no separate window to babysit.
Two ways to turn voice into text
Whisper does live dictation and file transcription — both fully offline, both driven by the same on-device model.
Speak into any app
- 1Press your hotkey from anywhere.
- 2Speak naturally — full sentences, no robotic pauses.
- 3Whisper types the text at your cursor, punctuated and capitalized.
Transcribe audio files
Drop in a recording and get clean text back — no upload, no queue, no per-minute fee. Supported formats:
Roughly an hour of audio transcribed in about a minute on Apple Silicon.
On-device vs. cloud voice to text apps
Most voice-to-text software streams your speech to a server. Whisper doesn't. Here's what that changes.
| What you get | Whisper (on-device) | Cloud apps |
|---|---|---|
| Voice never leaves your device | ||
| Works fully offline | ||
| No subprocessors touch your audio | ||
| GPU-accelerated on-device transcription | ||
| Types into any app at your cursor | ||
| No subscription, no auto-renewal | ||
| Transcribe local audio files |
Want the deep dive on privacy architecture? Read how Whisper keeps your voice on your device.
What people use Whisper for
Writing & drafting
Get the first draft out of your head at talking speed, then edit. Great for articles, docs, and long-form.
Email & messages
Clear the inbox by speaking replies straight into your mail app — punctuation included.
Notes & journaling
Capture a thought before it's gone. Dictate into any notes app, hands-free.
Meetings & recordings
Drop in a recorded call or interview and get an offline transcript in minutes.
Accessibility
A faster, less strenuous way to work for anyone who finds typing painful or slow.
Code & terminal
Dictate comments, commit messages, and prompts without leaving your editor.
More ways in: dictation app for Mac, dictation software for Windows, and a private alternative to Google Docs voice typing.
One yearly price. No subscription.
- $29 per additional seat per year — teams of up to 100.
- No auto-renewal. No monthly fee, no per-minute metering.
- Runs on Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows 10 / 11, and Linux.
- Optional on-device AI to fix tone or rewrite — still fully local.
Voice to text app FAQ
What's the best voice to text app?
The best voice to text app is the one that's fast, accurate, and doesn't send your voice to the cloud. Whisper runs a local AI model on your own machine, types wherever your cursor is in any app, adds punctuation and capitalization automatically, and costs $39 per year, with no auto-renewal, instead of a monthly subscription. If privacy and speed matter to you, that combination is hard to beat.
Does the voice to text app work offline?
Yes. Whisper transcribes entirely on-device, so it works with no internet at all. After a one-time model download and license activation, you can dictate on a plane, in a secure facility, or anywhere with no connection — the speech recognition never depends on a server.
Is my voice private?
Completely. Your voice never leaves your device. There is no cloud pipeline, no upload, and no subprocessors touching your audio or transcripts. This is the core difference from cloud voice-to-text apps, which stream your speech through their servers and third-party AI providers.
Which platforms does it run on?
Whisper runs on Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows 10 and 11, and Linux. It's GPU-accelerated on every platform — Metal on Mac, Vulkan on Windows and Linux — so transcription is fast even on modest hardware.
Can it transcribe audio files?
Yes. Beyond live dictation, you can drop in recorded audio files — WAV, MP3, FLAC, M4A, AAC, or OGG — and Whisper transcribes them fully offline. On Apple Silicon it processes roughly an hour of audio in about a minute.
How much does the voice to text app cost?
Whisper is a yearly license: $39 for your first seat and $29 for each additional seat per year, for teams of up to 100. There's no subscription, no auto-renewal and no per-minute metering. You decide each year whether to renew.
Stop typing. Start talking.
The private, fast voice to text app that types wherever you point. $39 per year, no auto-renewal.
Get Whisper — $39/year