MacWhisper

Offline Whisper transcription for Mac with a one-time price.

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MacWhisper is primarily a file transcriber built on Whisper, with a system-wide dictation mode that gets grammar cleanup and AI prompts in the Pro version. Runs fully local by default, with optional cloud transcription providers; pay once, no subscription. Meeting recording can detect calls in apps such as Zoom and Teams, prompt you to record, and save the audio for transcription.

Pros

  • One-time purchase with lifetime updates, no subscription
  • Completely offline
  • Meeting detection, recording and transcription alongside audio-file transcription

Cons

  • Dictation is secondary to file transcription
  • Grammar cleanup and AI prompts for dictation are Pro-only
Platforms
  • macOS
Speech processing
Hybrid
Works offline
Yes
Languages
100+

Pricing

Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier
Unlimited local transcription and basic dictation
Pro €64 once

Features

  • Yes Works in any app
  • No Real-time transcription
  • Yes Auto punctuation
  • Yes AI cleanup
  • No Custom vocabulary
  • No Voice commands
  • Yes Push to talk
  • Yes Auto language detection
  • Yes Translation
  • Yes File transcription
  • Yes Meeting notes
  • No Multilingual interface
  • Yes History

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Last verified 2026-09-17