Apps similar to MacWhisper include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, OpenWhispr and TypeWhisper. There's no shortage of Audio Transcription Tools like MacWhisper, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone and Linux.
Free offline dictation for Windows and Ubuntu Linux that types what you say into any application, using a Whisper speech model that runs on your own machine.
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Bulbul is a free, open-source voice dictation app for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Hold a hotkey (or tap the bubble on your phone), speak, and cleaned-up text appears in whatever app you're using — editor, browser, chat, terminal.
NotchLive is a macOS menu bar app that displays real-time AI-powered captions and translations directly in your MacBook's notch. It uses on-device Whisper AI (via CoreML) for speech recognition and Apple Translation for real-time translation — nothing ever leaves your Mac.
On-device voice dictation for Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak, release, and Whisper-transcribed text appears at your cursor. No cloud, no account, no subscription.
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OpenVoiceFlow is a free, open-source macOS dictation app. Hold the Fn key, speak, and release to paste transcribed text into any app. WhisperKit runs speech recognition on the Mac, so audio stays on-device.
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Dictation, live subtitles with translation, and text-to-speech all run locally for privacy, supporting 100 languages for speech, 198 for translation, and 45 for offline use. Dictates and captions in any app with no audio upload, usage limits, ads, or sign-up.
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