superwhisper

What is superwhisper?

superwhisper is a dictation app that converts speech into typed text anywhere on a computer or phone, rather than inside a single app or website. A keyboard shortcut (Option+Space on Mac) activates the microphone, and the transcribed, formatted text is inserted directly into whatever field is focused — an email, a chat window, a code editor, or a document. On Apple Silicon Macs, transcription runs on local, Whisper-based models entirely on-device, so audio doesn’t need to leave the machine or reach a server; Intel Macs and other platforms lean more on cloud models instead. The app is built by SuperUltra, a small, bootstrapped company based in Toronto.

Beyond raw transcription, superwhisper adds a layer of AI post-processing: predefined and custom “modes” reformat dictated speech for tone or context (formal writing, casual chat, email), a custom vocabulary remembers names and specialized terms across sessions, and a meeting assistant records and transcribes conversations with speaker separation on the Pro tier. It supports 100+ languages, including translation into English, and lets Pro users choose between local models and cloud models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.

Who is it for?

superwhisper fits people who type a lot during their workday and want to replace some of that typing with speech, particularly those who value keeping dictation processed locally rather than streamed to a cloud service. The free tier is enough to try basic dictation, but the more useful local-model and meeting features sit behind Pro, which is priced as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.

• Mac users on Apple Silicon who want fast, offline, privacy-focused dictation without sending audio to a third-party server.
• People who dictate heavily throughout the day (writers, support staff, founders) and want a one-time $249.99 payment instead of an indefinite subscription like wispr-flow.
• Professionals who record in-person meetings and want automatic transcription with speaker separation, without adding a bot to a video call the way otter-ai does.
• Multilingual users who need dictation with translation into English across 100+ supported languages.
• Users who need Android support or team/SSO controls out of the box should look elsewhere, since superwhisper covers macOS, Windows, and iOS only, with enterprise features reserved for a custom plan.