Indie-built. Not VC-funded.
Emmanuel Joseph
AI agent engineer · iemarjay.com
Press a key. Speak. Your words appear wherever your cursor is. Whisper runs on your Mac with no internet and no account.
macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · ~800MB model on first run
No setup wizard. No account. Press a key and start talking.
Tap Fn to start recording. The overlay appears at the bottom of your screen.
Whisper Turbo transcribes on your Mac. No internet needed, no round trip to a server.
Tap again to stop. Your words paste wherever the cursor is: VS Code, Slack, any browser.
Your audio stays on your Mac. Nothing goes to a server unless you choose it.
Whisper Turbo runs on your Mac. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Uses your clipboard to paste into VS Code, Slack, browsers, terminals, native apps. Any app that accepts text input works.
No subscription for core features. Dictate as much as you want. Cloud transcription is an optional upgrade.
Tap to toggle (start/stop) or hold for push-to-talk. Short press or long press, the same key does both.
Whisper transcribes in 100+ languages. English, French, Yoruba, Pidgin. No configuration needed.
Change your hotkey, enable AI cleanup, connect your own Cloudflare Worker. All settings are local to your machine.
Wispr Flow and SuperWhisper are good apps. Both require accounts and monthly subscriptions. Neuma is free and runs on your machine.
| Feature | Neuma | Wispr Flow | SuperWhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offline transcription | ✓ Always | ✗ Cloud only | Local models only |
| Price | Free | $12–15/month | $8.49/month |
| No account required | ✓ | ✗ Required | ✗ Required |
| Works in VS Code, Slack, terminals | ✓ Clipboard inject | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier word limit | None | 2,000 words/week | 15 min access |
| African / PPP pricing | ✓ Cloud tier (coming soon) | ✗ | ✗ |
For Macs that can't run Whisper locally. Runs on Cloudflare's GPU network. Priced under $5/month, with lower pricing for African and emerging markets.
Indie-built. Not VC-funded.