4 alternativesMacWhisper: Free to start
The best MacWhisper alternatives
For most people the best alternative to MacWhisper is Wispr Flow, and the best free one is Superwhisper.
Wispr FlowPick it if you dictate long emails and Slack replies every day on both your Mac and iPhone.Free to startCompare at a glance
MacWhisper is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | App Store | Developer | Rating |
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 MacWhisper | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | |||||
| Wispr Flow | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | |||||
 Superwhisper | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | |||||
 Handy | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||||
 Whisper Notes | $6.99 once | Pay once | 4.7 |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you dictate long emails and Slack replies every day on both your Mac and iPhone.
Dictation that cleans up as you talk, cutting filler words and fixing your corrections in any app on Mac and iPhone.
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Pick this if you want to choose between offline and cloud models and never hit a weekly word cap.
Dictation for any Mac app that cleans up what you said, with offline models free and no word cap.
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Pick it if you want hold-to-talk dictation in any Mac app at no cost, with audio kept offline.
Hold a key, talk, and your words land in any app, transcribed offline by open-source models at no cost.
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Pick it if you record meetings or lectures and want transcripts that stay on your own device.
An offline transcription app for $6.99 once, with speaker labels, 100+ languages and no data collected.
MacWhisper head to head
When MacWhisper is still the right pick
You record interviews, lectures or client calls and want a transcript without sending the audio to a cloud service.
MacWhisper prices and verdictFree to start