MacWhisper
Transcribes audio, video and meetings on your Mac
The verdict
Apple's built-in dictation types what you say, but it can't turn a 2-hour interview file or a Zoom call into a transcript; MacWhisper does both on your Mac without uploading the audio. The free version already handles files, call recordings and subtitle exports. Pro is a one-time €65, charged in euros, and it is worth it mainly for automatic speaker labels and batch transcription.
Get it if
You record interviews, lectures or client calls and want a transcript without sending the audio to a cloud service.
Skip it if
You just want to talk instead of type now and then; the Mac's built-in dictation handles that free.
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What it helps you do
- Transcribe hours of audio without uploading it
- Record and transcribe Zoom and Teams calls
- Make subtitle files for your videos
- Dictate into any app on your Mac
Plans and prices
Free
FreeFree forever, transcribes files and mic recordings, exports .txt and subtitles
Pro
€65€65 once for 1 license, with lifetime updates
Pro bulk
€545 to 50 licenses, from €54 down to €44 a license
What changed
Version 15.9
Added to The Useful Apps
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SuperwhisperPick this if you want to choose between offline and cloud models and never hit a weekly word cap.Free to start
HandyPick it if you want hold-to-talk dictation in any Mac app at no cost, with audio kept offline.Free, open source
MacWhisper head to head
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Requires
- macOS 15 or later
- Version
- 15.9
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