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MacWhisper

MacWhisper runs Whisper speech models entirely on your Mac, transcribing recordings, podcasts, and dictation without sending audio to the cloud. The free tier is usable indefinitely; Pro is a one-time lifetime license (about EUR 59 on Gumroad, or subscription/lifetime options on the App Store) that unlocks larger models, batch transcription, and system-wide dictation.

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Free version transcribes locally on your Mac with no time limit.

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Quick facts

Agent category

Dictation Tool

Interaction type

Local transcription / dictation

Channel

macOS

Audience

Personal

Setup complexity

Low - download the app and pick a Whisper model

Pricing model

Free version; Pro one-time license about EUR 59

Full pricing details

Free tier with smaller Whisper models and no time limit. Pro is a one-time license of about EUR 59 on Gumroad (student and nonprofit discounts); the Mac App Store version (Whisper Transcription) offers $6.99/month, $29.99/year, or $99.99 lifetime. Verify current terms with vendor.

Strengths & limitations

  • Fully local, offline, private processing
  • One-time purchase instead of subscription
  • Genuinely usable free tier
  • Fast on Apple Silicon
  • Mac only
  • Raw transcription without AI auto-editing
  • Pro pricing differs between Gumroad and App Store

Profile overview

Best for

Private local transcriptionPodcast and interview transcriptsOffline dictationOne-time-purchase budgets

Can handle

Transcribe audio and video files
Dictate system-wide (Pro)
Batch transcribe
Export subtitles and text

Works with

Local audio filesLocal Whisper modelsmacOS

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