WhisperTyper

WhisperTyper is a free, offline speech-to-text application for macOS that transcribes your voice directly at the cursor position in any app.

Press a global hotkey to start recording, speak naturally, and WhisperTyper automatically detects silence, transcribes your speech using OpenAI's Whisper model running locally on your Mac, and injects the text wherever your cursor is — in your browser, code editor, email client, or any other application.

Key highlights:

• Completely offline — audio is processed locally, nothing is sent to the cloud
• Metal GPU acceleration on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) for fast transcription
• Lightweight native app built with Rust and Tauri (not Electron)
• Automatic silence detection — no need to manually stop recording
• Multiple Whisper model sizes from tiny (fastest) to large (most accurate)
• Multi-language transcription
• Customizable hotkey, input device, and sensitivity settings
• Free with no accounts, subscriptions, or feature restrictions