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OpenSuperWhisper
Hotkey dictation for Apple silicon Macs that transcribes speech on-device with Whisper or Parakeet models.
MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- Starmel
- Verified
- 2026
About OpenSuperWhisper
OpenSuperWhisper records your voice when you press a global shortcut, then turns the speech into text on your Mac. Recording can be bound to a key combination, a single modifier key such as Right Option or Fn, or a spare mouse button, and a hold-to-record mode stops as soon as you let go.
Transcription runs locally with whisper.cpp or Parakeet models that you download from inside the app, with automatic language detection and optional autocorrection for Chinese, Japanese and Korean text. You can also drop audio files on it to transcribe them in a queue, and pick the input microphone from the menu bar.
It needs macOS 14 or later on an Apple silicon Mac; there is no Intel build.
Information
- Source code
- Starmel/OpenSuperWhisper
- License
- MIT
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Homebrew
- opensuperwhisper
- Category
- AI
- Topics
- Dictation apps, Local AI apps, Menu bar apps
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/Starmel/OpenSuperWhisper
- github.com/Starmel/OpenSuperWhisper/blob/develop/LICENSE
- github.com/Starmel/OpenSuperWhisper/releases
- icon.png: OpenSuperWhisper contributors. MIT; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
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