MacWhisper
The easiest way to transcribe files privately on a Mac.
Best valueFreeRuns on your PC
- Best for
- Mac users with lots of recordings
- On your PC
- Easy
- Works on
- Mac
- Made by
- Good Snooze (Jordi Bruin)
What’s good
- Drag a file in, get text, nothing leaves your Mac
- Runs both Whisper and the faster Parakeet models
- Pay once instead of a monthly fee
Downsides
- Mac only
- Best models and speaker labels need Pro
- Price shown in euros only on the official site
At a glance.
- Best for
- Mac users with lots of recordings
- Price
- Free
- Works on
- Mac
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Good Snooze (Jordi Bruin)
- Website
- macwhisper.com
Should you use it?
Yes: it is our best value pick for speech to text. Pay once, transcribe unlimited hours privately on your Mac.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Easy: install an app and click.
Use MacWhisper app.
- You need
- Apple Silicon Mac with 8 GB memory
- Setup
- EasyInstall an app and click
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBRuns
- Mac, 32 GBRuns
- Mac, 64 GB+Runs
- PC, 8 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 12 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 16 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 24 GB GPUToo small
- WorkstationToo small