On-device voice-to-text for Mac

Speak it.
WhisperBud
tidies it up.

Hold a key and talk anywhere on your Mac. WhisperBud turns rambling speech into clear, formatted text in a blink. Every word is processed right on your device.

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Free to try·macOS 13+·Voice never leaves your Mac
Mail · New Message
To: Sarah Kim
Dictating
Hi Sarah, let's move our sync to Thursday at 3, and I'll bring the updated scope doc.
Hold fn to talk
Listening… 0:04
Cleaning up with WhisperBud AI…
17 words inserted +9s saved
Live preview · loops every few seconds
LIVES INSIDE THE APPS YOU ALREADY USE
Mail
Slack
Notion
VS Code
Docs
Notes
Messages
Why WhisperBud

A quiet little buddy for your voice.

Fast, private, and out of the way. WhisperBud sits in your menu bar until you need it, then turns talk into polished text.

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On-device by default

Whisper runs your speech-to-text right on your Mac. No accounts required to start, no audio leaving your machine.

Cleans up as you speak

A small local model strips filler, fixes punctuation and casing, and formats for the app you’re in, whether that’s email, code, or chat.

Works in every app

WhisperBud types into whatever has your cursor. No copy-paste, no special editor. It just inserts the text.

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Stats & streaks

See words dictated, time saved, and your daily streak. Optional cloud backup keeps your numbers across devices.

How it works

Three steps. No menus.

fn
STEP 01

Hold your hotkey

Pick any key or shortcut. Hold to talk, or tap to toggle.

STEP 02

Just talk

Ramble, pause, change your mind. Whisper transcribes it on-device.

STEP 03

Clean text appears

Formatted, punctuated, and filler-free, dropped right where your cursor is.

Private by design

Your voice stays yours.

Speech recognition and cleanup both run locally with Whisper and a small on-device language model. Your audio and transcripts never touch a server. The only thing that syncs, if you let it, is your usage stats.

0
bytes of audio uploaded
100%
on-device processing
2
taps to delete cloud stats
~1s
from speech to clean text
140 wpm
comfortable speaking pace
~50MB
tiny on-device model to start
The advantage

4× faster than typing

Voice that finally works. WhisperBud lets you write, code, and message at the speed of thought, about 140 words a minute, cleaned up on-device and dropped right where your cursor is.

Try WhisperBud Download for Mac
WhisperBud
Cloud dictation
Apple Dictation
Audio never leaves your Mac
Cleans up & formats your text
Works in every Mac app
Style profiles for code, email, and chat
No word caps or per-seat lock-in
4× faster than the keyboard
built in   limited   not available
Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when it sticks.

Free
$0
for casual, everyday dictation
Unlimited on-device dictation
Works in every app
Basic cleanup & formatting
Download free
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Pro
$8/mo
for people who write all day
Everything in Free
Advanced formatting styles & custom prompts
Personal dictionary & snippets
Cloud stats backup & streaks
Start Pro trial

Meet your new writing buddy.

Free to download. Works offline. Made for macOS.

Download for Mac
Apple silicon & Intel · macOS 13 Ventura or later