BetterWispr

BetterWispr turns speech into text in the Mac app you are using. Hold a shortcut while speaking and release it to transcribe and insert the result. You can change the shortcut or use a toggle instead. The built-in speech models run locally after download, so dictation works offline without an account or cloud fallback. Users can choose among Apple speech, Parakeet and Whisper models, or configure a supported external API with their own key. Dictation cleanup has selectable levels: the default removes English filler words and false starts, while a more extensive option uses Apple Intelligence or Ollama for clarity. English voice commands can add punctuation, start a paragraph or remove the last sentence. The app also supports app-specific English tones, custom vocabulary hints and replacements, and a local history containing raw and corrected text. Its meeting notetaker separates the microphone from other app audio and can produce summaries, decisions and action items using Apple Intelligence or Ollama on the Mac. BetterWispr is Apache 2.0 licensed and runs on macOS 14 or later, with downloads for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.