MacWhisper turns audio, meetings and YouTube videos into accurate text — entirely on your device. No cloud. No subscription for the core experience. Just drop a file and get your transcript in seconds.
MacWhisper for Mac · 100+ languages · Apple Silicon & Intel · One-time Pro price · No subscription
MacWhisper is the simplest AI transcription app on Mac. Drop a file, hit transcribe — and watch accurate text appear before the file is even done loading.
Drag any audio or video file onto MacWhisper. Or paste a YouTube URL to transcribe any video online — no downloading required on your end.
Pick from Tiny to Large-v3, Nvidia Parakeet or cloud models via OpenAI, ElevenLabs and Deepgram. MacWhisper works across all of them.
Accurate, speaker-labeled text appears in seconds. Export as TXT, SRT, Word or your own custom format — or send it straight to Notion or Obsidian.
Run the transcript through ChatGPT, Claude or Groq with one click. Clean up grammar, extract action items or translate the whole thing automatically.
MacWhisper is built natively for Mac. The interface feels like it belongs — because it does.
MacWhisper packs more transcription power into a single Mac app than anything else at its price. Here's what you get — free and Pro.
All MacWhisper transcription runs locally on your Mac. No audio data leaves your device — critical for journalists, lawyers and anyone handling sensitive material.
MacWhisper Pro on M-series Macs supports Parakeet v2 and v3 for the fastest on-device transcription available anywhere — up to 300x real-time at the highest accuracy tier.
Paste any YouTube URL into MacWhisper and get a full transcript. No separate download needed. Works for your own videos and any public content you want to research.
MacWhisper Pro identifies who said what — locally on M-series Macs or via ElevenLabs and Deepgram. Manually add speaker names for cleaner, more readable exports.
Record and transcribe system audio from Zoom, Teams, Webex, Skype, Discord and more. MacWhisper captures the full meeting — even when you can't share a recording file.
Queue an entire season of podcast episodes or a folder of interview recordings and let MacWhisper work through them one by one — hands off, automatic, no babysitting.
Drop audio files into any folder on your Mac and MacWhisper transcribes them automatically. Set output formats per-folder and walk away — transcripts appear on their own.
Replace Apple's built-in dictation with Whisper-powered accuracy. Hold a key, speak and your words appear in any app on your Mac — emails, documents, code editors, anything.
Stream real-time captions from your microphone or system audio with live translation into another language. Useful for live events, lectures and international calls.
Send transcripts directly to ChatGPT, Claude, Groq, Ollama, Deepseek or Grok. Fix grammar, pull action items, reformat dictation into structured documents — all in one step.
MacWhisper generates SRT subtitle files from any audio or video. Export them separately or use the inline video player with multiple translated subtitle tracks side by side.
MacWhisper supports TXT, SRT, VTT, Word and fully custom export templates. Build the exact format your workflow needs and save it as a reusable preset.
MacWhisper Pro integrates with the tools you already use — so transcripts go exactly where you need them, automatically.
Start free. Upgrade once. MacWhisper Pro is a one-time payment — no subscription, no recurring fees, no lock-in.
Student, journalist or non-profit? Email [email protected] for 25% off. Volume licenses (5, 10, 20, 50) available on request.
MacWhisper supports over 100 languages out of the box — no extra downloads, no configuration. Just select your language and transcribe.
100+ LanguagesJournalists, developers, podcasters and students — MacWhisper for Mac earns its reputation across every workflow that involves audio.
"MacWhisper changed how I handle interviews completely. A 45-minute recording transcribed in under 2 minutes — entirely on my Mac. Nothing leaves the device. For a journalist, that privacy matters as much as the speed."
"The YouTube transcription alone justifies the MacWhisper Pro price. Paste a link, get a full transcript. I use it every day to research without watching entire videos. Saves me hours every week."
"Batch transcribed an entire podcast season in one go. Speaker detection is eerily accurate. MacWhisper Pro paid for itself on day one — I can't imagine going back to manual transcription."
"I transcribe qualitative interviews for my research. MacWhisper handles long-form audio better than anything I've tested. The Claude integration lets me pull themes and quotes instantly after transcription."
"The Watch Folder feature is brilliant for my workflow. I dump recordings into a folder, walk away and come back to finished transcripts. The Obsidian integration sends them straight into my notes."
"Got 25% off as a student — that made the decision easy. MacWhisper transcribes my lectures faster than I can open my notebook. Accuracy in English and German is genuinely impressive."
"Client confidentiality means I can't use cloud transcription services. MacWhisper's local processing was the deciding factor. The accuracy rivals expensive enterprise tools at a fraction of the cost."
"Using MacWhisper on an M3 Mac with Parakeet is a different experience entirely. Audio that takes 60 minutes to record transcribes in about 12 seconds. Not an exaggeration."
"One-time payment with no subscription is rare in this space. MacWhisper Pro covers everything I need — meetings, interviews, YouTube research — and Brown's support response time is excellent."
Everything you need to know before you download MacWhisper or decide on Pro.
Start transcribing in under a minute. Drop a file, pick a model, get your text. No account needed — just download and go.
macOS · Apple Silicon & Intel · 100+ languages · No subscription for core features