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HyperWhisper

Open-source macOS and Windows dictation that runs local models offline or your own keys across Groq, OpenAI, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs, Mistral, Grok and Gemini.

freemiumDR 26The app is now fully open source and free to download for macOS 14+ and Windows 10+. Local transcription runs offline at no cost, and bring-your-own-key mode is always free with the app across Groq, xAI Grok, OpenAI, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs, Mistral and Google Gemini — you pay those providers directly, and the vendor notes Deepgram and AssemblyAI hand new users $200 and $50 in credits respectively. HyperWhisper Cloud is optional pay-as-you-go credits with no API keys needed, topped up from as little as $5 at 1,000 credits per $1, across 30+ models on one balance and four accuracy levels. Enterprise (SSO, priority support, in-house hosting, custom integrations) is contact-sales.View full pricing →

About HyperWhisper

HyperWhisper is a now fully open-source voice-transcription app for macOS and Windows that works everywhere you can type — email, documents, code, chat — behind a keyboard shortcut. What makes it worth cataloguing separately from the other dictation tools is its provider model. It runs local models entirely offline on a Mac with no internet required, and it also supports bringing your own API keys across an unusually wide set of providers: Groq, xAI Grok, OpenAI, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs, Mistral and Google Gemini, with full control over each account. Several of those hand out free credits to new users, which the vendor points out openly — Deepgram $200, AssemblyAI $50 — and argues works out significantly cheaper long-run than any subscription. For users who do not want to manage keys there is HyperWhisper Cloud, a built-in pay-as-you-go layer covering thirty-plus models across every provider on one balance and one invoice. Accuracy is claimed at 99% and can be improved with custom vocabulary for technical terms, names and jargon. The privacy documentation is specific rather than gestural: Cloud opts you out of model training on every upstream provider, with your own key that opt-out is stated to be your responsibility, no audio or transcripts are stored, and the vendor invites verification with Proxyman or Little Snitch.

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Key Features

Works in every app on macOS and Windows behind one shortcut
Fully offline local transcription with no internet required
Bring your own keys across eight transcription providers
Optional pay-as-you-go Cloud covering 30+ models on one balance
Custom vocabulary for technical terms, names and jargon
Cloud opts you out of upstream model training; no audio or transcripts stored

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