On-device
<0.5s on your GPU
No upload. No queue. No waiting on someone else’s servers.
MacWispr · free · on-device
Don’t type. Just speak.
Local ASR on Apple Silicon. <0.5s. Wispr Flow pays the network tax at ~2–3s.
macOS 14+
Apple Silicon
Windows
The math
Even at 80 wpm, your fingers lose.
Keyboard
80 wpm
pretty fast
Mouth
150 wpm
done
Live race
Who finishes first?
<0.5s local vs ~2–3s cloud
Listening…
MacWispr
<0.5s
—
Ready
Wispr Flow
~2–3s
—
Ready
Why
Less cloud. More Mac.
Option Space
Hold. Speak. Release. Text lands where you are.
Option+Space
$0
Forever free. MIT. No trial cliff.
Mac only. Windows can wait outside.
Built for Apple Silicon. If you need a power brick to open Chrome, this isn’t for you. Yet.
macOS 14+
Apple Silicon
Windows
Stays on the machine
No account. Audio doesn’t leave your Mac for local ASR.
Versus
Side by side
MacWispr
- <0.5s local
- Your Mac
- $0
- Mac only
- MIT
Wispr Flow
- ~2–3s cloud
- Their servers
- Paid
- Cross-platform
- Closed
Setup
Three steps. Mac only.
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01
Download
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02
Drop in Applications
Unzip. Drag. Done.
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03
Dictate
Mic + Accessibility · Option Space
Speak. Free. Mac only.
Windows users: we believe in you. Just not enough to ship a .exe.