superwhisper - ai dictation for mac, windows, ios and android
About Superwhisper
Dictation app that turns speech into formatted text in whatever app has the cursor, with modes that decide what happens to the words: plain transcription, a cleaned-up message or email, or a custom prompt you write. The free plan runs local Whisper models on your own machine, so nothing you say leaves it. On macOS it also plugs into Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor and other coding agents, popping up when an agent asks a question or finishes a turn so you can answer by voice, and a CLI exposes your dictation history to the terminal and over MCP.
Key Capabilities
Dictates into any app: editor, terminal, Slack, email, browser
Free plan runs local Whisper models, so audio can stay on your machine
Answers Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Cursor by voice when they ask or finish (macOS)
Claude Code plugin installs through Claude Code's own plugin marketplace
CLI and MCP server give agents search over your dictation history (macOS)
One Pro licence covers macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, with a lifetime option
Perfect for
Pricing Plans
How much does Superwhisper cost?
Free
forever
- Unlimited dictation with local Whisper models
- Custom vocabulary and text replacements
- File transcription
- Up to two modes
- No cloud voice models or AI-powered modes
- No context awareness, realtime transcription or speaker separation
Pro
or $84.99/year, or $249.99 once (lifetime)
- Cloud voice models and the faster local models
- Super mode and the other AI modes, unlimited custom modes
- Context awareness, realtime transcription, speaker separation
- Bring your own API keys
- One licence for all your Macs, PCs, iPhone and Android phone
The AI modes that clean up a dictated prompt before it reaches your agent are Pro only
Enterprise
- SAML SSO with SCIM provisioning
- Centralised billing and seat management
- Model access control, including on-device only
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR documentation
Our Take on Superwhisper
“Superwhisper is the dictation app to try if you talk to coding agents all day on a Mac: it types your prompt, then comes back when the agent needs an answer. The free local plan is generous enough to judge it before paying.”
Strengths
- The free plan puts no limit on dictation with local Whisper models
- Local models keep audio on the device, which the vendor documents plan by plan
- Coding agent integrations answer an agent's question or approval by voice, without switching to the terminal
- Modes let you write your own prompt for how dictation is rewritten
- A lifetime licence exists, and one licence covers all four platforms
Limitations
- Coding agent integrations and the CLI are macOS only; the Windows docs list both as not yet available
- The AI modes, cloud models and context awareness sit behind Pro
- The vendor's docs say offline models run well only on Apple Silicon; Intel Macs are pointed at cloud models
- No Linux app yet; the docs list it as coming soon
Best for
Not ideal for
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