All processing happens on your Mac. Zero cloud dependency.
Most dictation apps require an internet connection — your voice gets sent to a server, processed, and sent back. Whisper Talk is different. Everything runs locally on your Mac's hardware. No WiFi, no problem.
Get Whisper Talk$19After the initial model download (75MB–1.5GB), zero internet is ever needed. Dictate on planes, in remote cabins, during outages.
When no data leaves your device, there's nothing to hack, leak, or subpoena. Your voice stays on your Mac — period.
Local processing means no round-trip to a server. Transcription starts the instant you release the hotkey.
The LLM-based grammar correction also runs locally via llama.cpp with Metal GPU acceleration. Even AI editing works offline.
Every transcription stored in a searchable local database. No cloud sync, no accounts, no logins.
Tiny (75MB) for speed, Medium (1.5GB) for accuracy. Download once, use forever.
Whisper Talk runs OpenAI's Whisper model directly on your Mac using optimized Rust bindings (whisper.cpp). The model files are downloaded once, then everything runs on your local hardware.
No. The AI correction uses local models (Phi-3, Gemma) loaded via llama.cpp with Metal GPU acceleration. It runs entirely on your Mac. You can optionally use cloud providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) but it's not required.
You only need internet for the initial model download. After that, your connection speed doesn't matter — everything is local.
Not at all. The same Whisper models that run in the cloud run locally on your Mac. You get identical accuracy without the privacy concerns.
Works without internet · Private by design · $19 one-time
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