Fact · Dictation software
OpenWhisper's README says the app pastes the transcription result into the active app.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“OpenWhisper lives in your menu bar, transcribes with your choice of on-device models, and pastes the result into your active app.”
OpenWhisper README on GitHub, OpenWhisper, GitHub, richardwu/openwhisper repository, n.d., README, opening description and Requirements.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same opening sentence. The Requirements section lists Accessibility permission for automatic paste.
- What it does not show
- The page describes auto-paste, not typing one key at a time. Auto-paste needs the Accessibility permission.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as OpenWhisper: pastes into active app: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- OpenWhisper (Mac)
- Feature
- Types into any app
- Detail
- Auto-paste, needs Accessibility
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this