Fact · Dictation software
OpenWhisper's README says the app transcribes with a choice of on-device models.
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.
Open the original- What it measures
- The opening description of the app in the README.
- What it does not show
- On-device here means the models run on the Mac. Apple Speech is managed by macOS and needs macOS 26 or later.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as OpenWhisper: on-device models: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- OpenWhisper (Mac)
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Models run on your Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this