Hey HN,<p>I built superwhisper out of frustration with the native dictation capabilities of macOS. Inaccurate, required manual punctuation, didnt activate in some contexts or would have audio capture issues.<p>I wanted a replacement that worked offline, had cross language support, was configurable and worked in any application.<p>Under the hood the app is using whisper.cpp, which runs really well on the Apple Silicon chips.<p>You can use the base and standard size models for free, larger models sizes and languages other than english are paid.<p>Let me know what you think! For context, I launched this just one month ago and have been rapidly adding features and making fixes.<p>If you want to follow along with development, I post release info on twitter (<a href="https://x.com/superwhisperapp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://x.com/superwhisperapp</a>) or you can subscribe to emails via the form on the website (very bottom).
I also have WisprNote on the app store for MacOS. Slightly different, just for doing voice memos and other files.<p>I predict someone will comment: <i>why not just use the large model on OpenAI api?</i> Indeed you can! Large model is the best. However, it does not do live transcription, and it is not totally private, which you can do with offline app.<p>My WisrpNote does not yet have live! Although I've prototyped it, been busy with other projects! It's on the list! I hope yours has live.<p>I see you are going a paid model, does that mean that it is a subscription using OpenAI API or just paying for the download and utilization of these larger models essentially, even tho they run offline?<p>Anyway, WisprNote is Powered by Wispr models from OpenAI using the ggml work on GitHub from ggreganov!<p>Totally agree that MacOS has crap dictation! So is the Google dictation! And the iPhone dictation!<p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/wisprnote/id1671480366" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://apps.apple.com/app/wisprnote/id1671480366</a>
I've been using SuperWhisper since the start and it's totally changed my workflow. I actually bought a mic because of it and I now mostly narrate my emails and other long form texts. The larger models are very accurate.<p>I know Neil is working on improving the speed of it using CoreML, which is I think the next big leap forward. Congratulations Neil!
Why does every macOS app need to run from the menubar? I already have about a dozen tiny icons there, and it is so difficult to squint and find something when I don't even know what it's supposed to look like. It is so much easier to deal with GUI windows and launch apps from from Spotlight/Alfred/Launchpad.
Can this be triggered with a keyboard shortcut? The video seems to imply that you can’t.<p>Edit: Disappointed to see that the Pro plan is on a subscription basis.
Alright, based on feedback from everyone going to offer a lifetime license. The price is set at $165.<p><a href="https://superwhisperapp.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout?cart=856e75f9-9ce7-4070-9d77-5a402def04d8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://superwhisperapp.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout?cart=856e7...</a>
Looked very interesting untill I saw the monthly subscription. Does not make sense.. What would make sense in my head is a full demo for a week. Then $100-200 onetime for a personal pro..<p>I really hope this project surfaces in my feed in a couple of weeks with a more sane model