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MacWhisper

Private, on-device audio and video transcription for Mac.

Category
Audio
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOS
Models
Self-contained (on-device)
Verified
Jun 14, 2026

MacWhisper transcribes audio and video files entirely on your Mac — no internet connection and no data leaving the machine. Drop in MP3, WAV, MOV, or MP4 and get a transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, and 50+ export formats. It runs OpenAI's open-source Whisper (and Nvidia's Parakeet) locally, hitting roughly 30x realtime on Apple Silicon via Metal acceleration.

Pros & cons

  • Runs fully on-device — private by default
  • No subscription; one-time lifetime option
  • Fast (~30x realtime on Apple Silicon)
  • Speaker labels, timestamps, 50+ exports
  • Drag-and-drop audio/video files
  • macOS only (no Windows/Linux/web)
  • Pro features and larger models are gated
  • Accuracy depends on chosen Whisper model
  • No cloud sync or collaboration

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