WhisperBar lives in your menu bar and transcribes your voice — completely offline, right on your Mac. No cloud. No data ever leaves your device.
Get it for €9.99One-time purchase. No subscriptions. Yours forever.
From recording to text in seconds.
Hit ⌘⇧Space from any app to start recording.
WhisperBar records and shows you a live waveform as feedback.
The transcribed text is automatically inserted right where your cursor is.
Powerful speech recognition with a focus on simplicity and privacy.
No internet required. Whisper.cpp runs directly on your Mac — fast and reliable.
Say "my email" and WhisperBar automatically inserts your address. Fully configurable.
A floating overlay shows your recording status in real-time with audio visualization.
WhisperBar was built from the ground up for maximum privacy. Everything happens locally on your Mac — no exceptions.
Your audio recordings are never uploaded. Everything stays on your device.
No telemetry, no analytics, no accounts. You stay anonymous.
Everything runs locally — no external services, no extra costs.
Pay once, use forever. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.
WhisperBar recognizes the most important languages — with the right model for each.
No. You only need internet once to download the Whisper model. After that, WhisperBar works completely offline.
For German and other European languages we recommend "Small". For Japanese and Chinese, use "Medium" or larger. For maximum accuracy, choose "Large v3".
Yes. WhisperBar inserts text via the Accessibility API and works in any app with a text field — Notes, Mail, Safari, Slack, VS Code and more.
No. WhisperBar costs a one-time €9.99. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no hidden fees. All future updates are included.
WhisperBar requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later.
Get WhisperBar and experience private speech recognition on your Mac.
Get it for €9.99