Dictation for macOS · 100% offline
Press Option+Space and speak. Your text lands exactly where the cursor blinks. In every app, fully offline, no subscription.
brew install --cask nkdesign30/neowispr/neowispr Terminal command for quick install
Live translation
Name the target language and just keep speaking as usual. NeoWispr translates in the same moment and inserts the finished text in the target language. No copy-paste, no second tool.
How it works
No window, no setup dance. NeoWispr lives in the background and is there the moment you press the hotkey.
Hold Option+Space. The pill appears at the bottom edge and starts listening right away, whatever app is in front.
Talk the way you think, punctuation included. NeoWispr transcribes live on the Neural Engine, with no cloud at all.
Let go. The finished text lands exactly where the cursor blinks: in Mail, Slack, Xcode or the Terminal.
Three seconds of setup, then you dictate everywhere. Current version v0.0.35, free in the beta.
Download v0.0.35 freeFeatures
Fast and private. You only notice the app when you need it.
Speech recognition runs entirely on your Mac. No audio leaves the device.
A fair purchase instead of monthly rent. Every update in the version is yours.
On-device recognition on Apple Silicon. The transcript is there the instant you stop.
Mail, Slack, Notion, Xcode, the Terminal. Wherever a cursor blinks.
Filler words out, punctuation in, tone smoothed. Locally or via a provider.
Add names and jargon once, and every spelling sits right from then on.
Have selected text read aloud, with a system voice or your ElevenLabs key.
Polish selected text in place with a shortcut. Undo with Cmd+Z.
The app
Time saved, your streak and every dictation of the last few days. The history stays local, searchable and exportable.
You speak
Privacy
By default NeoWispr works 100% offline. No servers, no accounts, no telemetry. Recognition runs on the Neural Engine. Your audio is never stored and never sent.
Pricing
NeoWispr is in open beta right now and completely free. From version 1.0 the license is 39 € once, no subscription, for up to 2 Macs.
Fully usable in the open beta, free, no trial period. From version 1.0 a one-time 39 € with all updates in version 1, for up to 2 of your own Macs. No subscription.
Download NeoWispr v0.0.35 freeOpen beta · v0.0.35 · no purchase yet · macOS 14+ · ~8 MB
FAQ
Yes. Name the target language, for example „in German“, and keep speaking English. NeoWispr translates in the same moment and inserts the text in the target language.
Yes. Speech recognition runs on-device on your Mac’s Neural Engine. By default no audio leaves your device. No cloud, no account. You keep dictating even in airplane mode.
No. NeoWispr processes speech recognition directly on-device and stores no audio. Only the finished text lands in your local, searchable history, which you can delete any time. Nothing is sent to a server.
NeoWispr uses FluidAudio Parakeet on the Apple Neural Engine instead of the system dictation: no time limit, stronger recognition, system-wide in any app via hotkey, plus live translation and an optional AI polish. Everything stays offline on your Mac.
In the open beta, nothing. Download it and use it fully. From version 1.0 the license is 39 € once, no subscription.
No. NeoWispr is a one-time purchase of 39 €, including all updates within version 1. In the open beta it is currently free.
Any app with text input: Mail, Slack, Notion, Xcode, the Terminal and more. The text lands wherever the cursor is.
German and English run fully on-device. More languages are in the works.
macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer on an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later). The download is a signed, notarized .zip of around 8 MB.
Yes. The optional AI polish works locally by default and can be switched off any time. NeoWispr also works entirely without it.
Yes. Option+Space is the default. You can map any shortcut you like, including a dedicated key for translation.
The text is there the moment you finish speaking. NeoWispr uses FluidAudio Parakeet on the Apple Neural Engine, which is noticeably faster than classic Whisper models on Apple Silicon.
Option+Space, speak, done. Completely free and fully usable in the open beta. Download it and try it in your real day.
v0.0.35 · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · ~8 MB · signed & notarized · no account