Free forever · No license required

Speak freely.
Sound polished.

Press a key, talk naturally, and LittleWhisper types the polished version into any app.

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Listening...
Free, forever
100% local option
No data collection
Bring your own key
How it works

Three seconds from thought to typed text

No setup, no context switching. LittleWhisper lives in your menu bar and works in any app.

Press your hotkey

Tap to start — or hold to record and release to stop.

Speak naturally

Stumble, ramble, use filler words — it doesn't matter.

Clean text appears

Transcribed, polished by AI, typed into your app.

Works everywhere

Your voice, any app

LittleWhisper types directly into whatever application is focused.

Slack
Mail
Notes
Cursor
Notion
VS Code
Docs
iMessage
Linear
+ any app
The speed gap

You speak 4× faster than you type

40
wpm typing
→
150+
wpm speaking
~2.5 hours saved per week
Your brain works faster than your fingers. LittleWhisper closes the gap.
Editor modes

Same voice,
different outputs

Choose how your text sounds. Switch modes on the fly, or build your own.

Clean Text
Message
Professional
Create your own mode
What you said
"Um hey so like I wanted to follow up on the desgin review from yesterday, uh can you like look into that?"
What gets typed Clean Text
I wanted to follow up on the design review from yesterday — can you look into that?
For developers

Better prompts,
better code

When you speak instead of type, you give AI tools the context they actually need.

Typed into Cursor
fix the auth bug
Spoken with LittleWhisper
The auth middleware returns a 401 because the refresh token logic in the interceptor isn't waiting for the new token before retrying failed requests. We need to implement a request queue that holds pending requests until the token refresh completes.
Your keys, your choice

Bring your own AI

Use your existing API keys — or run everything on-device for free, forever.

Transcription
OpenAI— Whisper, GPT-4o Transcribe
Deepgram— Nova-3, Nova-2
Groq— Whisper Large v3 Turbo
Local— whisper.cpp (5 models, free forever)
Editor AI
OpenAI— GPT-4o, 4.1, o4-mini
Anthropic— Haiku 3.5, Sonnet 4, Opus 4
Google— Gemini 2.5 Flash, Pro
xAI— Grok 3
No API key needed. Run whisper.cpp on-device, free forever — or use optional in-app credits for cloud transcription without managing keys.
99

Languages

Transcribe in nearly any language

2

Recording modes

Tap to toggle or hold to speak

100%

Local & private

No accounts, no servers, no tracking

How we compare

Fully free. No catch.

Every feature, no gating. Bring your own key or run local models. See how LittleWhisper compares.

LittleWhisperFree, forever
Typical competitorsSuperWhisper, Wispr Flow, Sotto, etc.
Pricing & model
Pricing model$0 — optional in-app credits$8–10/mo or $49 one-time
No subscription requiredYesVaries
Bring your own API keysUnlimitedSome
Required usage feesNoneOften metered
Transcription
Transcription providers4 (OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, Local)1–2 typically
100% on-device transcriptionYes, free foreverSome apps
Works completely offlineYesSome apps
Languages supported9990–100+
AI text editing
AI editor post-processingYesSome apps
Editor AI providers4 (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok)0–2 typically
Built-in editor modes3 includedVaries
Custom modes with your own promptsUnlimitedRare
Per-mode model overrideYesNo
App experience
Rich text support (bold, italic, lists)YesRare
All data stored locallyAlwaysVaries
No account requiredYesMost need one
Features gated behind paid tiersNoneCommon

Stop typing.
Start talking.

Free forever. No license. No account. No gating.

Download Free for macOS

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · No sign-up required

Bring your own API keys or run on-device — both are unlimited. Optional in-app credits available if you'd rather skip key setup.