A powerful macOS menu bar app for local speech-to-text transcription using whisper.cpp. Runs entirely offline with downloaded Whisper models.

• 🎙️ Local Transcription - Runs entirely offline using Whisper models
• ⌨️ Global Shortcuts - Quick recording with customizable hotkeys (default: Option + Backtick)
• 📋 Auto-Paste - Automatically paste transcriptions into the active text field (with Accessibility permission)
• 🔊 System Audio Capture - Transcribe audio from any app playing on your Mac
• 🌍 Multi-Language - Auto-detect language or select from 50+ supported languages
• 🇯🇵🇨🇳🇰🇷 Asian Language Support - Smart formatting for CJK text with autocorrect
• ⚡ CoreML Acceleration - Optional Neural Engine support for faster transcription
• 📥 Resumable Downloads - Download models with pause/resume support
• 💾 Recording History - Search and manage past transcriptions

Download the latest DMG from the Releases page.

Or build from source (see below).

• macOS 14.0 or later
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)

1. First Launch: Grant microphone permission when prompted
2. Record: Press Option + Backtick (or your custom shortcut) to start/stop recording
3. Transcription: Text is automatically copied to clipboard after transcription
4. Auto-Paste (Optional): Enable in Settings > Shortcuts > Accessibility to auto-paste into text fields

• Microphone: Required for voice recording
• Accessibility (Optional): Enables auto-paste and positions the indicator near your text cursor
• System Audio (Optional): Required to capture audio from other apps

git clone https://github.com/happyjake/OpenSuperWhisper.git cd OpenSuperWhisper git submodule update --init --recursive brew install cmake libomp rust ruby gem install xcpretty ./run.sh

Models are downloaded automatically from Hugging Face. Available models:

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

This project is a fork of Starmel/OpenSuperWhisper.

Thanks to the original author for creating this excellent open-source alternative to paid transcription services.