Whisperer

What it does

Whisperer is a private, offline voice-to-text app for macOS. $2.99 lifetime, no subscription. Built for developers: Code Mode lets you dictate camelCase, snake_case, symbols, and casing commands by voice. Per-app profiles auto-switch style chat tone for Slack, email format for Gmail, code mode for VS Code. Hold Fn, speak, release. Text appears at your cursor. Powered by Whisper, 100% on-device. Your voice never leaves your Mac.

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  Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust2025 · github.com · ▲591

  Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…

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