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AI · September 1, 2025

WhisperShortcut

Voice AI that turns speech into text and smart prompts.

WhisperShortcut launched on September 1, 2025 with 14 votes, #746 of 8,160 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

WhisperShortcut is a macOS app to interact with AI using your voice. It transcribes speech, creates prompts from selected text, and delivers spoken responses. With shortcuts, multiple models, and OpenAI integration, it’s ideal for hands-free AI use.

Download Dictate & AI: WhisperShortcut by Magnus Godde on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Dictate & AI:…

Utilities Developer Magnus Godde Language EN English Size 15.3 MB Mac Open-source voice-to-text for Mac. Speak anywhere, paste anywhere — bring your own API key or run fully offline with local Whisper. No subscription, no account. Turn your voice into text anywhere on your Mac. WhisperShortcut lives in your menu bar — press a shortcut, speak, and your words are ready to paste in any app. Open source. No subscription, no account. Bring your own API key, or run fully offline with local Whisper. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Dictate — Speak and get clean text on your clipboard. Use cloud models or local Whisper, fully offline and private. • Voice editing — Copy any text, then say an instruction like "make…from apps.apple.com

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