The best and most complete voice to text for Mac.
50ms latency, 96.5% accuracy, 30+ languages, smart formatting, and custom vocabulary.
Features
Most powerful cloud speech model when online. Automatically switches to local on-device model when offline.
Cloud-powered speech recognition with 50ms latency. Text appears as you speak.
Auto-detect or set manually. Switch between languages seamlessly without restarting.
AI-powered text formatting. Punctuation, capitalization, and natural structure — your voice, perfectly formatted.
Slack, VS Code, Cursor, Notion, Gmail, Chrome, Xcode — works in every text field, zero configuration.
Add up to 100 custom keyterms. Pre-built packs for Coding, Medical, Legal, Finance.
50ms latency from speech to text. Words appear instantly as you speak — faster than you can think.
Under 50MB RAM. Built with Tauri, not Electron. 10x lighter than every alternative.
Audio streamed directly, never stored. Offline mode keeps everything on-device only.
Intelligence
Connected to the internet? tapWhisper uses our most powerful cloud model — the biggest, fastest, most accurate speech engine available. 96.5% accuracy at 50ms latency.
On a plane? No Wi-Fi? tapWhisper automatically switches to a local on-device model built into your Mac. No internet required, no data leaves your machine.
How it works
Drag to Applications. Grant microphone permission. Set up in less than a minute.
Download for MacHold one key to talk, release to stop. Or tap to toggle. No training, no calibration.
Text is injected wherever your cursor is. Any app, any field, any language.
Pricing
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macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Under 20MB download
FAQ
tapWhisper offers significantly faster performance with 50ms latency compared to Wispr Flow's slower response times. Unlike Wispr Flow, tapWhisper provides true offline mode with automatic switching between cloud and local models, ensuring you can work anywhere without interruption.
tapWhisper uses 10x less RAM (under 50MB vs Wispr Flow's 500MB+) thanks to Tauri architecture instead of Electron. You also get 96.5% accuracy, custom vocabulary with up to 100 keyterms, and seamless integration with every Mac application without configuration.
Plus, tapWhisper is more affordable at just $9.99/month or $99.99/year. Better performance, lower price.
Yes. tapWhisper automatically switches to on-device transcription when you're offline — on airplanes, in areas with poor connectivity, or when you want complete privacy. The transition is seamless and instant.
Most competitors like Wispr Flow require constant internet access and fail when offline. tapWhisper's dual-model architecture (cloud + local) ensures you never lose productivity, regardless of connectivity.
tapWhisper achieves 96.5% accuracy using the most powerful cloud speech recognition model available. This is comparable to or better than industry leaders, with the added benefit of smart AI formatting that handles punctuation, capitalization, and natural sentence structure automatically.
The custom vocabulary feature lets you add up to 100 specialized terms (medical, legal, technical jargon) to boost accuracy even further for your specific use case.
Absolutely. tapWhisper works system-wide in every text field on macOS — Slack, VS Code, Cursor, Notion, Gmail, Chrome, Xcode, Messages, Notes, and thousands more. Zero configuration required.
Unlike browser-based solutions or app-specific dictation tools, tapWhisper integrates at the system level using macOS accessibility APIs. Press your hotkey anywhere and start speaking — text appears instantly in whatever application you're using.
tapWhisper uses under 50MB of RAM — 10x lighter than Electron-based alternatives like Wispr Flow (500MB+). Built with Tauri, tapWhisper has a tiny memory footprint and minimal CPU usage, even during active transcription.
This means tapWhisper won't slow down your Mac, drain your battery, or interfere with other applications. You can run it 24/7 in the background without noticing any performance impact.
tapWhisper supports 30+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Hindi, and many more. Language detection is automatic, or you can manually select your preferred language.
Switch between languages seamlessly without restarting the app. Both online and offline modes support multilingual transcription, though offline mode currently focuses on major languages.
Yes. tapWhisper is privacy-first by design. Your audio is streamed directly for transcription and never stored on our servers. Zero bytes of your voice data are retained after transcription completes.
When using offline mode, everything stays on your device — no data ever leaves your Mac. Unlike cloud-only competitors, tapWhisper gives you complete control over your privacy. Your transcripts, custom vocabulary, and settings are stored locally and never uploaded.