A free Whisper app for Mac and Windows
OpenAI's Whisper, on your own computer. Press a shortcut and talk into any app. No setup, no account, and free for dictation.
Nothing to set up
Pick a Whisper model and Glimpse downloads it. No Python, no terminal. It types wherever your cursor is.
Three models
Large V3 Turbo for most people. Large V3 when accuracy matters more than speed. Small for older computers.
Fast on Mac and Windows
On Apple Silicon, Whisper uses the Neural Engine. On Windows, it uses your graphics card, or your processor if there isn't one. See the benchmarks.
99 languages
Whisper hears which language you're speaking. A license adds audio and video files and meetings.
Common questions
Is it free?
Dictation with every Whisper model is free, with no word limit. Files and meetings are part of a one-time license, $25 for one device, with a 14-day free trial.
Is this OpenAI's Whisper?
Yes. Glimpse runs OpenAI's open-source Whisper models on your computer. Nothing is sent to OpenAI.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the model is downloaded, Whisper runs entirely on your Mac or PC.
How is it different from Buzz or MacWhisper?
Glimpse types what you say into any app, on Mac and Windows. Buzz and MacWhisper focus on transcribing files, and MacWhisper is Mac only.
Try Glimpse
Free dictation, local by default, no subscription. Five minutes to find out if it fits.