# Whisper Talk

> Push-to-talk voice transcription for macOS. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper AI, running 100% locally on your Mac. No cloud processing. No subscription. One-time purchase of $19.

## Key Facts

- **Platform**: macOS 12 (Monterey) and later — Apple Silicon and Intel
- **Price**: $19 one-time purchase (no subscription, no recurring fees)
- **Privacy**: 100% offline — audio never leaves your Mac
- **AI Model**: OpenAI Whisper (base, small, medium models available)
- **Languages**: 50+ languages supported
- **Input Method**: Push-to-talk with customizable keyboard shortcut
- **Output**: Pastes transcribed text directly into any active application
- **AI Correction**: Optional local LLM post-processing (Phi-3, Gemma) for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
- **Cloud Correction**: Optional cloud LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) if preferred
- **Refund Policy**: 30-day money-back guarantee

## How It Works

1. **Press & Hold** your chosen keyboard shortcut to start recording
2. **Speak naturally** — Whisper AI transcribes your speech locally on-device
3. **Release** — transcribed text is instantly pasted into your active application

## Pricing Comparison

- **Whisper Talk**: $19 one-time — unlimited use, fully offline, no account needed
- **Otter.ai**: $16.99/month — cloud-based, requires internet, subscription
- **Rev**: $29.99/month — cloud-based, requires internet, subscription
- **Fireflies.ai**: $19/month — cloud-based, requires internet, subscription
- **macOS Dictation**: Free — limited accuracy, requires internet for extended dictation

## Links

- **Website**: https://whispertalk.app
- **Detailed Info**: https://whispertalk.app/llms-full.txt