EnviousWispr for MAC
Free, open-source AI dictation for Apple Silicon Macs: speak in any app and get clean text, transcribed on your Mac with no account or subscription.
EnviousWispr Overview
EnviousWispr is a dictation app for the Mac menu bar. Press a keyboard shortcut in any app, speak, and your words are transcribed on your Mac and pasted where you were typing. You can choose between two speech models: Parakeet Ultra, the fast default for 25 European languages, and Whisper, which covers more than 99 languages and detects the language automatically. It works offline and needs no account or subscription.
EnviousWispr is made by Envious Labs and is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. It needs macOS 14 or later and an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer), so it does not run on Intel Macs. The speech models are separate downloads of about 630 MB for Parakeet Ultra and 0.9 GB for Whisper. Optional AI polish tidies grammar and punctuation, either on your Mac or through OpenAI, Gemini or Claude with your own API key; with those cloud services your text, but not your audio, is sent to them. Anonymous usage analytics and crash reporting are on by default, and each can be turned off in the settings. Local recovery can keep audio on your Mac for a short time. The app asks for Microphone and Accessibility permission, and Automation on the first paste fallback.
Key Features
EnviousWispr turns speech into text in whatever app you are using.
- On-device transcription: Parakeet Ultra or Whisper, with no audio uploaded.
- Three keybind modes: push-to-talk, toggle and hands-free.
- AI polish: optional cleanup that removes filler words and fixes grammar.
- Live Preview: see your words in the recording pill as you speak.
- Transcribe a File: audio or video files such as mp3, wav, mp4 and mov.
- Custom vocabulary: names, brands and technical terms, plus a self-learning dictionary.
- Snippets: say a keyword to paste text you have saved.
- History: browse and search past dictations and transcripts.
What’s New in Version 2.5.5
EnviousWispr 2.5.5 fixes crashes and improves long messages.
- Fixes a crash at launch for some people using the app in German
- Fixes a crash at quit after using Whisper or Universal Live Preview
- Switching away from Whisper now frees its model
- Warning, error and status messages in pills now wrap across lines
EnviousWispr FAQ
Is EnviousWispr free?
Yes. EnviousWispr is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license, with no account or subscription.
Which Macs can run EnviousWispr?
Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer) with macOS 14 or later. It does not run on Intel Macs.
Does EnviousWispr work offline?
Yes. Transcription runs on your Mac and the app works without internet once its speech model is downloaded.
Does my voice leave my Mac?
No. Audio is processed locally and not uploaded. Local recovery can keep audio on your Mac for a short time.
Does EnviousWispr collect any data?
Anonymous usage analytics and crash reporting are on by default, and each can be turned off in the settings. Crash reports exclude dictated text and audio.
Which speech models does it use?
Parakeet Ultra, for 25 European languages and about 630 MB on disk, and Whisper, for more than 99 languages and about 0.9 GB. Both are downloaded separately.
What is AI polish?
An optional step that removes filler words and fixes grammar and punctuation. It can run on your Mac or through OpenAI, Gemini or Claude with your own API key, in which case your text is sent to that service.
Can EnviousWispr transcribe existing files?
Yes. Transcribe a File handles m4a, mp3, wav, aiff, caf, mp4, mov and flac files.
Can I install EnviousWispr with Homebrew?
Yes, from the developer's own tap: brew install --cask saurabhav88/tap/enviouswispr.
Where does the EnviousWispr download on enviouswispr.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official EnviousWispr website at https://enviouswispr.com/. enviouswispr.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the app.
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