Voice to text · macOS

Voice to text on your Mac, with one key

Tap a key, speak, and your words appear in the app you're already in — no copy-paste, no switching windows.

Ultra Whisper turns speech into text right on your Mac. The default local Whisper model runs on-device; add your own OpenAI or Groq key only if you want cloud accuracy.

Built for everyday writing

One key from any app

A quick tap of your hotkey starts recording — Mail, Slack, your editor, anywhere.

Your words, your Mac

Local transcription means audio never leaves the device unless you choose a cloud model.

Clean, ready text

Optional LLM cleanup removes filler and fixes grammar, or keep the transcript verbatim.

How it works

  1. 1

    Press your hotkey

    Tap a single key from any app to start recording — there's no window to open.

  2. 2

    Speak naturally

    Ultra Whisper transcribes on your Mac, and optionally cleans up the text with an LLM.

  3. 3

    It's pasted for you

    Your finished text lands in the frontmost app, ready to send.

Start typing with your voice

Works on macOS 14 and later, Apple silicon and Intel. One-time $39 or $4.99/month, 14-day refund.