Overview

OpenWhispr is a cutting-edge, open-source voice-to-text dictation application that prioritizes your privacy. It empowers you to transform your spoken words into text, notes, and actionable commands directly from your desktop. Seamlessly integrate your voice into any application with a simple hotkey press. OpenWhispr offers unparalleled flexibility by supporting both fully private, offline transcription using local models like NVIDIA Parakeet and OpenAI Whisper, and the option for cloud-based processing for enhanced speed. Your audio data remains yours – no data collection, no telemetry, just pure, transparent, open-source technology.

Key Features

• Privacy-First Dictation: Choose between powerful local transcription engines (Nvidia Parakeet, Whisper) that keep your audio on your device, or opt for cloud processing. Your data privacy is paramount.
• Cross-Platform Availability: Enjoy a consistent experience across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• AI Integration: Interact with leading AI models like GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, and Groq, or leverage local LLMs. Utilize a dedicated hotkey to send commands to your AI assistant with enhanced context, including screenshots.
• Advanced Meeting Transcription: Automatically detect and transcribe Zoom, Teams, and FaceTime calls with live speaker diarization and voice fingerprinting. Integrate with Google, Microsoft, or Apple Calendar.
• Powerful Note-Taking: Create, organize, and semantically search your notes. Benefit from cloud sync and AI-powered note actions.
• Flexible Audio Import: Transcribe existing audio and video files, including batch uploads and YouTube URL support, with optional speaker detection.
• Enterprise Controls: Manage organizational policies, integrate with SSO and SCIM, and control cloud AI access centrally.
• Extensible API: Programmatically manage notes and transcriptions or connect your AI assistant via the MCP server.

Typical Use Cases

• Enhanced Productivity: Dictate emails, documents, code, and messages into any application without switching contexts, significantly boosting your workflow.
• Secure Note-Taking: Capture thoughts, meeting minutes, and ideas with the assurance that your sensitive information is processed locally and never shared.
• AI-Powered Assistance: Streamline complex tasks by issuing natural language commands to your integrated AI assistant, from drafting content to summarizing information.
• Meeting Analysis: Quickly generate searchable transcripts of virtual meetings, complete with speaker identification, saving valuable time and improving recall.
• Content Creation: Transcribe interviews, podcasts, or lectures efficiently, and leverage AI for further analysis or content generation.
• Developer Workflow: Integrate voice commands for code snippets, task management, or documentation generation, all while maintaining local processing for sensitive projects.