EnviousWispr is a free dictation app for macOS that turns speech into polished text. Users hold a hotkey, speak, and release to have clean text pasted into whatever app they're using. Transcription runs entirely on-device via Apple Silicon (Parakeet or WhisperKit engines), with optional AI polish available on-device or through a user-chosen cloud provider. No account or subscription is required.
What it's for
Writing PR descriptions and code review commentsDictating commit messagesDrafting emails at speedFirst-draft writing (blog posts, essays, outlines)Taking lecture notesWriting episode descriptions and show notes for podcastsSlack replies and standups without breaking focusHands-free dictation for accessibility/RSIDictating messages while hands are full (parents)Charting patient notes, referral letters, discharge summaries
Features 18
- Automatic formatting of spoken dates, numbers, emails, money, percentages
- Automatic sound-alike spelling suggestions (via Apple Intelligence)
- Bring-your-own-key cloud polish via OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Anthropic Claude
- Clipboard preservation after paste
- Custom Words personal dictionary
- Default Parakeet transcription engine (European languages)
- Emoji dictation via trigger words (1,500+ emoji)
- Hands-free dictation mode (double-press hotkey)
- Homebrew installation support
- Import vocabulary from other dictation apps (FluidVoice, Superwhisper, Wispr Flow)
- Import/export word lists (file or paste)
- Local LLM polish via Ollama
- On-device speech-to-text using Apple Neural Engine
- Optional AI polish on-device via EG-1 or Apple Intelligence
- Push-to-talk dictation mode (hold hotkey)
- Up to one hour of continuous dictation
- WhisperKit backend supporting 90+ languages
- Works fully offline
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsmacOS
Fordevelopers, writers, founders & execs, students, podcasters, remote workers, accessibility users, parents, healthcare professionals
CompanyEnvious Labs LLC
Integrations
Anthropic ClaudeWispr FlowFluidVoiceNotionGoogle GeminiSlackGmailApple IntelligenceOllamaSuperwhisperGoogle DocsOpenAITerminalVS Code
Pricing
The product is entirely free; no paid plans are offered. A comparison page notes a competitor, WisprFlow, costs $15/month, but this is not EnviousWispr's own pricing.
FreeFree
Completely free to download and use; no subscription, no account required.
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