Dictation for macOS
Other dictation apps use one model. ZWhispr uses three dictation models at the same time. So the text that lands at your cursor is faster, cleaner, and more correct.
2,000 words free every month. No credit card required. Unlimited dictation for $16/month. Every feature included.
How it works
Every time you speak, ZWhispr sends your audio to multiple state-of-the-art transcription models at once. It intelligently merges their answers using the context of what you are working on, and never waits on the slowest one.
You say
“Schedule the Soniox sync for Thursday and loop in Priya.”
ZWhispr types
The lineup right now
Updated September 2026. The lineup changes whenever an improved model is released, with no update on your side.
Works wherever you type
Your pace, your call
Choose super-fast results when every second matters, or give ZWhispr more time to perfect every word. Balanced gives you the best of both.
Speed vs. accuracy
A quick consensus from multiple models, without making you wait on a slow response.
Zero compromise
Most dictation apps pick one model and hope for the best. ZWhispr is built for people who cannot afford a wrong name in an email or a five-second stall in a meeting.
Each speech model has its own blind spots. ZWhispr merges the output of several state-of-the-art models, using your dictionary and the context on your screen to decide which reading is right wherever they differ. One model’s slip gets corrected by the others. The result is a lower error rate than any single model can deliver on its own.
Because your audio is already with several models, a slow response from one provider simply gets left behind. That cuts the long tail that makes dictation feel laggy: your P95 and P99 latency drop, not just the average.
With your permission, ZWhispr takes a quick look at the window you are working in and pulls out the distinctive words: names, tickets, product terms, code identifiers. Those hints go to the models with your audio, so “Kubernetes” and “Priya” come out spelled the way they appear on your screen.
Add the words that matter to you once: your team’s names, your company’s jargon, the acronyms only your industry uses. Correct a word and ZWhispr remembers. Your vocabulary follows you into every app.
Filler words, false starts, and “wait, I mean” corrections are cleaned up automatically. You get natural sentences with proper punctuation, not a transcript of your thinking out loud.
You never pick a model or install an update to get a better one. ZWhispr uses the current state-of-the-art from leading third-party providers and swaps in stronger models as they ship. Your setup stays the same. Your accuracy keeps climbing.
Privacy
ZWhispr processes what you say and what is on your screen to transcribe it, then lets it go.
Our promise
Some dictation apps quietly move you to a smaller, cheaper model when traffic is high, or ship a free tier suspiciously close to the paid one just to get you in the door, then hold back the version that is actually good. ZWhispr doesn’t play either game.
Pricing
Running several premium models on every recording costs more than running one cheap one. We think your words are worth it. There is no light tier, no model add-ons, and no “pro” toggle. Every ZWhispr user gets the best we have.
$16per month
Get 2,000 free words every month. No credit card required. Upgrade to unlimited dictation for $16/month when you’re ready.
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FAQ
The opposite. The models run in parallel, not one after another, so the round trip is only as long as the fastest useful answer. When one provider has a slow moment, ZWhispr proceeds without it. That is what shrinks the worst-case P95 and P99 latency you actually feel.
Different models make different mistakes. ZWhispr merges their transcripts intelligently, using your dictionary and the context on your screen to pick the right reading wherever they differ. A slip from one model gets corrected instead of ending up in your email.
When you enable it, ZWhispr takes a screenshot of the window you are working in at the moment you start speaking and extracts the distinctive words on it. Screenshots do not leave your Mac and are not saved — only the extracted words are sent along with your audio, as vocabulary hints. It is optional and you grant the permission in macOS.
No. ZWhispr always uses the current state-of-the-art models from leading third-party providers and upgrades them for you. There is nothing to select or tune.
We never store your voice recordings, your transcripts, or your screen context. All three are used to produce the transcription in front of you and then discarded. Your personal dictionary is optional — it only holds words you choose to add or correct — and if you use it, those words are stored so they follow you across apps and devices, along with the account and usage metadata needed to run the service.
Subscriptions are $16 per month, billed in USD through Stripe. Any applicable taxes are shown at checkout. You can update your card or cancel any time from the billing portal link in your receipt. Questions go to hello@zwhispr.com.
Any Mac app with a text field. Hold the hotkey, speak, release, and the text is typed at your cursor in Slack, Mail, Notion, Cursor, Xcode, the terminal, a browser, or anything else.
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