M-series Macs are great at running Whisper. StarWhisper is a native arm64 app that uses Metal to transcribe your voice on-device, with no cloud and no waiting.
StarWhisper is compiled for Apple Silicon and uses Apple’s Metal framework to run Whisper on the GPU. The unified memory architecture of the M-series lets the model load quickly and transcribe with low latency, which is exactly what live dictation needs.
Any Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 12 or later will run StarWhisper. Intel Macs are not supported yet.
Whisper runs on the GPU rather than the CPU, so transcription keeps up with natural speech.
Everything happens locally. There is no upload, so sensitive dictation stays on your machine.
Use a smaller model for instant notes or large-v3 when you need the best accuracy.
Download the DMG, install, and grant Microphone and Accessibility. StarWhisper is free to start.
Yes. It is a native Apple Silicon app and runs on all M-series chips on macOS 12 or later.
Yes, it uses Apple’s Metal framework to run Whisper on the GPU for low-latency transcription.
Not yet. This build is Apple Silicon only.
No. All transcription runs on-device, so your audio never leaves your Mac.
Smaller models are light; larger models like large-v3 use more memory but give the highest accuracy. You can pick the model that suits your Mac.
Download StarWhisper and get fast, private, on-device dictation.
Download for MacFree to start. Works on macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon only.