100% open source, with local models that run on your iPhone or iPad. Transcribe on-device for free, without usage limits, an account or a subscription. Speak your reply, draft an email or capture an idea without uploading your audio for transcription. Download a model once and transcribe offline. Choose optional cloud processing or bring your own API key.
OpenWhispr is on iPhone and iPad, and today we’re bringing it to Product Hunt.
It’s 100% open source, with local models that let you transcribe on your device for free, without usage limits or an account.
Right now, you can:
• Write with your voice in any app • Draft messages with your voice assistant • Adjust your writing’s tone to match your vibe • Record and transcribe conversations • Sync your notes with desktop on Pro • Choose on-device transcription, OpenWhispr Cloud or your own API key for supported workflows
Already on Pro? Just sign in. Mobile is included. On-device transcription stays free and unlimited; the voice assistant uses Cloud or your own API key.
For the developers here: on-device transcription uses NVIDIA’s Parakeet through FluidAudio and Apple’s Core ML and Neural Engine, plus OpenAI’s Whisper through whisper.rn/whisper.cpp. The app chooses the engine based on your selected languages and downloaded models.
Speaker labeling runs locally too. Saved voice profiles help recognise familiar speakers across recordings: strong matches get a name automatically, while uncertain matches become suggestions you can confirm. The profiles and matching stay on your device.
Give it a try and tell us what works, what doesn’t, or what you’d like us to add. We’re here to improve it with you.
Thanks for being early, Josh and the OpenWhispr team
Local is the future! That slew of privacy-compliance badges also goes a long way towards trust :) Great job to the whole team.
Loving this, what model would you suggest for best accuracy on M4 Max chip machine but without having to start noisy fans
Josh, leaving uncertain speaker matches for someone to confirm is a nice detail. A wrong name in a transcript can be harder to notice than a wrong word. Congrats on the iOS launch!
Ive been using Openwhispr a lot on my linux and I absolutely love it, excited to see it come to my Iphone!!
Congrats on the iOS launch, Josh! Nice to be launching alongside you today. We're launching Benson too: https://www.producthunt.com/products/benson-2. Would appreciate a comment or some support if you've got time today. Hope it's a great launch day!
About OpenWhispr for iOS on Product Hunt
“100% open source, free & on device transcription”
OpenWhispr for iOS launched on Product Hunt on October 13th, 2026 and earned 102 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #12 on the daily leaderboard. 100% open source, with local models that run on your iPhone or iPad. Transcribe on-device for free, without usage limits, an account or a subscription. Speak your reply, draft an email or capture an idea without uploading your audio for transcription. Download a model once and transcribe offline. Choose optional cloud processing or bring your own API key.
OpenWhispr for iOS was featured in iOS (111k followers), Productivity (663.6k followers), Open Source (69k followers) and GitHub (41.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 260.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted OpenWhispr for iOS?
OpenWhispr for iOS was hunted by Joshua Padoa. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Joshua Padoa
Hey Product Hunt — Josh from OpenWhispr here 👋
OpenWhispr is on iPhone and iPad, and today we’re bringing it to Product Hunt.
It’s 100% open source, with local models that let you transcribe on your device for free, without usage limits or an account.
Right now, you can:
• Write with your voice in any app
• Draft messages with your voice assistant
• Adjust your writing’s tone to match your vibe
• Record and transcribe conversations
• Sync your notes with desktop on Pro
• Choose on-device transcription, OpenWhispr Cloud or your own API key for supported workflows
Already on Pro? Just sign in. Mobile is included. On-device transcription stays free and unlimited; the voice assistant uses Cloud or your own API key.
For the developers here: on-device transcription uses NVIDIA’s Parakeet through FluidAudio and Apple’s Core ML and Neural Engine, plus OpenAI’s Whisper through whisper.rn/whisper.cpp. The app chooses the engine based on your selected languages and downloaded models.
Speaker labeling runs locally too. Saved voice profiles help recognise familiar speakers across recordings: strong matches get a name automatically, while uncertain matches become suggestions you can confirm. The profiles and matching stay on your device.
Give it a try and tell us what works, what doesn’t, or what you’d like us to add. We’re here to improve it with you.
Thanks for being early,
Josh and the OpenWhispr team