Hold a shortcut and dictate into any Mac app without sending audio to the cloud. Zen Whisper keeps core speech recognition on-device, with local models, searchable transcripts, voice memos, media transcription, and Pro tools for larger models and translation.
I got hit with a bunch of Wispr Flow promos this morning and clicked on one for later viewing when I saw your launch. My first question was why another and tough timing! But reading it's local changes this (assuming Wisp Flow is not). I'd rather have yours! Good luck today.
the local-first angle is what would actually get me to try this over Wispr Flow or Superwhisper. I dictate a lot of technical stuff - API names, package names, product names that don't exist in any dictionary - and that's usually where on-device models fall apart compared to cloud Whisper. does Zen Whisper let you teach it a custom vocabulary/glossary of recurring terms, or is accuracy on that kind of jargon just whatever the local model ships with out of the box?
Zen Whisper is live on Product Hunt today. 🎉
We built it because Mac dictation still felt too limited, too cloud-first, or too awkward for real everyday work.
Zen Whisper is our take on a better workflow:
🎙️ hold a shortcut and dictate into the apps you already use
🔒 keep core speech recognition local on your Mac
🌍 work across 100+ languages, with especially strong multilingual workflows for India
🎧 transcribe files, media, and supported links
✍️ use snippets, transcript history, and writing tools in one place
It starts with a free trial, stays usable on the free tier after that, and scales up if you need more.
We’d love your feedback, especially on:
dictation quality
multilingual support
latency and responsiveness
anything that still feels clunky in the workflow
Happy to answer every question here today. 🙏
There are one or more voice dictation apps everyday on PH. What makes this different?
honestly love that the shortcuts work system-wide without sending audio anywhere, that on-device approach feels rare these days. nice work on keeping the core stuff local.
Love that the transcript search lives right inside the app instead of needing yet another tab, and the on-device approach means my random shower thoughts stay mine. Clean execution.
About Zen Whisper on Product Hunt
“On-device Mac dictation that types into any app”
Zen Whisper launched on Product Hunt on August 2nd, 2026 and earned 123 upvotes and 16 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. Hold a shortcut and dictate into any Mac app without sending audio to the cloud. Zen Whisper keeps core speech recognition on-device, with local models, searchable transcripts, voice memos, media transcription, and Pro tools for larger models and translation.
Zen Whisper was featured in Productivity (657.4k followers), Writing (59.3k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 164.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Zen Whisper is live on Product Hunt today. 🎉
We built it because Mac dictation still felt too limited, too cloud-first, or too awkward for real everyday work.
Zen Whisper is our take on a better workflow:
🎙️ hold a shortcut and dictate into the apps you already use
🔒 keep core speech recognition local on your Mac
🌍 work across 100+ languages, with especially strong multilingual workflows for India
🎧 transcribe files, media, and supported links
✍️ use snippets, transcript history, and writing tools in one place
It starts with a free trial, stays usable on the free tier after that, and scales up if you need more.
We’d love your feedback, especially on:
dictation quality
multilingual support
latency and responsiveness
anything that still feels clunky in the workflow
Happy to answer every question here today. 🙏