BetterWispr

Hold a shortcut, speak, and BetterWispr types clean text into any Mac app. Local speech models, a style for each app, meeting notes and insights. Free and open source, with no account required.

Highlights from the product’s site

• Speak in any app. BetterWispr handles the rest
• Stays on your Mac
• Pick your model
• A style for every app
• Cleanup you choose

Open source: the code is at github.com/opennookorg/betterwispr.

First shown on Hacker News on 11 October 2026 as “BetterWispr – Free, open-source dictation for Mac”, where it reached 220 points and 128 comments. Read the discussion.