MacWhisper
A macOS app that transcribes audio and video files using AI models
- Also known as
- macwhisper
What is MacWhisper?
MacWhisper is a macOS application for transcribing audio and video content using Whisper and other AI models. It supports format export, integrations with productivity tools, and can translate audio content between languages.
MacWhisper pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier with Pro option for additional Whisper model access
Free
FreePro
What MacWhisper does
The capabilities that matter for subtitle captioning, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- Desktop local application
- Hardcoded video burn in stylized social captions
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- Fcc ada broadcast compliance closed captioning srt vtt
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- Dynamic karaoke style animated word highlighting
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- AI auto translation for multi language tracks
- ✓
- Timeline based millisecond timestamp nudging
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- Human in the loop premium proofreading service tier
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- Custom font upload and brand color templating
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- B roll and emoji auto injection based on context
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- Direct xml export to premiere pro final cut
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- SOC2 type ii
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- Mit or apache permissive oss license
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- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- Notion
- Make.com
- n8n
- Zapier
- Obsidian
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Groq
- Ollama
- XAI
- Deepseek
- Azure
MacWhisper alternatives
Other subtitle captioning we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CaptionsAI video editor that automates professional editing taskslow · 46%
- Opus ClipConvert long-form videos into shareable short clips and automatically distribute them across social platformsmedium · 54%
- SubmagicAI-assisted video editing for quickly producing short-form social media contentlow · 37%
- CaptionHublow · 6%
- AmaraAdd subtitles and captions to videos online with professional editing and translation toolslow · 3%
Compare MacWhisper
Side by side against other subtitle captioning, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for MacWhisper, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.05 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 32 | 0.04 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.