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Typewhisper-mac: Private Speech-to-Text

Name: Typewhisper-mac: Private Speech-to-Text
Author: TypeWhisper

Get private on-device transcription with typewhisper-mac, for founders, with 1.3k+ GitHub stars

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1,830 stars+10★ this week144 forksSwiftGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jun 29Updated 10/10/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Dictates text on your Mac, while keeping your data private, using speech-to-text on-device AI.

Real use case example

"A developer is building a voice-controlled Pomodoro timer for Mac users. They start by installing typewhisper-mac, then use Swift to create a GUI with SwiftUI. Next, they set up the speech-to-text functionality, allowing users to start and stop the timer using voice commands. The outcome is a user-friendly app that's easy to use and offers a fun way to stay productive."

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When to use it

•When needing to transcribe audio or video files locally without uploading to cloud services
•For founders requiring private and secure speech-to-text functionality on their macOS devices
•When developing applications that necessitate local speech recognition capabilities

Ready-to-paste prompt

Say 'Hello, this is a test of the typewhisper-mac speech-to-text functionality' to see the transcription in action

Heads up: Ensure you have Xcode installed and configured on your macOS device, as typewhisper-mac is built using Swift and requires Xcode to build and run

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/typewhisper-mac && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/typewhisper-mac/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/typewhisper-mac/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

What's inside — free to inspect

No purchase needed

Read the entire source before you build — unlike paid marketplaces that hide it behind a buy button.

top-level files

folders

128.4M

source size

GPL-3.0

license

Key files

AGENTS.md

CodeSigning.xcconfig

README.md

File tree

.github/

AppStore/

assets/

docs/

fastlane/

PluginRegistry/

Plugins/

scripts/

termpacks/

TypeWhisper/

typewhisper-cli/

TypeWhisper.xcodeproj/

TypeWhisperICloudBridge/

TypeWhisperPluginSDK/

TypeWhisperTests/

TypeWhisperTranscribeAction/

TypeWhisperWidgetExtension/

TypeWhisperWidgetShared/

.gitignore

.markdownlint-cli2.yaml

AGENTS.md

appstore-project.yml

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

CodeSigning.xcconfig

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/typewhisper-mac && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/typewhisper-mac/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/typewhisper-mac/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

TypeWhisper

Language

Swift