Press a hotkey, speak, release — Silverwhisper transcribes on-device and pastes the text into whatever app has focus. macOS, Windows and Linux. No audio or transcript leaves the machine.
The cloud tools cover Mac and Windows but ship no Linux. The local, privacy-first tools are all Mac-only. Silverwhisper runs the same way on every machine you touch.
macOS
Native installer, same hotkey, same on-device engine.
Windows
Native installer, same hotkey, same on-device engine.
Linux
Native installer, same hotkey, same on-device engine.
| Feature | Silverwhisper | Superwhisper | MacWhisper | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Linux | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Runs fully on-device | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Works in any app via one hotkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Speech-to-text runs entirely on-device. No audio, no transcript, no network call at dictation time — verifiable, not just a claim in a privacy policy.