Superwhisper vs WakaScribe

Superwhisper turns speech into formatted text for use across applications. Its Super Mode reads the screen and adjusts dictated text to the current app, for example treating email as a message or coding prompts technically. It supports more than 100 languages, automatic language detection, and translation between languages. On-device speech models process audio locally, work without internet, and keep audio off the device's outbound path. With cloud models, audio and text pass through the Superwhisper proxy to the provider; the product says they are not retained for training. It works wherever text can be entered and names Slack, Cursor, and Notion, with coding plugins for Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, and Pi. A CLI can search and export transcripts, report recording statistics, and start a local MCP server. Free includes voice-to-text, meeting recording and transcription, and email support. Pro costs $8.49 per month or $84.99 per year and adds audio and video transcription, cloud and local models, custom API keys, and priority support. Pro features can be tried for 3,000 words before free-tier features remain available.

WakaScribe is dictation software that can process speech on a device or use cloud recognition. Its local mode uses NVIDIA Parakeet; cloud mode uses Whisper Large V3 Turbo. Dictated text can be entered into browsers, word processors, messaging apps, code editors and business tools through system-level integration. Users can choose Cool, Normal or Formal writing styles, make personal dictionaries, and give voice instructions to translate, summarize, rephrase, correct, extract key points, or shorten or expand selected text. Local recognition supports major European languages; cloud recognition covers over 100 languages and dialects with automatic language detection. The FAQ says local processing sends no sound, text or computer data away, while enterprise audio is deleted after cloud transcription. Business mode offers synchronized team dictionaries and collaboration settings hosted in Europe. WakaScribe lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. Local mode is free forever; Business mode is €1.00 per month per user.