Say it messy.Paste it polished.
Speak into any Mac app. Your own prompts turn rambling into ready-to-send text. Pay once.
um so tell Sam the deck's gonna be late, uh, the numbers aren't in yet so maybe Friday? and ask if we can move the board call to Monday
Hi Sam,
Quick heads-up: the deck is going to be late. The numbers aren't in yet, so Friday is the realistic target.
Could we move the board call to Monday?
01 ·Before and After
What You Said. What You Meant.
Speak the reply the way you would tell a colleague. The Polished Reply keeps your meaning and fixes the rest, and History keeps both versions on your Mac.
“um so reply to Dana, uh, the proposal looks good, we can kick off next week, but like flag that the timeline is tight and, uh, suggest a call on Tuesday”
Hi Dana,
The proposal looks good, and we can kick off next week.
One flag: the timeline is tight. Could we get on a call on Tuesday to walk through it?
The Polished Reply · Example · both versions kept in History
02 ·The Spellbook
Your Prompts Are Spells.
Every template is a prompt you can read, copy and change. Bind it to Control Option 1 ⌃⌥1 and one keystroke records, rewrites and pastes. Six ship with the app; write as many as you like.
⌥Space · search, arrow, Enter
You said
um so tell Sam the deck's gonna be late, uh, the numbers aren't in yet so maybe Friday? and ask if we can move the board call to Monday
The Polished Reply → Mail · Re: Board deck
Hi Sam,
Quick heads-up: the deck is going to be late. The numbers aren't in yet, so Friday is the realistic target.
Could we move the board call to Monday?
The prompt · yours to read and change
Rewrite my words into a clear, friendly email reply. Keep my meaning and my tone, fix the grammar, and tighten any rambling sentences. Output only the email body: no subject line, no sign-off unless I dictated one.
- The Polished Reply⌃⌥1
- The Translator⌃⌥2
- The Outliner⌃⌥3
- The Tone Shift⌃⌥4
- The Journal Keeper⌃⌥5
- The Action Extractor⌃⌥6
The Polished Reply
Rewrite my words into a clear, friendly email reply. Keep my meaning and my tone, fix the grammar, and tighten any rambling sentences. Output only the email body: no subject line, no sign-off unless I dictated one.
The Translator
Translate what I said into natural, conversational French. Match the register I used: formal where I was formal, casual where I was casual. Output only the translation.
The Action Extractor
Pull the action items and decisions out of what I said. Format them as a checklist: one per line, verb first: followed by a short list of open questions. Nothing else.
03 ·The Real App
Watch It Run, Start to Finish.
A 70-second walkthrough by Gwendal, who makes WhisperWizard: a template, a recording, and an email reply that writes itself.
Real footage · sound on
04 ·Four Parts
Four Parts, One Keystroke.
Prompts you write, a hotkey for each, a paste that lands at your cursor, and a history that keeps both versions. Each one, filmed in the real app.
Speak instead of typing
Press the shortcut, talk, and the text lands where your cursor was, in any Mac app.
- Option Shift Space ⌥⇧SpaceStart a Recording
Your own prompts, one hotkey each
A template is a prompt you write once for a task you repeat, like replying to email or translating.
- Control Option 1…6 ⌃⌥1…6Cast a Template
- Option Space ⌥SpaceOpen the Template Palette
Stop, and the text is pasted
When you finish, your prompt rewrites the transcript and the result is pasted at your cursor.
- Option Escape ⌥EscStop and Paste
Past recordings, one click away
Every recording stays in History on your Mac. Open one to replay it or copy its text again.
More on History
01 / 04Filmed in the real app · A dictated post pasted into the composer on X
WhisperWizard servers
Audio goes from your Mac to your own OpenAI account. We never see it.
keystroke per cast
Records, rewrites and pastes into any app with a cursor, then puts your clipboard back.
versions kept
History stores the original and the processed text of every recording, on your Mac.
once, for life
No subscription. OpenAI bills your usage to your own account at their rates.
05 ·How It Works
Up and Running in Three Steps.
No subscription, no account with us. Just a license, your own OpenAI API key, and a shortcut.
Step 01
Get Your License
One-time purchase, lifetime usage: every plan includes all features and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Step 02
Download and Add Your OpenAI API Key
WhisperWizard runs on your own OpenAI API key, so your recordings go straight to OpenAI: we never see or store them on our servers. The Mac app keeps its own History of your recordings on your Mac.
Step 03
Press the Shortcut and Speak
Hit ⌥⇧Space to dictate, or ⌃⌥1 to run a template in the same keystroke. Talk naturally and get polished text ready to use anywhere on your Mac.
The Data Path
Where your voice goes, all of it.
WhisperWizard servers
None.
We never see your audio, your text or your templates.
Your Mac
Records while you speak. History stays here.
Your OpenAI Account
Whisper transcribes, then your template's prompt runs. Billed to you.
Your Cursor
Pasted where you were typing. Clipboard put back.
Every outbound call the app makes
- OpenAIyour transcription and templates, on your key
- Lemon Squeezythe license check
- GitHubapp updates
Source: the 1.0.4 release notes, which removed crash reporting. Read Them in the Changelog
06 ·Who It’s For
Made for the Way You Work.
If your day runs on written words, speaking is the fastest way to produce them.
The Polished ReplyExample Control Option 1 ⌃⌥1
- You Say
- “Reply to Dana - the proposal looks good, we can kick off next week, but flag that the timeline is tight and suggest a call on Tuesday.”
- You Get
- A ready-to-send reply in your voice - the green light, the concern, and the suggested call, written out in clean paragraphs.
07 ·Honest Comparison
Do You Even Need a Paid Dictation App?
Maybe not. Here is where WhisperWizard fits, next to the free options and the paid rivals, checked and dated.
- Wispr Flow Pro, billed annually
- $288
- WhisperWizard Essential, once
- $29+ usage
OpenAI bills your API usage to your own account at their rates; you can cap it in OpenAI's billing settings. Wispr Flow price checked 2026-10-05.
| Option | Price | Your own key | Your own prompts |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhisperWizard | $29 once, plus your OpenAI usage | Yes, it runs on yours | Unlimited, each on its own hotkey |
| Apple Dictation | Free, built into macOS | No | None, one fixed behavior |
| Voice memo + ChatGPT | Free tier or a paid ChatGPT subscription | No | You write or paste the prompt every time |
| Wispr Flow | Free tier; Pro $12/user/mo billed annually ($15 monthly) | No | Styles and modes, no raw prompt per hotkey |
| Superwhisper | Free tier; Pro $84.99/yr ($8.49 monthly), or $249.99 once | Pro only, one option among many | Custom modes |
| VoiceInk | One-time: $25 (1 Mac), $39 (2 Macs), $49 (3 Macs) | Not needed for local models | AI enhancement prompts |
Skip WhisperWizard If
- You are on Windows or Linux: WhisperWizard is macOS-only (Intel: macOS 10.13 or newer; Apple Silicon: macOS 11 or newer).
- You would rather not manage an OpenAI API key: it is the engine the app runs on.
- You dictate rarely enough that the built-in option already covers you.
Prices checked between and . Sources on each comparison page.
See the Full, Honest Comparison08 ·Pricing Plans
Pay Once. Keep It.
Every feature in every plan; the plans differ only in how many Macs. Then OpenAI bills your own usage, at their rates.
- To WhisperWizard
- $29 once
- To OpenAI
- Your usage, on your own key, at their rates
- Subscription
- None
- Refund
- Within 14 days, by email
Essential
One license included.
$29once
- 1 macOS device
- Full features access
- Lifetime usage
- 1 year of updates
- Email support
- Chat support
Advanced
Two licenses included.
$49once
- 2 macOS devices
- Full features access
- Lifetime usage
- 1 year of updates
- Email support
- Chat support
- Most Popular
Ultimate
Three licenses included.
$69once
- 3 macOS devices
- Full features access
- Lifetime usage
- 1 year of updates
- Email support
- Chat support
- Priority support
All payments are processed and secured by Lemon Squeezy. Price in USD. VAT may apply.
Every plan includes a 14-day money-back guarantee: email [email protected] for a refund.
Still comparing? How WhisperWizard stacks up against the free options.
09 ·FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.
Everything you need to know about the product and billing. Can't find the answer you're looking for? Please contact us.
What does WhisperWizard do?
WhisperWizard is a Mac app. You speak into any app, it turns your voice into text, and then it runs your own prompt over that text, so what lands at your cursor is ready to send instead of a raw transcript. Each prompt you write is a template with its own hotkey. It runs on your own OpenAI API key, so you need one for WhisperWizard to work.
How is WhisperWizard different from the Mac's built-in dictation?
Apple's built-in dictation types your raw words at the cursor and keeps nothing. WhisperWizard runs what you said through a custom OpenAI prompt template bound to a shortcut, so polished text lands at the cursor, and it keeps every recording for replay. Audio goes straight to your own OpenAI account. See the side-by-side comparison.
What do I need to start using WhisperWizard?
You will need the following to use WhisperWizard: an OpenAI API key, a WhisperWizard license key, and a Mac with macOS 10.13 or newer (Intel) or macOS 11 or newer (Apple Silicon).
Are there ongoing costs after I buy a license?
WhisperWizard itself has no subscription: your license is a one-time purchase. Because the app runs on your own OpenAI API key, OpenAI bills your API usage directly to your OpenAI account at their pay-as-you-go rates. You can review or cap that usage in your OpenAI billing settings.
Is my data safe?
WhisperWizard has no server of its own, so we don't store your recordings, transcripts or templates. They stay on your Mac (see History) until you delete them. Your requests go directly to OpenAI with your own API key, so OpenAI's privacy rules apply to them.
What is the refund policy?
If you're not happy with your purchase, you can get your money back. Just send us an email at [email protected] within 14 days after your purchase to ask for a refund.
Your next email, said out loud.
Press the spell's hotkey, say it the way you would tell a colleague, and it pastes at your cursor ready to send.
Pay once, with a 14-day refund by email. After that, your only running cost is your own OpenAI usage.
One maker, one Mac app. No server of ours in the middle, and every message reaches a human.