Your OpenAI Key. No Middleman.
Your OpenAI account, no middleman, no subscription. Audio goes from your Mac to OpenAI and the text comes straight back.
No WhisperWizard account · No server of ours · Capped by you
The data path
Where your voice goes, all of it.
Your Mac
01. Recorder
Records while you speak and saves the audio locally.
Your OpenAI account
02. Whisper
Transcribes the audio on your API key. Language is detected.
Your OpenAI account
03. Your template
Your prompt runs on the model you picked. Skipped for raw dictation.
Your Mac
04. Your cursor
Pasted into the app you were in; clipboard put back; kept in History.
| To | What is sent | When | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | What is sentYour audio, its transcript and your template's prompt | WhenEach recording | WhyTranscription (Whisper) and the template run, on your key |
| Lemon Squeezy | What is sentYour license key | WhenAbout every 10 minutes | WhyChecks the license is valid |
| GitHub | What is sentA request for the latest release | WhenAbout once an hour | WhyLooks for app updates |
That is the whole list. Nothing else leaves your Mac.
What it costs to run
$29 once. Then only what you use.
Per minute of audio
Transcription
Whisper bills each recording by its length. Every recording uses it, with or without a template.
Per piece of text
Your template
When a template runs, OpenAI bills the prompt and the answer by length, at your chosen model's rate. Raw dictation skips this.
Per month, your cap
Your limit
Set a monthly budget in OpenAI's billing settings and keep the bill exactly where you want it.
Set or review your limit in your OpenAI billing settings. A ChatGPT Plus subscription does not cover API usage; they are billed separately.
Key safety
Your key, your rules.
- You paste it once, during setup. It stays in WhisperWizard's settings on your Mac.
- It is only ever sent to OpenAI, with your own requests. There is no other place for it to go.
- Create a key just for WhisperWizard, so its usage is easy to spot and easy to revoke.
- Rotate it any time in your OpenAI account, then paste the new one into Settings.
OpenAI API key
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Sent toapi.openai.com
Billed toYour OpenAI account
WhisperWizard serversnone
Questions
About your key.
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.
Can I use my ChatGPT Plus subscription for WhisperWizard?
No, you can't. Your ChatGPT Plus subscription and OpenAI API key are different. You need to have your own OpenAI API key to use WhisperWizard.
What do I do if my OpenAI API Key is not working?
WhisperWizard shows "OpenAI API Key is not valid." when OpenAI rejects your key. Check billing first, in your OpenAI billing settings:
- Add a payment method. Keys without billing are refused by the API.
- Make sure your usage limit is not set too low.
Then check that you copied the whole key (it starts with sk-) and that it was not revoked, and paste it again in Settings. The full walkthrough is in Your OpenAI API Key. If you still have an error, email us at [email protected]; a human reads every message.
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.
No subscription. No middleman.
One-time purchase, lifetime usage, your own OpenAI account. Every plan includes a 14-day money-back guarantee.