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MacWhisper is an option for those who are cautious of Otter

Samantha Sunne
Jun 27, 2025
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Hi, folks! My recent post on Alice was popular, so I thought you all might be interested in more privacy-focused AI and productivity tools.

MacWhisper is a tool that was recently recommended to me by Melody Kramer at ProPublica. It’s a powerful tool that transcribes audio files - without sending your files through the cloud.

an example from the MacWhisper…

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