Whisper Notes runs entirely offline. Record your voice, get text transcripts—all on your iPhone or Mac. No internet needed. This guide covers how offline speech-to-text works, what you can do with it, and why running everything locally matters for privacy.
Whisper Notes delivers professional-grade offline transcription
How It Works: Offline Recording and Transcription
Whisper Notes uses OpenAI's Whisper AI model directly on your device. Tap to record, stop when you're done. The app processes audio locally and returns text—all without internet. Speech-to-text offline means your voice never touches a server.
This matters for privacy. No cloud uploads, no data breaches, no corporate access to your recordings. Offline transcription keeps everything on your iPhone or Mac. Perfect for sensitive conversations, work meetings, or just not wanting your voice analyzed by third parties.
Import and transcribe audio files completely offline
Lock Screen Widgets
Add the widget to your lock screen. Tap it to start recording without unlocking your phone. Super useful for quick voice memos or capturing thoughts on the go. The offline transcriber processes everything locally once you stop recording.
Live Activity shows recording duration while you talk. Simple, fast access to offline recording when you need it.
Quick recording access directly from your lock screen
Bulk Export
Long-press any transcription to enter selection mode. Pick multiple recordings, then export them all at once—either as text or with the original audio files. Saves tons of time if you're working with lots of offline audio transcription.
Export to wherever you need: email, cloud storage, notes app. Everything stays local during offline processing. Share when you're ready, not before.
Efficiently manage and export multiple transcriptions at once
Initial Prompts for Better Accuracy
The transcription app sometimes struggles with technical terms or proper nouns. Go to Settings → add them to "Initial Prompts." The offline AI engine will recognize them way better.
Example: If you often say "Gemini-2.5-Pro" or industry-specific jargon, add those terms. The offline speech-to-text engine learns to transcribe them correctly instead of guessing.
Configure initial prompts for improved terminology recognition
Long Recordings with Timestamps
Whisper Notes breaks long recordings into paragraphs automatically. Makes hour-long meetings or lectures way easier to read. The offline transcription software also adds timestamps if you enable them.
Timestamps help when you need to reference specific moments. Export the text with timestamps included—perfect for meetings, interviews, or any audio-to-text offline work where timing matters.
Professional formatting for long transcriptions with precise timestamps
Import Audio Files
Already have recordings? Import them. Whisper Notes handles MP3, M4A, WAV, and most common formats. The offline transcription app processes files the same way it handles live recordings—all locally with offline AI.
Perfect for transcribing meeting recordings, interviews, or lectures you recorded elsewhere. Same quality as live recording. The offline transcriber doesn't care whether audio comes from the mic or a file.
Why Offline Matters
Most transcription services send your voice to their servers. Whisper Notes doesn't. Offline transcription software means no data leaves your device—period.
No risk of data breaches. No company analyzing your conversations. No government subpoenas for your recordings. The offline approach keeps everything local—your voice processes on your device using offline AI, never touching the internet.
80+ Languages
Whisper Notes detects language automatically. Speak English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese—whatever. The offline transcription figures it out and processes accordingly using offline AI.
Quality is consistent across languages. Perfect for international work, language learning, or multilingual households. The offline transcriber handles audio-to-text offline in your language, not just English.
Who Uses It
Students record lectures. Journalists transcribe interviews. Business people turn meetings into text. Whisper Notes works for all of them because offline audio transcription is simple: record, process, done.
Features covered above—bulk export, timestamps, custom prompts, file import—handle most speech-to-text offline needs. The offline AI engine runs the same whether you're doing quick voice memos or transcribing hour-long recordings.
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