Good Snooze
MacWhisper
On-device Whisper and Parakeet transcription for Mac, so audio never leaves your machine.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Task rank
- #13
- Tier
- A
- Score
- 79.2
Strengths
- Runs Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet fully on-device
- 100+ languages, 50+ export formats, batch processing
- Around 30x real-time speed on Apple Silicon
Considerations
- macOS and iOS only
- One-time license model differs from the App Store subscription app
Price
Free; Pro one-time ~$69 (Pro Max ~$149)
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 82.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 74.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 82.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
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- Benchmark
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Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
- Lumevoice: MacWhisper Review 2026 (30-day test) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Voibe: MacWhisper Review (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- MacWhisper on Gumroad (Good Snooze) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Top5Apps: MacWhisper Review (Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- 12 best transcription software (Guideflow) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
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- #12SonixAScore 79.5An automated transcription service for audio and video files with translation capabilities.