Whisper Notes is a lightweight macOS and iOS app for system-wide dictation and audio/video file transcription. Hold Fn, speak, release. Supports 100+ languages.
Platform:macOS, iOS
Pricing:Free (Mac) / $4.99 (iPhone)
Processing:Local
Feature Comparison Score
6 of 11 categories
AudioBolo wins in 6 feature categories55%
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
FeatureAudioBoloWhisper Notes
Screen Context Awareness
Auto-Learn Vocabulary
@Filename Tagging (IDE)
Custom Vocabulary
Snippets
AI Post-Processing
File Import Transcription
Voice Memo Recording
Fn Key Activation
Multi-language
99+ languages
100+ languages
Free on Mac
15 min/day
Why AudioBolo wins
Screen context, auto-learn, IDE tagging, snippets, AI formatting — a complete dictation platform
Intelligent transcription that adapts to your context
Cloud sync for history across devices
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Where Whisper Notes differs
Audio/video file import transcription
Completely free on Mac (no daily limit)
The Verdict
Whisper Notes is free and simple, but AudioBolo transforms dictation from basic speech-to-text into an intelligent, context-aware writing assistant.