Voice transcription for AI builders.
SuperWhisper, Wispr Flow, and Doing all transcribe speech on a Mac. They all support AI post-processing, custom dictionaries, and transcript history. The differences are in how they work and who they're built for.
Doing is the only Mac voice transcription app that combines fully local processing, a one-time $49 price, no account requirement, and built-in screenshot capture — all designed specifically for people who spend their day talking to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Claude Code.
Local and private by architecture
Doing and SuperWhisper both process audio on your Mac. Wispr Flow sends audio to cloud servers for transcription and captures screenshots of your active window for context awareness. If you work with proprietary code, client data, or anything you wouldn't paste into a web form, local processing isn't a feature — it's a requirement. Doing uses NVIDIA's Parakeet model on your Mac's Neural Engine and transcribes at 150x realtime. A 60-second recording finishes in about 400 milliseconds.
$49 once vs $8–15 per month
Doing costs $49 one-time with no account required. SuperWhisper offers a $249 lifetime option alongside monthly and annual plans. Wispr Flow is subscription-only at $12–15/month. Cloud-based tools charge recurring fees because they pay for server infrastructure. Doing runs entirely on your hardware, so there are no ongoing costs to pass along.
Screenshots while you record
Doing is the only voice transcription app for Mac with built-in screenshot capture. While holding the record key, drag to select a region of your screen — the screenshot is attached to your transcription. This is designed for AI workflows where you're describing something visual: a bug on screen, a design you want to iterate on, or a chart you want analyzed. No other Mac dictation app offers this.
YOLO Mode: auto-submit after paste
When you're prompting an AI tool, you usually want to hit Enter right after pasting. Doing's YOLO Mode is a simple toggle that automatically presses Return after every transcription. SuperWhisper has a similar feature triggered by holding Shift when you finish recording. Wispr Flow supports saying 'press enter' as a voice command. Doing's approach is the simplest — turn it on once and every transcription gets submitted automatically.
Per-app Skills you configure once
All three apps adapt to the app you're using. Doing lets you assign specific Skill chains per app — Formalize for Slack, Cleanup for email, raw transcription for Claude Code — and they run automatically. SuperWhisper has per-app mode switching. Wispr Flow adjusts tone automatically based on context. Doing's approach gives you explicit control: you decide exactly what processing runs for each app.
Dictionaries built for AI engineering
All three apps let you add custom words. Doing ships with built-in dictionary packs for AI engineering, software development, and product/business terminology — so it correctly spells terms like Parakeet, LangChain, RAG, vibe coding, and Claude Code out of the box. You can also add your own words and corrections with one click from the transcript window.
Markdown transcripts, Obsidian-compatible
Doing saves every transcription to daily Markdown files organized by date, designed to work with Obsidian and other knowledge management tools. SuperWhisper saves history as JSON files. Wispr Flow keeps searchable history in the app but doesn't export to files. If your notes and transcripts live in Obsidian, Doing's format fits right in.
| Doing | SuperWhisper | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs locally | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| One-time price | $49 | $249 | — |
| No account required | ✓ | — | — |
| Screenshot capture | ✓ | — | — |
| Auto-submit toggleSuperWhisper: hold Shift. Wispr Flow: voice command. | ✓ | — | — |
| Configurable per-app SkillsOthers have per-app modes or auto tone. | ✓ | — | — |
SuperWhisper and Wispr Flow are solid products. SuperWhisper has a mature ecosystem with iOS and Windows support. Wispr Flow has strong enterprise features including SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance. If you need cross-platform support, team administration, or meeting transcription, they may be a better fit. Doing is focused on one thing: fast, private voice input for people who talk to AI tools all day.
Try it free for 100 transcriptions — no account, no credit card.
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