{
  "slug": "macwhisper",
  "category": "speech-to-text",
  "name": "MacWhisper",
  "description": "macOS app that transcribes audio and video files, meeting audio and dictation with local Whisper-based models, including speaker labels and subtitle export.",
  "website": "https://www.macwhisper.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 57,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "MacWhisper scores 57 out of 100 (grade D) on the dictation and transcription criteria. It meets 3 of 6 criteria: no ads or data sales, runs on the device and no training on recordings. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source and independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/macwhisper/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/macwhisper/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.macwhisper.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "The app sends anonymous analytics events about license status; no other analytics are described."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.macwhisper.com",
      "note": "Funded by paid Pro licenses, with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "runs_locally": {
      "title": "Runs on the device",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.macwhisper.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "The policy states all processing happens on the device and no audio or text leaves it."
    },
    "no_training": {
      "title": "No training on recordings",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.macwhisper.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "Processing is entirely local."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:33.576Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}