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WhisperDrop 2 for Mac

Offline transcription and dictation for audio, video, YouTube, and meetings.

By Zer0codestuff. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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WhisperDrop 2 at a glance

Version
2.6.0
Released
6 October 2026
Download size
204 MB
Works on
Apple silicon
Licence
MIT
Category
Audio and Music
Developer
Zer0codestuff
GitHub stars
5

About WhisperDrop 2

Free, open-source Mac app for local transcription and dictation. Transcribe audio, video, YouTube and meetings with Whisper or Parakeet, fully offline. A MacWhisper and Wispr Flow alternative for Apple Silicon.

Screenshots

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How to install WhisperDrop 2 on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for WhisperDrop 2 and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 2.6.0 from Zer0codestuff's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to WhisperDrop 2 show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: WhisperDrop-2.6.0-arm64.dmg (204 MB).

What is new in WhisperDrop 2 2.6.0

WhisperDrop 2.6.0 makes Parakeet v3 the default speech model, writes notes while you speak with one sentence per paragraph, lets you pause a note and rename it by clicking its title, and adds local writing tools and in-app updates.

## Install

Apple Silicon, macOS 14 or later. Coming from 2.5.0 or earlier, download the DMG once and replace the app; your notes, models and settings stay. From 2.6.0 on, use **WhisperDrop 2 > Check for Updates…** or **Settings > General > App updates** instead of downloading again.

The app is ad hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS may block the first launch. If you trust this build, open it once, then choose **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway**. After replacing the app, macOS may ask again for Accessibility and Input Monitoring.

## Parakeet v3 by default

- Parakeet v3 is the default model and is no longer experimental. It covers 25 European languages, including Italian and English, and is fast enough to write while you speak.
- If your main model was Turbo and Parakeet is already downloaded, the app switches to Parakeet once. Choosing another model afterwards is kept.
- Whisper models are listed as legacy models in **Settings > Models**. When your language is not one of Parakeet's 25, an installed Whisper model is used automatically, Turbo first, and Settings shows which one.

## Notes
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