Voice Input for Developers

Press FN. Speak. Text appears. Works everywhere on Mac.

Most of your typing isn't code. It's commit messages, PR descriptions, Slack replies, Jira tickets, and documentation. Whisnap is a Mac app that lets you dictate all of it. Press FN (or any hotkey), speak, and text appears at your cursor in VS Code, Terminal, Slack, GitHub — every Mac app.

Local Core mode is free forever. Transcription runs on-device. Unlimited transcription. Zero internet required. Your code context never leaves your Mac. For enhanced accuracy and AI formatting, Cloud Mode costs $10/month with a 7-day free trial.

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What Developers Dictate

Not code itself. The text around code.

Commit Messages

Stop typing "fix: update user model" when you mean "refactor user authentication to use JWT tokens instead of session cookies." Speak the real story.

PR Descriptions

Dictate summaries, technical details, testing notes, and breaking changes. No more copy-pasting commit messages into GitHub and calling it done.

Documentation

Explain setup steps, API usage, and gotchas by speaking. Draft READMEs and inline docs faster, then polish later.

Slack & Teams

Answer technical questions, share status updates, and explain architecture decisions without breaking flow.

Code Comments

Dictate JSDoc, function explanations, and inline comments. Make your code maintainable without the typing tedium.

Bug Reports

Describe repro steps, expected vs actual behavior, and stack traces in Jira or Linear. Speak the details instead of typing every character.

CLI Transcription whisnap <file>

Transcribe audio and video files from the terminal with whisnap <file>. Supports --json, --cloud, --model, and --list-models flags. Works with all audio (WAV, MP3, FLAC, M4A, OGG) and video formats (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM). Install from Settings → Advanced.

Command Mode Cloud

Select text in any app — a commit message, a doc paragraph, a Slack draft — press FN+Tab, speak a command like "make this more concise" or "rewrite as bullet points", and the AI transforms it in-place. Requires Cloud Mode.

Works Everywhere You Code

System-wide. No plugins. No setup.

Whisnap is system-level, not an IDE plugin. Press your hotkey anywhere — VS Code, IntelliJ, Terminal, Slack, GitHub web, Notion — and dictate. Text appears at your cursor. That's it.

No extensions to install. No per-app configuration. No voice command syntax to learn. Just press, speak, release. Works in every Mac app that accepts text.

Switch to a new editor? Try a different terminal? Whisnap still works. You get consistent voice typing across your entire dev environment.

Your Code Context Stays Local

On-device by default. Cloud optional.

When you dictate commit messages about unreleased features, document internal architecture, or discuss security bugs, that info shouldn't leave your machine. Local Core mode processes everything on-device with local models. Zero data sent to the cloud. Zero risk of exposing proprietary code context.

Local processing is fast, accurate, and works offline. No network latency. No external dependencies. Perfect for developers working on sensitive projects.

Need extra accuracy for complex technical terms? Enable Cloud Mode ($10/month) for AI-enhanced transcription. You control when to use cloud providers and when to stay local.

Pricing

Free local transcription. Paid cloud features.

Local Core

Free forever

✓Unlimited on-device transcription
✓On-device processing
✓100% private, zero data leaves device
✓Audio file upload & batch transcription
✓Custom hotkeys
✓Works offline

Cloud Mode

$10/month · 7-day free trial

✓Everything in Local Core
✓Enhanced transcription accuracy
✓Context-aware AI formatting
✓Smart snippets & vocabulary
✓Cloud AI providers (optional)
✓Command Mode — select text, speak a command, transformed in-place