Your Voice-First
AI Companion
Whissle's advanced speech recognizer extracts intent, emotion, and context directly from your voice — on-device. Combined with LLM's intelligence, it drafts in your tone, gives you live tips during meetings, delivers personalized briefings, and researches anything in the background.
macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon recommended · Free · Gemini API key for best experience
Live assist
Google Meet · Listening...
Morning briefing
3 meetings · 5 emails · sunny
Not a Tool. A Companion.
Other tools wait for you. Whissle works alongside you.
Dictation Tools
Type what you say
- Passive transcription only
- No context or personalization
- Can't help you write or think
- No awareness of your workflow
AI Chatbots
Answer what you ask
- Requires you to context-switch
- No integration with your apps
- Forgets between sessions
- Generic, impersonal responses
Whissle
Understand. Assist. Anticipate.
- On-device ASR extracts intent & emotion
- Live tips during meetings & calls
- Contextual writing in your own tone
- Gemini intelligence + local voice privacy
Three Seconds to Magic
From thought to help — faster than switching to another app.
Hold fn
Press and hold the function key from anywhere on your Mac. A listening widget appears instantly over whatever app you're using.
Speak Naturally
Ask a question, dictate a thought, request help with an email, or start a research task. Just talk — Whissle understands context.
Get Intelligent Help
Whissle drafts your reply, answers your question, surfaces what you need, or researches in the background — personalized to you.
It Knows What
You Need
You don't pick a mode — Whissle figures it out. In a Google Meet? It monitors the conversation and gives you live tips. Writing an email? It drafts a reply in your tone. Planning a trip? It launches deep research in the background. All from one fn key — or automatically during calls.
Whissle's on-device ASR doesn't just transcribe — it extracts entity tags, intent, and emotion from your voice. Combined with app context and conversation memory, every request is routed to exactly the right handler, instantly.
Live Assist
Monitors meetings & calls in real-time
Contextual Writing
"Draft a polite follow-up to Sarah"
Deep Research
"Research the best CRM tools for startups"
Answer
"What's the weather in Tokyo?"
Email & Notes
"Summarize my recent notes"
Mac Control
"Open Slack" · "Screenshot"
Just Say It
From writing help to lifestyle updates to Mac control — one voice, one key, no switching apps. Here's a taste of what you can ask.
Writing & Replies
Live Assist in Meetings
Lifestyle & Info
Research
Mac Control
Good morning, Karan
Calendar
Today's meetings and schedule at a glance
Important unread messages from your inbox
News
Top headlines with AI-shortened summaries
Weather
Local conditions and forecast for the day
Start Every Day
Fully Informed
Every morning, Whissle compiles a personalized spoken briefing that combines your calendar events, latest emails, top news headlines, and local weather — delivered as a natural audio summary. It's like having a personal executive assistant who reads you the morning paper while you grab your coffee.
The briefing adapts to what matters to you. Heavy meeting day? It highlights the schedule. Important email thread? It surfaces it first. Crafted by your AI provider to be concise, relevant, and perfectly structured for listening.
Research That Runs
While You Work
Say “research the best CRM tools for startups” and Whissle doesn't just search the web. It launches a multi-step agentic research workflow that explores multiple sources, evaluates findings, and compiles a comprehensive report — all in the background. You get a macOS notification when it's ready, complete with citations.
Deep Research
Running in background...
🔔 Research complete — click to view the full report with citations
An AI That Actually Knows You
Whissle adapts to your writing style, remembers your context, and helps you stay on top of life — not just work.
Contextual Writing
Whissle sees what app you're in and adapts. In Mail, it drafts replies in your voice. In Notes, it expands your thoughts. In Slack, it matches the tone of the conversation.
Live Assist in Meetings
During a Google Meet, FaceTime, or any call, Whissle monitors your audio and system audio in real-time. Based on your goals, it gives you live tips, talking points, and context from your emails, notes, and past conversations.
Conversation Memory
Whissle remembers your past conversations. Ask a follow-up hours later and it picks up right where you left off — no re-explaining.
Proactive Triggers
Meeting in 5 minutes? Whissle sends a notification with the agenda. It watches your context and acts before you even think to ask.
Smart Output Routing
Answers go where they belong — pasted into your editor, saved to Notes, sent as a notification, or drafted as an email. Never in the way.
Lifestyle Aware
Whissle knows your schedule, your weather, your news preferences. It keeps you informed throughout the day without you having to ask.
Everything at a Glance
Your email, news, and notes — unified in one place.
Gmail Popup
See your recent emails without ever opening a browser. Quick-glance inbox right from your menu bar.
Smart News
AI-shortened headlines with thumbnails. Background-cached so it's instant. Personalized to your interests.
Notes Summary
AI-generated audio summaries of your Apple Notes. Catch up on everything you've written without reading a word.
Intelligence at Every Layer
Not all intelligence comes from the LLM. Whissle's on-device speech recognizer extracts rich metadata — intent, emotion, entities — before anything leaves your machine. For the thinking layer, connect a cloud AI provider for the best results, or go fully local.
On-Device Speech Intelligence
Whissle's advanced ASR extracts entity tags, intent, emotion, age, and gender directly from your voice — before any LLM is involved. Real intelligence starts at the mic.
Local Voice Processing
Your voice never leaves your Mac. All speech recognition and metadata extraction happens entirely on-device. Zero audio sent to the cloud.
Cloud AI (Preferred)
Add your Gemini API key from Google AI Studio for the best experience. OpenAI & Claude support coming soon. Cloud AI delivers the richest, most capable responses.
Local LLM Option
Want total privacy? Use any local LLM model of your choice via Docker. Results may vary compared to cloud providers, but your data stays 100% on-device.
See the Difference
Whissle vs. the rest — feature by feature.
| Feature | Whissle | Wispr Flow | VoiceOS | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice dictation | ||||
| On-device speech intelligence (intent, emotion, entities) | ||||
| Live assist during meetings / calls | ||||
| Contextual writing in your tone | ||||
| Smart intent & mode detection | ||||
| Deep research agent | ||||
| AI morning briefing | ||||
| Conversation memory | ||||
| Local voice processing (ASR) | ||||
| Cloud AI support (Gemini, etc.) | ||||
| Optional local LLM | ||||
| Gmail + Notes + News integration | ||||
| Mac system control | ||||
| Free to use |
Up and Running in 2 Minutes
Download the DMG
Click the Download button at the top of this page to get the latest version of Whissle.
Drag to Applications
Open the DMG and drag Whissle into your Applications folder — standard macOS install.
Launch & Grant Permissions
Open Whissle from Applications. Grant Microphone and Accessibility permissions when prompted.
Add Your AI Key (Recommended)
For the best experience, enter a Gemini API key — free from Google AI Studio. OpenAI and Claude support are coming soon. Alternatively, use a local LLM of your choice — fully private, though results may be less rich.
Automatic Setup
Whissle automatically installs Docker and the local voice recognition engine. Everything else is handled for you — just wait ~2 minutes.
Hold fn and Speak
That's it. Hold the fn key from anywhere, speak naturally, and Whissle helps — writing, answering, researching, or controlling your Mac.
System Requirements
Operating System
macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
Processor
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) recommended
Memory
8 GB RAM minimum, 16 GB recommended
Storage
5 GB available disk space
Microphone
Built-in or external microphone
Internet
Required for cloud AI; optional with local LLM
Your Mac Deserves a Voice
Download Whissle and experience the AI companion that writes with you, thinks for you, and keeps your voice where it belongs — on your machine.