Speak.The text writes itself.

Yes. Speech recognition runs locally on your computer — you only need internet once, to download a model. Cloud engines (OpenAI, Yandex SpeechKit) are optional; the default is fully offline.

Whisper recognizes 90+ languages including English and Russian. For Russian there is a dedicated GigaAM model with excellent accuracy. The app UI is available in English and Russian.

Whisper large-v3-turbo handles everyday speech, terms and mixed-language sentences very well, and for Russian the dedicated GigaAM model (trained on thousands of hours of Russian speech) is noticeably more accurate than universal models. Punctuation and capitalization are added automatically.

Windows 10/11, a graphics card is optional: with one recognition is faster (any NVIDIA, AMD or Intel works), without one everything runs on the CPU. Recognition only runs while you dictate — the rest of the time the app just waits for the hotkey. Models take 500 MB – 3 GB of disk space.

No — unless you turn that on yourself. By default Pro uses the built-in local AI: text is processed on your PC and never leaves it, which is safe even for confidential documents. Cloud models are connected only manually, with your own key.

Built-in dictation sends your voice to the Microsoft cloud and needs internet for most languages. SweetWhisper recognizes locally and offline, is more accurate for Russian (GigaAM), inserts text into any app and can polish the result with AI (Pro).

Yes. Right after install, every Pro feature is free for 14 days — no card, no sign-up. When the trial ends the app keeps working in the free version (unlimited dictation stays forever), and Pro can be unlocked with a one-time purchase.

No, it is not a subscription. All core dictation is free, unlimited, forever. Pro is a one-time purchase, forever (early adopters get a launch price): it unlocks AI text processing, translation, task modes and other bonuses. The first 14 days after install, Pro is free.

Nowhere. Audio is processed on your PC and never leaves it. Transcription history lives in a local database you can clear at any time.

Speed (no network latency), privacy (audio never leaves your machine), cost (no per-minute fees) and it works anywhere — even on a plane.

Linux support is in development: core functionality already builds and runs, a full release comes later.

Yes. SmartScreen shows that prompt for any new application until its developer buys a paid code-signing certificate — it warns about novelty, not malware. Click “More info” → “Run anyway”. To confirm the file is really ours, check its checksum — we publish them with every release, linked from the download section.

Downloads resume from where they left off — just click “Download” again, nothing already fetched is lost. If huggingface.co is blocked on your network, the app automatically falls back to a mirror; you can also turn on a VPN for the download. Models are large (500 MB to 3 GB), so on a slow connection this takes a while.

Check that the right microphone is selected in Settings → Audio, and that Windows lets apps use the microphone (Windows Settings → Privacy → Microphone). On startup the app checks the mic and tells you if it isn’t ready. If you have several microphones, pick the correct one from the device list.

The recording key is set in Settings → Hotkeys: click “Record combination” and press your own. If the combination is already used by another app or switches the Windows layout, the OS drops the held keys and recording is cut off — choose a combo with a regular key (for example Ctrl + Alt + V) and avoid combinations with the Win key.

Drag the bar with the mouse to any corner of the screen. To hide it or show it again, use the tray icon menu (the SweetWhisper icon near the clock). In fullscreen games and video the bar stays hidden so it never gets in the way.

The key arrives by email as soon as the payment goes through — issued automatically, nothing to wait for. Open “Settings → Pro”, paste it and hit “Activate” — Pro unlocks instantly, no internet required. Step-by-step guide with a screenshot: activating your Pro key. Nothing after ten minutes? Check your spam folder, then write to hello@sweetwhisper.app.

Yes. One key covers 3 of your personal devices — just paste the same key on the new PC. It is verified offline, with no account and no internet check. Reinstalling Windows or swapping the drive does not burn the key: activate it again the same way.

Google sends your speech to its servers; Sweet Whisper recognizes it on the phone itself — so it works on a plane or underground, collects nothing and shows no ads. Russian is handled by GigaAM, which adds punctuation and capitals on its own. And it does not replace your keyboard: it steps in when you tap the microphone and hands you straight back.

Only once, to download a recognition model. After that everything happens on the phone: you can dictate with no connection at all, and nothing is ever uploaded.

The APK itself is about 38 MB. Then you need a model: 232 MB for Russian (GigaAM), 670 MB for 25 languages (Parakeet), or 41–388 MB for the compact Whisper models. Models are downloaded one at a time, can be deleted, and the catalog shows how much space is in use. On first run the app suggests a model that fits your phone’s memory and core count.

A Play release is being prepared; for now we serve the APK from our own site. It is signed with our key, so updates install over it and no one can swap in a different build. Android will ask once whether you trust the source you are installing from — that is the normal flow for apps outside the store. Download it only from sweetwhisper.app; we publish no copies anywhere else.

Yes, but only the Whisper models can translate, and only into English — the “Translate” switch sits right in the keyboard bar. GigaAM (Russian) and Parakeet (25 languages) transcribe very accurately but never translate, so with them the switch is simply disabled.

No. Audio is processed on the device and discarded; the transcription history lives in the phone’s storage only, and you can switch it off or wipe it. Android backup is disabled, so history never reaches Google’s cloud either. There is no account, no ads, no analytics and no trackers, and password fields are never recorded.

Everything is local. The portable edition keeps it in the folder next to the exe; the installed edition uses %AppData%\SweetWhisper (history, recordings, settings) and your models folder. You can clear the transcription history from inside the app, and to wipe your data just delete that folder. One thing is kept separately: an anonymous trial marker (in the Windows registry and %LocalAppData%\SweetWhisper) so the 14 free Pro days are granted once per device. It holds none of your data, is never sent anywhere, and you can delete it by hand if you want. Nothing is left on our servers, because nothing is ever sent there.