Griva Whisper · macOS companion

Hold a key,
speak, release.

Cleaned text appears at your cursor in under 1.5 seconds. Local transcription. No subscription required.

Download for Mac

macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon recommended · Free


Hold to dictate

Hold right-Command anywhere. Release to inject cleaned text at your cursor.

Local transcription

WhisperKit runs entirely on your device. Your words never leave your Mac.

Griva sync

Save any dictation directly to your Griva account with one click.


Set up in two minutes

  1. Download the .dmg file
  2. Open the .dmg
  3. Drag Griva Whisper to Applications
  4. Launch from Applications
  5. Grant Accessibility permission when prompted
  6. Grant Microphone permission when prompted
  7. Hold right-Command to dictate

First launch security note

macOS may show a ‘downloaded from the internet’ dialog on first launch. This is expected for notarized apps. Click Open to continue.