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superwhisper for Linux users
If you use superwhisper on a Mac, you already believe what TypeMic believes: dictation should run on your own machine. superwhisper doesn't ship a Linux version. TypeMic is built Linux-first.
Every superwhisper number on this page was read from superwhisper’s own website on August 5, 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Criterion | TypeMic | superwhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Built Linux-first. Available now, download today. | No Linux version. Their site offers downloads for Mac, Windows, and iOS. |
| What happens to your voice | Processed, typed, discarded, never stored, never used to train. No voice logs. | On-device on Apple Silicon Macs; their site notes Intel Macs rely on cloud models. |
| The engine | TypeMic’s own Predator engine on Cloudflare's global infrastructure, certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II,, load-balanced across numerous nodes worldwide, engineered in Rust, privacy by design. Benchmarked at 0.9 seconds from release to text. | Yes on Apple Silicon, per their site. |
| Price | $12/mo, or $114/yr | See superwhisper.com, we only print numbers we could verify from their site, and their current pricing wasn't machine-readable when we checked. |
| Free tier | First 7 days unlimited, then 2,000 words/week, forever | Free tier offered; see their site for current limits |
What it costs over time
Over 3 years, TypeMic’s annual plan is $90 less than paying monthly.
Common questions
Is there a superwhisper for Linux?
No. superwhisper's site offers downloads for Mac, Windows, and iOS as of August 5, 2026, no Linux version. TypeMic is the dictation app built for the Linux desktop first: hold a hotkey, speak, and words appear at the cursor, terminal, browser, IDE, or chat.
Is TypeMic's architecture like superwhisper's?
Philosophically yes, both take privacy seriously. TypeMic's Linux app is a native Rust core, and every dictation runs through TypeMic's own Predator engine: processed, typed at the cursor, and immediately discarded, never stored, never used for training.
What should Mac superwhisper users tell their Linux friends?
That the thing they like about superwhisper, fast dictation that respects your privacy, exists for Linux: TypeMic. It's out now, a signed .deb you can download today, free Google sign-in, no card, and the first 7 days are unlimited.
Does TypeMic use Whisper?
No. TypeMic is a native Rust app, and transcription runs through TypeMic's own Predator engine, not Whisper. It delivers about a second from voice to text at any dictation length, and dictations are never stored.
TypeMic Pro is $12/month or $114/year. Free Google sign-in, no card, first 7 days unlimited.
See TypeMic pricing →Sources, all retrieved August 5, 2026: superwhisper.com · TypeMic pricing