Model control, or a Mac app for writing, notes and listening.
Compare Epilude and Superwhisper for dictation and meeting capture, including local models, cloud summaries, setup and reading aloud.
Documentation reviewed September 30, 2026. This is a comparison of documented features, not a hands-on quality benchmark. Plans and availability can change.
Epilude vs Superwhisper
| Feature |   | |
|---|---|---|
| Dictation | System-wide writing with Cleanup and Tone Match | Configurable dictation modes |
| Local speech processing | Apple Silicon, after model download | Local model choices; hardware requirements vary by model |
| Meeting support | Bot-free capture and editable notes | Meeting recording, transcription and meeting assistant |
| Summaries | Cloud default; optional local summaries on 16GB+ Apple Silicon | Depends on selected AI model and provider |
| Configuration | Choose local or cloud per workflow | Model, prompt and mode controls; provider options |
| Reading aloud | Narrator local and cloud voices | Not established by the sources reviewed |
| Plans | $12/month billed annually ($144/year). $59 Pay Once for supported local features, with one year of updates. | Free tier and paid plans; check current pricing |
- Epilude
- System-wide writing with Cleanup and Tone Match
- Superwhisper
- Configurable dictation modes
- Epilude
- Apple Silicon, after model download
- Superwhisper
- Local model choices; hardware requirements vary by model
- Epilude
- Bot-free capture and editable notes
- Superwhisper
- Meeting recording, transcription and meeting assistant
- Epilude
- Cloud default; optional local summaries on 16GB+ Apple Silicon
- Superwhisper
- Depends on selected AI model and provider
- Epilude
- Choose local or cloud per workflow
- Superwhisper
- Model, prompt and mode controls; provider options
- Epilude
- Narrator local and cloud voices
- Superwhisper
- Not established by the sources reviewed
- Epilude
- $12/month billed annually ($144/year). $59 Pay Once for supported local features, with one year of updates.
- Superwhisper
- Free tier and paid plans; check current pricing
Features checked 2026-09-30. “Not established” means the reviewed sources do not confirm support; it is not a claim that a feature is absent.
Key differences
Local speech is shared ground
Both can keep speech transcription on the device. A cloud language model used afterward changes the data path, so check summary and cleanup settings too.
Meetings belong in the comparison
Superwhisper now offers meeting tools. Epilude Notetaker organizes editable notes with citations, decisions and actions in a local library.
Configuration and reading
Superwhisper gives you detailed model and mode control. Epilude also has Narrator for selected text, documents, links and text captured from the screen.
Where Superwhisper is the better pick
Choose Epilude if
- You want a dedicated meeting-notes library on Mac
- You also want to read text aloud with Narrator
Choose Superwhisper if
- You want custom models and modes
- You need its wider platform availability
Writing, meeting notes and reading in one Mac app
Dictation
Notetaker
Narrator
Choose where each step runs
Try each workflow
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Epilude and Superwhisper.
No. Superwhisper also supports local speech models. In either product, check whether a later cleanup or summary step uses a cloud model.
Yes. Its current feature list includes meeting recording, transcription and a meeting assistant.
