A free Superwhisper alternative with meeting notes.

Is Noted a good Superwhisper alternative?

Noted is a free Superwhisper alternative for Mac and Windows that, like Superwhisper, turns speech into text on your computer and works without internet, and that also takes meeting notes on its free plan and on Windows. Like Superwhisper, Noted takes notes with no bot in the call. Superwhisper is the better pick if you want phone apps, more than 35 languages, a lifetime licence, your own choice of AI models, or meeting summaries that run without internet. Both are below.

At a glance

Weighing more apps? Noted, Wispr Flow, Granola, Otter and Superwhisper side by side.

Where is Superwhisper better?

• Phones, more languages and a lifetime licence. Superwhisper is “Available on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android”, in “100+ Languages” (home page), and runs on Windows on ARM (Windows docs). Pro is sold monthly, yearly or as a lifetime licence, and “Lifetime keys never expire”; one licence covers “unlimited Macs and Windows PCs, plus your iPhone and Android phone” (plans). Noted’s downloads are for Mac and Windows, in 35 languages, and Noted has no one-time purchase.
• Your own AI models, even without internet. Pro adds “Unlimited use of Cloud and Local AI models” and “Use your own AI API Keys” (home page). With local models, meetings are processed on your Mac, and “Those models work without an internet connection” (meetings page). Noted picks its models for you, and its AI meeting notes need a connection.
• Teams and compliance. “SAML 2.0 SSO with SCIM provisioning” and “HIPAA compliant”, with a BAA “available on request” (enterprise page). Noted has neither.

Where is Noted better?

• The same meeting notes on Windows as on a Mac. Noted’s meeting notes work the same way on Windows as on a Mac. Superwhisper says “Meetings is available on Mac only.” (meetings page); on Windows its docs point to its Meeting mode “with system audio instead” (Windows docs), and “System audio recording” is on Pro (plans).
• Meeting notes on the free plan. Noted’s recording and transcripts have no limit on Free, and Free includes a generous monthly quota of AI meeting notes. Superwhisper’s plans page says “Meetings is part of Pro. On the Free plan, meetings use your free trial words.” (plans).
• AI cleanup on the free plan. Free includes Polish within a monthly limit: it turns rambling speech into clean writing. Polish is a cloud step, so it needs a connection and sends the text to our AI providers. Superwhisper’s Free has “up to two modes without AI processing”, and “Nothing you dictate leaves your device.”; its AI-powered modes are on Pro (plans).

Also in Noted, not counted as a difference. Speech becomes text on your computer, and audio never leaves it. Once you’re signed in and the voice is downloaded, recording, transcripts and dictation work without internet; Superwhisper also works without internet, so we don’t count it. Noted runs on Intel Macs as well as Apple silicon, with speech turned into text on the computer on both; Superwhisper says “Intel Macs work best with Cloud models. Offline models only run really well on Apple Silicon macs.” (home page). Knowledge and Ask are free in Noted: add your documents once, and Ask answers from them and your notes, with sources. Live Answers (Pro) hear a question on your call and answer it from your documents in Knowledge and your past meetings, without you typing; screen answers (Pro) answer from a capture of your screen. Only you see them. Superwhisper’s meetings page lists neither; it says “connected AI apps receive the meeting content they read”, and we have not compared the two. Dictation also works in the terminals Dictate into Claude Code and Cursor lists.

More detail: dictation without internet on a Mac, how meeting notes work without a bot, and our free-plan comparisons of Granola and Superwhisper on a Mac and on Windows.

How do I switch from Superwhisper?

1. Download Noted for Mac or for Windows, open it and create your free account.
2. If Superwhisper is still running, quit it while you try Noted, so one key press doesn’t start both.
3. Click into any text box, hold ⌃ Shift Space on a Mac or Ctrl Alt Space on Windows, talk, and let go. Add your names and jargon to the Dictionary.
4. On your next call on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or a Slack huddle, click Start meeting in Noted, or press ⌘ Shift N on a Mac or Ctrl Alt G on Windows. Tell people you’re taking notes, as you would with any recording.

FAQ

Is Noted free?

Yes. Dictation, recording and transcripts are free forever; speech becomes text on your computer. Free includes a generous monthly quota of AI meeting notes and Polish, reset on the 1st (UTC). Pro makes AI meeting notes, Polish and Ask unlimited, and adds Live Answers and screen answers.

Does Noted work without internet?

Yes, on Mac and Windows. Once you’re signed in and the voice is downloaded, dictation, recording and transcripts need no connection. AI meeting notes, Polish, Ask, Live Answers and screen answers need one.

Does Noted join my meetings?

No. Noted takes notes from your computer’s audio, so nobody sees a bot. Let people know you’re taking notes, as you would with any recording.

Does Noted work on Windows?

Yes. Noted runs on Mac (macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel) and Windows (Windows 10, version 1903 or later, 64-bit).

Is Noted on iPhone or Android?

No. Noted’s downloads are for Mac and Windows.

Sources

Superwhisper’s own pages. Checked 15 November 2026.

1. superwhisper.com
2. superwhisper.com/meetings
3. superwhisper.com: Plans & Pricing (docs, no date shown)
4. superwhisper.com: Superwhisper on Windows (docs, no date shown)
5. superwhisper.com/privacy (last updated 9 November 2026)
6. superwhisper.com/for-enterprise

Noted is not affiliated with Superwhisper. The name is used only to identify the product compared.