Superwhisper Platforms 2026: Mac, Windows, iOS & Android Status

Superwhisper runs on macOS, Windows, and iOS in 2026 — not Android, Linux, iPad (native), or watchOS (source: superwhisper.com, verified April 2026). The Mac app is the flagship and most mature. The Windows app exists but has user-reported stability issues. The iOS experience is a keyboard extension with feature limits compared to Mac. Android is the top-voted pending request on Superwhisper's public feedback board with 198 votes.

If you are on macOS and want on-device Whisper dictation without worrying about platform gaps, Voibe is purpose-built for Mac (Apple Silicon) at $99 lifetime — 60% cheaper than Superwhisper's $249.99 lifetime. For users who need Android or heavy Windows support, Wispr Flow is the more realistic cross-platform option.

Key Takeaways: Superwhisper Platform Status (April 2026)

Superwhisper's public marketing lists macOS, Windows, and iOS. That list is accurate — those three clients exist and run the same core Whisper dictation engine. The honest picture, though, is that each platform delivers a noticeably different experience, and the platforms that people search for most often (Android, Linux, iPad native) are not yet available.

This gap matters because Superwhisper's lifetime license ($249.99) is the same price across platforms. If you are paying a Mac-level price but will use it on Windows or iOS where the experience is less mature, the value calculation changes. And if you need dictation on a platform Superwhisper does not ship — Android is the big one — the lifetime license does nothing for you on that device.

The table below maps each platform to the stability and feature level a typical user can expect based on the public Superwhisper feedback board, app store reviews, and third-party reporting.

Sources: Superwhisper public feedback board and superwhisper.com, verified April 2026.

Superwhisper on macOS is the product. The Mac app is where Superwhisper started, where most development effort goes, and where the feature set is most complete. It runs natively on Apple Silicon, supports every Whisper model size from tiny to large-v3, and exposes the full mode system for per-app dictation styles. For a deeper look at the Mac experience, see our full Superwhisper review.

What macOS users get

• Native Apple Silicon app: Built specifically for M1, M2, M3, and M4 Macs
• Every Whisper model size: From tiny (fast, less accurate) through large-v3 (slower, most accurate)
• Full mode system: Unlimited custom modes on Pro; 3-mode cap on Free
• Cloud LLM post-processing: Bring-your-own-key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Meta, Mistral, and Grok
• System-wide dictation: Works in any macOS text field
• 90+ languages: Via on-device Whisper

Mac-specific caveats

• Intel Macs: Older Intel-based Macs work but struggle with the larger Whisper models. Apple Silicon is the recommended baseline.
• Audio retention by default: Superwhisper saves audio recordings to disk by default. The top-voted privacy complaint on the feedback board (23+ votes) is that there is no built-in toggle to disable this. If privacy is a priority, see our voice data privacy guide for what to check.
• API keys on disk: Cloud LLM integrations store API keys in plaintext JSON files (15+ votes on the feedback board).

The Mac experience is legitimately strong. If you are already on Mac and do not need any other platform, Superwhisper is a capable choice — with the caveat that Voibe offers comparable on-device Whisper dictation at $99 lifetime, 60% cheaper than Superwhisper's $249.99 lifetime, with zero audio retention by default.

Superwhisper ships a Windows app with the same Pro feature set and pricing as the Mac version. The Windows release is listed as 'Completed' on the Superwhisper public feedback board, and the 178 votes it accumulated before shipping indicate real Windows demand. However, the post-release signal is mixed.

Windows-specific issues reported

• Crashes and freezes: Multiple tickets on the feedback board describe the Windows app crashing during dictation or freezing the target application.
• Clipboard behavior: Reports of clipboard overwrites and text-pasting failures, where dictated output either pastes into the wrong field or overwrites clipboard content the user previously copied.
• OS version compatibility: Older Windows 10 builds have shown more instability than Windows 11.
• Performance: On-device Whisper models run on Windows, but without Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture, the larger models (medium, large-v3) are slower on comparable consumer hardware.

What this means in practice

Superwhisper on Windows is usable but not yet at the polish level of the Mac app. If Windows is your primary platform, use the 30-day refund window to test heavily before committing to the $249.99 lifetime license. Specifically, test long-form dictation in your actual workflow, the apps where you paste most often, and the Whisper model size you intend to run day-to-day.

Windows dictation alternatives to consider

• Wispr Flow: Native Windows client backed by $81M in funding. Cloud-based (audio sent to OpenAI/Meta), $15/month or $144/year. See our Wispr Flow vs Superwhisper comparison.
• Dragon Professional: $699 legacy desktop software. Windows-only, trained voice profiles, voice command depth. See our Dragon alternatives guide.
• Windows built-in Voice Typing (Win + H): Free, built into Windows 11, works well for short dictation with no installation.

The Superwhisper iOS experience is an iOS keyboard extension. It brings the Superwhisper Whisper engine to iPhone text fields system-wide, which is a meaningful capability — most dictation apps on iOS are locked into their own note-taking interface. The keyboard approach means Superwhisper works in Messages, Slack, Gmail, Safari, and anywhere else you can type.

However, iOS keyboard extensions are a constrained surface on iOS. Apple limits what they can do, how much UI they can show, and how they can access external resources. Superwhisper's iOS experience reflects those constraints.

iOS limitations reported on the feedback board

• Missing languages: Not every language available on the Mac app is available in the iOS keyboard (79+ votes on related tickets).
• No mid-session mode switching: You pick a mode when you start dictation; switching modes mid-dictation requires exiting and restarting.
• Intrusive Pro upsell flows: Users report the keyboard surfacing Pro upsells more aggressively than the Mac app, which interferes with workflow.
• No iPad-native app: The iOS keyboard runs on iPad in iPhone compatibility mode. A dedicated iPad app is one of the pending platform requests.

When the iOS keyboard is worth it

Use the Superwhisper iOS keyboard for quick dictation on the go — short messages, search queries, quick notes. Do not treat it as a replacement for the Mac app. If iOS is your primary dictation platform, the built-in Apple Dictation (free, on-device on Apple Silicon iPhones) is often a better starting point because it is deeply integrated with iOS and does not hit keyboard extension constraints.

Superwhisper is not available on Android as of April 2026. An Android app is the top-voted pending feature request on Superwhisper's public feedback board with 198 votes, which is substantial — it trails only 'Synchronize across devices' (286 votes, in progress) among all 476 tracked requests. Superwhisper has listed the Android request as 'Pending' but has not announced a release timeline or stated that Android is actively in development.

What the 198 votes mean

198 votes on a feedback board represents hundreds of users who have explicitly said they want Superwhisper on Android and have not gone to a competitor. That demand signal is real. The fact that the ticket has remained 'Pending' without a public timeline suggests engineering priorities are elsewhere — likely on the Mac roadmap and the cross-device sync work that topped the vote list.

What to do if you need Android dictation today

• Wispr Flow Android app: Native Android client, cloud-based. $15/month or $144/year. Syncs with Mac, iOS, and Windows clients under the same account. For the cross-platform feature set, this is the realistic substitute for Superwhisper on Android.
• Gboard voice typing: Google's built-in Android keyboard has improved significantly and is free. Good for casual use.
• Dedicated Whisper Android apps: A small number of third-party Android apps wrap Whisper models, but they are less mature than the mainstream dictation products and are not drop-in replacements for Superwhisper.

The practical takeaway: if Android matters to your workflow and is a buying criterion, Superwhisper is not the right choice in 2026. The 198-vote pending request is a signal, not a ship date.

Beyond Android, the Superwhisper feedback board has several other cross-platform requests that together accumulate more than 60 votes. None are currently available.

Linux

Linux users who want on-device Whisper dictation today typically self-host whisper.cpp (the C++ port of Whisper) or run the official OpenAI Whisper Python library directly. Both are free and open-source but require technical setup and do not offer the polished mode system or hotkey integration Superwhisper provides on Mac. For developer-focused Linux options, see our OpenAI Whisper alternatives guide.

iPad (native app)

The iOS keyboard extension works on iPad, but it runs in iPhone compatibility mode and does not take advantage of iPad's larger screen or iPadOS-specific features. A dedicated iPad app would let Superwhisper offer mode-switching UI, language selection, and richer settings that the iPhone keyboard can not fit. This is one of the most commonly requested iOS-related features but has no announced timeline.

watchOS

There is no Superwhisper Apple Watch app. For watch-based dictation, users rely on Apple's built-in dictation through Messages, Notes, and Siri on watchOS, which processes on-device on Apple Silicon-paired iPhones. Since Apple Watch dictation is already tightly integrated with the Apple ecosystem, the case for a dedicated third-party Whisper app on watchOS is weaker than on Android.

Chrome extension / browser

Superwhisper does not ship a Chrome extension or browser-based dictation tool. Users who want browser-focused dictation typically use Wispr Flow's desktop app (which works inside Chrome, Safari, and Firefox system-wide), Aqua Voice (cloud-based with browser support), or Chrome's built-in voice typing in Google Docs. A Superwhisper browser extension is pending on the feedback board.

Superwhisper is the right choice on some platforms and the wrong choice on others. Use the matrix below to decide based on where you actually work.

If you are considering the $249.99 Superwhisper lifetime license, make sure the platforms you use most often are the ones where Superwhisper is strongest. The lifetime license covers macOS, Windows, and iOS — but it does not make up for a missing Android, Linux, or native iPad app if those platforms matter to your day-to-day work.

Common questions about Superwhisper's platform availability, grouped by platform.

Superwhisper's platform story in 2026 is: strong on Mac, available with caveats on Windows, compressed on iOS, and absent on Android, Linux, iPad (native), watchOS, and browser. The public feedback board is candid about what is coming and what is pending, and the 93.5% unaddressed rate on 476 tickets is a useful signal for how quickly gaps will close.

For most searches that land here — 'superwhisper android', 'superwhisper for windows', 'superwhisper platforms' — the honest answer is that the platform you need either already ships (Mac, Windows, iOS) or does not yet exist (Android, Linux, iPad native, watchOS, Chrome). Plan around what is actually available today, not what is pending on the roadmap.

If you are on Mac and want on-device Whisper dictation at the lowest lifetime cost, Voibe at $99 lifetime is purpose-built for macOS on Apple Silicon. If you need Android or polished Windows support in one tool, Wispr Flow is the realistic cross-platform alternative. For a broader look at the category, see our best offline dictation apps guide and our Mac dictation pricing hub.