1. Superwhisper on Windows is the same product with its own installer
Superwhisper’s Windows guide says the app runs natively on Windows 10 and 11, on both x64 and ARM64 processors, and that it is the same app and the same license as on macOS. You download the installer from superwhisper.com/windows and run it; the app starts on its own and adds an icon to the system tray. Windows then asks for microphone access, and a setup wizard asks for your language, a transcription model, and a microphone.
Dictation works the way Mac users know it. Click into any text field, press the recording shortcut shown during onboarding, speak, and press it again to stop; Superwhisper transcribes the audio and pastes the text at the cursor. Its home page also lists push to talk, where you hold the key, speak, and release. If you already bought Pro on a Mac or inside the iPhone app, you enter that same key on the PC instead of buying again.
That changes what a search for “superwhisper windows” should lead to. For most people the first step is now to try Superwhisper itself on the PC, then check the two places where the Windows version differs: features that are not there yet, and how fast its local models run on your hardware.
2. Five Mac features the Windows build does not have yet
Superwhisper’s “Differences from macOS” list names what Windows is missing for now. Filesync, which syncs configuration across installations, is still in development. The app folder cannot be moved: configuration, modes, and recordings always live in %LOCALAPPDATA%\com.superwhisper.app. Hold Shift to Auto-Send and Simulate Keypresses are not available. Neither are the coding-agent integrations or the Superwhisper command-line interface.
That last gap matters to developers. On a Mac, Superwhisper installs a small plugin into Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Cursor, Pi, Grok, or DeepSeek, so it can pop up when the agent asks a question, show the final message when a turn ends, and let you approve or deny tool calls by voice. Its coding-agents page says those integrations are currently macOS only. Plain dictation into a Windows terminal or editor is a different feature and is not on the missing list.
Everything else is documented as working the same on both systems: modes and custom modes, vocabulary and replacements, local and cloud models, file transcription, realtime transcription, system audio recording, and speaker separation.
- Not on Windows yet: Filesync, a custom app folder, Hold Shift to Auto-Send, Simulate Keypresses.
- Also Mac-only for now: the agent plugins and the Superwhisper CLI.
- Same on both: modes, vocabulary, file transcription, realtime, system audio, speaker separation.
3. Local model speed on a PC depends on Vulkan, and ARM has limits
On Windows, Superwhisper’s docs sort the local models by runtime. Cohere Transcribe and Whisper Large v3 Turbo use Vulkan when the graphics chip and its drivers support it; without Vulkan they fall back to the CPU, which Superwhisper describes as much slower. Parakeet Multilanguage runs through ONNX Runtime on x64 and ARM64 and does not need Vulkan. Cloud models run on any machine, and Superwhisper suggests them for old integrated graphics or a virtual machine.
Windows on ARM is supported, but Superwhisper has no Vulkan support there, so Cohere Transcribe and Whisper Large v3 Turbo are not supported yet on those devices; the docs point ARM users to Parakeet Multilanguage or a cloud model. Note the plan split: both Parakeet models and Cohere Transcribe are Pro models, while every Whisper model, from Tiny at 75 MB to Large at 3 GB, is free.
If the app will not start and shows an error such as “vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 could not be located”, Superwhisper’s fix is to update the graphics driver from Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD and restart. If it opens but local models stay slow or fail, pick Parakeet Multilanguage or a cloud model instead.
4. What Superwhisper costs on a PC, checked October 3, 2026
There is no separate Windows price. The Free plan gives unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, custom vocabulary, text replacements, and up to two modes without AI processing, and Superwhisper says nothing dictated on that plan leaves the device. New users also get 3,000 words of Pro features before the app falls back to Free; nothing is deleted when that happens.
Pro costs $8.49 a month, $84.99 a year, or $249.99 once for Lifetime, and every billing option includes the same features. It adds cloud voice models, the Parakeet and Cohere Transcribe local models, file transcription, unlimited modes, AI modes such as Super and Mail, context awareness, realtime transcription, system audio recording, speaker separation, and your own API keys. One license covers unlimited Macs and Windows PCs plus an iPhone and an Android phone. Verified students, educators, and non-profits can request 40% off before buying, and the home page offers a 30-day refund on every plan.
At those list prices Lifetime equals a little under three years of the annual plan. Cloud voice models run on hosted servers, according to Superwhisper’s model guide, so a mode that uses one sends audio off the PC; check the model behind each mode before dictating anything sensitive.
5. Windows alternatives, sorted by what you want instead
Free and open source: Handy is an MIT-licensed app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Hold a shortcut to record and release to stop, or tap to toggle; it transcribes on the PC with Whisper Small, Medium, Turbo, or Large, or with Parakeet V3, and its October 3, 2026 release includes x64 and ARM64 Windows installers. Handy describes itself as one tool with one job: transcribe what you say and put it into a text box.
Paid once, with source you can read: VoiceTypr publishes its code under AGPL-3.0 and sells a lifetime license; its site shows $69 once for two devices, with one- and four-device options. On Windows it runs Whisper locally (its Parakeet models are for Apple silicon only), adds optional cloud engines and AI formatting, and offers a 3-day trial with no card.
Free local dictation with a cheap cloud plan: OpenWhispr is MIT-licensed, runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and keeps local models unlimited and free on every plan; Pro, at $80 per user a year billed annually, adds unlimited cloud transcription and an iPhone and iPad app. Paid once, with files too: SpeechPulse is $99 plus tax for Windows, a one-time license with current and future updates for up to six computers used by one person. It runs Whisper offline in 99 languages, transcribes audio files with speaker diarization, and has a 30-day trial.
Built into Windows: voice typing (Windows logo key + H) costs nothing on Windows 10 and 11, but Microsoft says it uses online speech recognition powered by Azure Speech services. For occasional dictation on a connected PC, that may be all you need.
6. Where IraVoice fits beside Superwhisper on a PC
IraVoice 1.2.2 needs Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit (x64). That is narrower than Superwhisper or Handy, which both ship native ARM64 builds, so on a Snapdragon or other Windows on ARM laptop one of those is the safer choice. On a supported PC you hold Right Ctrl, speak, and release, or tap it for hands-free and tap again to stop. Esc cancels, and by default IraVoice does not press Enter, so you read the text before it is sent.
Recognition runs on the PC with NVIDIA Parakeet. The default Parakeet Unified EN model, about 700 MB, downloads once; after that, dictation works offline and your audio and text stay on the computer. The connections IraVoice does make are that download plus license check-ins and update checks to api.iravoice.com, which carry a salted hash of a hardware ID. Where Superwhisper’s agent plugins are Mac-only, IraVoice’s developer feature works on Windows: in Windows Terminal, PowerShell, cmd, VS Code, Cursor, Visual Studio, and JetBrains IDEs it types names from the Git project you are in the way the code spells them, such as getUserById. It does not answer agent questions or approve tool calls for you.
Stay with Superwhisper if you want AI modes, cloud models, 100+ languages, file or meeting transcription, or phone apps; IraVoice has none of those. IraVoice Local costs $79 once for one computer, $109 for two, or $149 for three, after a 3-day free trial that needs no email, card, or account.