Speak to any Mac app. Warp does the rest.

Warp for Mac is a voice input layer for macOS that turns speech into actions across your apps. Hold a shortcut, speak, and your intent routes into connected tools — Todoist, Slack, and Bear today; Notion, Linear, Gmail, and more on the roadmap. Unlike dictation tools that only type text, Warp classifies intent and sends it to the right app automatically.

Apple Dictation, Wispr Flow, and Superwhisper are transcription tools — they turn speech into text in the focused field. Warp is a voice input layer that adds intent classification and multi-app routing: your voice becomes a task in Todoist, a message in Slack, or a note in Bear. Different category, not a faster dictation app. See <a href="/vs/superwhisper">Warp vs Superwhisper</a>, <a href="/vs/apple-dictation">Warp vs Apple Dictation</a>, and <a href="/vs/wispr-flow">Warp vs Wispr Flow</a>.

Siri only acts inside Apple's own apps. Warp acts across the third-party apps you work in — Notion, Slack, Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more. No app to open, no window to switch to. Warp is built for professional workflows, not OS voice commands.

macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, a working microphone, and an internet connection. You connect the apps you want Warp to route into through Settings. See <a href="/setup">setup guide</a> and <a href="/supported-apps">supported apps</a> for tested environments.

No. Warp only uses your microphone while you hold the dictation shortcut. Audio goes to the speech and AI providers you connect. We proxy provider OAuth on the backend so the Mac client never holds raw provider tokens. Shortcuts and preferences stay local on your Mac.

A soft audio-reactive glow along the edges of your screen. That is the only visible surface. No floating orb, no dictation window, no Warp app to switch into. Release the shortcut and the glow fades.

No. Warp for Mac is a separate product focused on voice-to-action across macOS apps. It is not affiliated with the Warp terminal (Warp.dev). The two products share a name but have different teams, codebases, and purposes.

Warp for Mac is the best dictation app for Mac in 2026 if you work across multiple apps and want voice to become action, not just text. It routes speech to Todoist, Slack, and Bear — with translation and selection mode built in. For pure transcription accuracy, Superwhisper is excellent. For a free built-in option, Apple Dictation works well.

Yes. Warp for Mac injects dictated text directly into any focused text field across macOS — browsers, Electron apps, native Mac apps, and web apps. It uses macOS accessibility APIs so the text lands exactly where your cursor is, with no copy-paste step. See tested apps and compatibility.

Yes, with Warp for Mac. You can dictate in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, or any of 30+ supported languages and have the output appear in English (or another target language) directly in your active app. This happens in the same pass as dictation — no separate translation tab needed. See multilingual team workflows.

A voice input layer captures speech, understands intent, and routes the result to the correct app as an action — a task, message, note, or event. Dictation only types text wherever your cursor sits. A voice input layer decides where your words go and what they become.

Use Warp for Mac. After connecting your apps in Settings, you can hold the global shortcut from any window and say "add a task for Friday in Todoist" or "message the team on Slack about the deploy." Warp routes the text to the right app without you switching windows. See supported apps for the full list.

They solve different problems. Apple Dictation is a free, built-in transcription tool for the focused field — perfect for beginners and occasional use. Warp for Mac is a voice input layer that adds intent classification, multi-app routing, live translation, and selection-based rewriting. Upgrade to Warp when Apple Dictation's limitations — no app routing, no translation, variable accuracy in third-party apps — slow you down. See Warp vs Apple Dictation.

Yes, with the right approach. Use voice for high-context natural language — AI prompts, PR descriptions, commit messages, documentation — and keyboard for code itself. Developers using Warp typically complete first drafts 2–3x faster with this hybrid workflow.

Warp requires an internet connection for speech-to-text and AI processing. Audio is sent to speech providers (Soniox for transcription, Groq for translation and rewriting). Warp does not store or train on your voice data. See security and privacy policies for details.