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Microphone Audio Capture on Mac

This page covers the Mac setup for microphone capture. For how it works under the hood and tips that apply to every platform, see the Microphone Audio Capture overview.

How to Capture Microphone Audio on Mac​

  1. Download Whisperr for Mac (an Apple Silicon .dmg), open the downloaded file, and drag Whisperr into your Applications folder
  2. Launch Whisperr, then click Allow to grant microphone access (or enable it in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone)
  3. Set your languages at the top: pick the language you're Speaking and the one to Translate to. Use the → button to swap the direction
Setting the Speaking and Translate to languages in the Whisperr desktop app
  1. Make sure the 🎙️ Microphone source is selected (it's the default — the other option, System audio, captures what you hear instead)
Whisperr desktop app with the Microphone source selected
  1. Click the round record button at the bottom — the status shows Listening… and live transcription appears on screen, with translation into your target language
Clicking the record button in the Whisperr desktop app

Speak (or point your Mac toward the speaker) and your words appear as transcription bubbles, each followed by its translation. Use the Both / Transcription / Translation tabs to choose what's shown, and click the record button again to stop.

Live English transcription with Japanese translation shown side by side in Whisperr on Mac

Common Issues (Mac)​

Microphone permission is disabled​

Whisperr needs microphone access to transcribe. If no transcription appears, enable it from system settings:

  1. Open System Settings
  2. Go to Privacy & Security > Microphone
  3. Turn on Whisperr

Wrong input device​

Confirm the correct input device under System Settings > Sound > Input.

System audio is selected instead of Microphone​

If nothing is transcribed from your voice, check the source toggle above the transcript — make sure 🎙️ Microphone (not System audio) is highlighted.

Still nothing​

Restart the app and try again.

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