A Superwhisper alternative that isn't Mac-only — and isn't just text

Dictation without the Apple lock-in — and with an assistant behind it

Superwhisper is a lovely piece of Mac and iOS software: system-wide dictation, local Whisper models, custom modes. Its two big bets are Apple-only and just-put-text-somewhere. Fasrad takes a different bet. Voice rides the free Scanner browser extension, so it works in Chrome or Firefox on Mac, Windows, Linux, or a Chromebook — and because it's part of your assistant, the words you speak can do more than land in a box. Hold a key in any tab, talk, release: Whisper transcribes, a cleanup pass punctuates and shapes it, and it drops into whatever field had focus.

Where it goes further than a dictation app:

• Not tied to one ecosystem. Superwhisper is Mac and iOS. Fasrad's Voice is wherever you have a browser — your work Windows box, a Linux laptop, a shared Chromebook. Same keystroke, same clean result, no platform tax.
• It shapes the text. Speak a full email and it comes back as Hello Priya, … Best, Sam — greeting, body, signoff. Speak a list and you get bullets. It reads the shape from your words and formats it, without ever paraphrasing.
• It knows your people. Names from your CRM contacts are fed to the transcriber, so the people you actually talk to come back spelled right — not turned into the nearest dictionary word.
• The words can act. The same hold-to-speak handle opens your assistant. A dictated "remind me to call the supplier Thursday" can become an actual reminder, not just a sentence you then have to act on yourself.

One difference to name: Superwhisper runs Whisper locally, so it works offline. Fasrad transcribes server-side, which is what lets it shape the text, seed your contacts' names, and act on what you said. What you get with Fasrad is reach across every OS, text that's shaped not just spelled, names that survive, and an assistant that can take the next step.

Superwhisper is dictation for people who live on Apple hardware and want text dropped in place. Fasrad is dictation for people who live in a browser, on any machine — and want the words to be able to do something. Same hold-to-speak feel, fewer walls, more reach.

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These pages cover the adjacent jobs buyers usually compare before choosing an AI agent.

• AI Personal Assistant — Your calendar, your follow-ups, your morning brief — run by an assistant with its own inbox, so you stop being your own secretary.
• AI Virtual Assistant — An assistant that does the work, not just the chat: your inbox or one of its own and a connected calendar, your meetings booked, the replies you’d forget chased down.
• AI Booking Bot for Websites — Turns a website visitor into a booked meeting: it qualifies the request, offers real availability, books your calendar, and hands you the notes.
• AI Website Chatbot for Your Site — Closes the loop instead of dropping a transcript: it answers from your real pages, captures the lead, and books the meeting.
• AI Cold Outreach Agent — Personalizes cold email at volume without burning your domain, books the replies, and leaves you just the meetings.
• AI Research Analyst — Hand it a question and a deadline, get a brief that shows its work — figures, links, and the page each number came from.
• Notion Alternative — Notion is brilliant storage; someone still has to dig through it. Fasrad reads every page and answers from the right doc — no tabs, no digging.
• Calendly Alternative That Reads & Replies — A booking link can’t read the email it’s pasted into. Fasrad can — it proposes the slot that fits, books it, and briefs you before you walk in.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Mac?

No. That's the main difference. Fasrad's Voice runs in the Scanner browser extension on Chrome or Firefox, on Mac, Windows, Linux, or a Chromebook. Superwhisper is Mac and iOS only.

How does dictation work?

Install the free Scanner extension, allow the mic once, then hold the dictation chord (left Ctrl + Shift) in any tab, speak, and release. Whisper transcribes, a cleanup pass punctuates and shapes it, and the text lands in whatever field had focus.

Is transcription local like Superwhisper's?

No — Fasrad transcribes server-side with Whisper, which is what lets it shape the text, seed your contacts' names, and act on what you said. Superwhisper's local models run offline. The difference buys you cross-platform reach, shape-aware formatting, contact-aware names, and an assistant that can take the next step.

Does it format the text or just paste a raw transcript?

It formats. The cleanup pass detects whether you meant an email (greeting + signoff), a short message, bullets, or a paragraph, and shapes it accordingly — while removing "um / uh" and false starts and never paraphrasing your meaning.

Will names come out right?

Your CRM contact names and your agent's name are seeded to the transcriber as a vocabulary hint, so proper nouns you use come back spelled correctly rather than mangled into common words.

What does "more than dictation" mean?

The same hold-to-speak handle opens your assistant. So a spoken sentence can land as text in a field, or it can become an action — an email drafted and sent, a note filed, a reminder set.

Is there a separate cost?

No. Voice is part of Fasrad — there's no standalone dictation purchase or subscription. It's one feature of the assistant you're already using.