March 28, 20263 min read

Whisperer Transcription History — Search, Pin & Replay Your Dictations

Whisperer keeps everything you dictate. The text, the audio, the stats. I didn't think I'd use the history feature much, but I end up searching it a few times a week.

Related: Transcription History Feature, File Transcription, Getting Started Guide. See pricing and all features.

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The Transcriptions View#

Whisperer
Workspace
RECORDINGS
487
WORDS
9.4K
AVG WPM
131
DAYS
14
Whisperer v1.1 (4)
AI
Alexander
Good morning
Search transcriptions...⌘K
AllPinnedFlagged
Today
9:09 AM0:18

We need premium feel premium feel and look like really premium like the high level UI UX so basically we need it to be Prefect UI UX high level of CEO and also animations look the guidance below

120 wpm38 wordsEnglish
9:07 AM0:02

Validate the build

89 wpm3 wordsEnglish
9:05 AM0:11

Analyze the below suggestion and pending changes we made. We fixed a lot of stuff, added a lot of stuff, so I want to verify what is left based on the suggestion report below.

183 wpm34 wordsEnglish

Three panels:

Recording Timeline

Chronological list of every dictation. Timestamps, duration, first few lines of text. You can scroll through a whole day's recordings quickly.

Detail Panel

Click any recording. See the full text, play the audio, check the stats (WPM, word count, detected language).

Search & Filter

Full-text search across everything. Cmd+K from anywhere in the app.

Pin & Flag

Pin things you want to find again. Flag recordings for later review.

Why Bother Keeping History?#

Most dictation apps delete the audio after transcribing. You speak, text appears, the recording disappears. That's fine until:

  • Something looks wrong — play back the audio and hear what you actually said
  • You need to find something — "what was that API endpoint I mentioned yesterday?" One search.
  • You accidentally deleted the text — paste didn't work, you closed the app, whatever. The transcription is still in history.
  • You're curious about your habits — how much do you actually dictate? When? In which apps?
Tip

All audio stays on your Mac. Whisperer doesn't upload recordings anywhere. History is local and private.

Statistics#

Whisperer also tracks aggregate stats:

Whisperer
Workspace
RECORDINGS
487
WORDS
9.4K
AVG WPM
131
DAYS
14
Whisperer v1.1 (4)

Statistics

Your transcription usage analytics

WeekMonthYear
WORDS TRANSCRIBED
4.6K
4% vs last week
AUDIO RECORDED
36m
2% vs last week
TOTAL SESSIONS
230
11% vs last week
AVG SPEED
127 wpm
6% vs last week
TIME SAVED
2h 53m
vs typing at 40 wpm
Daily Activity
WordsTimeSessions
this week
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
▲ Peak Sat · 2.1K words· 642 / day· 127 wpm avg
Usage by App
where Whisperer was triggered
Code
84%
3.9k
199 sessions
Slack
4%
192
6 sessions
Unknown
4%
187
6 sessions
Claude
3%
170
5 sessions
Google Chrome
2%
95
5 sessions
WhatsApp
1%
57
5 sessions
  • Words transcribed — total count
  • Audio recorded — cumulative time
  • Total sessions — how often you use dictation
  • Average speed — your WPM
  • Time saved — estimated vs. typing at 40 WPM
  • Usage by app — where you dictate most
  • Daily activity — bar chart of your week
Info

"Time Saved" compares your speaking speed to average typing (40 WPM). If you dictate at 130 WPM, that's 3x faster. The savings add up.

Searching History#

Search bar at the top of Transcriptions. Works across:

  • Full transcription text
  • Date and time
  • Language

All local, all instant. No network requests.

Copy and Export#

Click a transcription to select it. Copy to clipboard. Flag things for batch review if you want.

If you dictate terminal commands, this becomes handy. Search "kubectl" or "deploy" and find every command you've spoken.

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