3x Faster Prompting with Speech-to-text? A Quick Look at Whisper & SuperWhisper
Oct 18, 2025
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Emil Krause & Jonny Daenen
Can speech-to-text make you 3x faster? 🚀 Emil & Jonny test Whisper vs. SuperWhisper to boost AI productivity.
Emil Krause and Jonny Daenen explore the claim that speech-to-text makes you three times as fast. Emil shows the functionalities and benefits of Super Whisper and Whisper Assistant, two innovative speech-to-text tools designed to enhance productivity. They discuss the installation process, user experience, and the accuracy of these tools. Emil shares insights on how these tools can streamline workflows, particularly for those who frequently interact with AI, and emphasises the importance of context in dictation. It turns out that SuperWhisper gives a much better accuracy when it comes to technical terms.
Whisper Assistant: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MartinOpenSky.whisper-assistant
SuperWhisper: https://superwhisper.com/
Takeaways
Super Whisper is a system-wide app that integrates with any application with a text field.
Whisper Assistant is a free tool, while Super Whisper is a paid version with enhanced features.
Super Whisper has a much higher accuracy when it comes to technical terms.
Installation of Whisper Assistant requires Docker and Homebrew.
Speech-to-text tools allow for more efficient prompting.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Super Whisper and Whisper Assistant
03:17 Demonstrating Whisper Assistant
07:27 Exploring Super Whisper
10:24 File Tagging
12:01 Personal View
14:17 Installation and Setup
17:09 Conclusion Request
19:34 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
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