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A mode pairs a voice model with optional AI processing to shape your dictation for a purpose: plain text, a message, an email, a note, or your own custom workflow. This page covers the settings every mode shares. Superwhisper's Interface for Modes
Create several versions of the same mode with different voice models, AI models, or settings. Click any mode’s name to rename it.

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Per-mode settings

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Voice processing

After you dictate, your audio first goes through voice processing for transcription.
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Set your language

  • Supported languages vary by voice model
  • Based on your chosen language and voice model, you may see an option to translate your dictation to English. For best results with this option, use a multilingual Whisper model like Whisper Medium or Whisper Large
Superwhisper mode editor with the language dropdown open
If your voice model doesn’t support translation, or you need a language other than English, set up translation with AI processing in a Custom mode.
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Pick your voice model

Every mode has a Voice Model dropdown in its editor. Pick a cloud or local model per mode. Browse, download, and remove models in Settings → Models library.Superwhisper mode editor with the Voice Model dropdown open

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Auto-activation rules

Use Activate for apps in the mode editor (Add apps and sites) to switch to this mode automatically when you dictate in chosen apps and websites.

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Advanced settings

Below the auto-activation rules, you can select how your audio is handled during dictation:
  • Playback when recording: choose what happens to your music and video while you record. The options are Keep Playing, Pause, Lower, and Mute, or the default you set for all modes. Superwhisper restores playback when recording ends
  • Record from system audio (Pro)
    • Useful for meetings, video content, interviews, or live audio coming through your speakers
    • When recording system audio, the waveform on the recording window doesn’t move. Check History to verify capture
  • Identify Speakers (Pro)
    • Useful for meeting transcriptions
    • Speaker separation results appear in the Segments tab of History
Speaker-separated transcripts won’t process through AI automatically within the same mode. See Speaker-Separated Meetings for handling multi-speaker transcripts with AI processing.

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AI processing

After transcription, AI processing shapes your text based on the mode’s purpose. Superwhisper mode editor with the Language Model dropdown open
  • Pick the AI model in the mode editor’s Language Model dropdown
    Select a mode with AI processing to see this option.
  • Built-in modes support multiple languages automatically
    • Select the correct language in the voice processing settings
    • The AI processes your dictation and responds in your chosen language
  • Message, Mail, and Note modes have a Tone slider from Casual to Formal. It controls the formality of the cleaned transcript
  • The context checkboxes (Application, Copied text, Selected text) need a Pro license
  • AI processing varies by mode

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Learn more

Switching Modes

Jump between modes with keyboard shortcuts, auto-activation rules, and deep links.

Customizing Modes

Copy a built-in mode’s instructions into a Custom Mode and adjust them.