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Wispr Flow
AI voice dictation that replaces your keyboard
What it is
Wispr Flow is an AI voice dictation app for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android that turns speech into clean, formatted text in real time instead of a raw transcript you have to clean up yourself. It replaces your keyboard for writing-heavy work: emails, documents, Slack messages, and code comments. A genuine free tier covers 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on iPhone with no credit card, and the bundled Notetaker transcribes meetings with speaker identification even on the free plan.
- Price
- $12
- free tier available
- Free tier
- Yes
- no card required
- Platforms
- 4
- macOS · Windows
What you get free vs paid
Verdict
Pros
- Genuine free tier with no credit card: 2,000 words/week on desktop, 1,000/week on iPhone, unlimited on Android
- Notetaker meeting transcription with speaker identification is included free, not gated behind Pro
- Notes and dictation output plug into Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools through MCP
- Cross-platform on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android with the same account
- Founders have real domain depth: both studied AI at Stanford and previously published research at the Stanford AI Lab
Cons
- A 2026 privacy incident: a Reddit user found Flow periodically uploading screenshots of the active window to third-party AI infrastructure to improve transcription vocabulary; Wispr initially banned the user who reported it, then apologized and made AI training opt-in, but the underlying screenshot capture wasn't removed
- Free tier word limits reset weekly rather than accumulating, so heavy users burn through the allowance fast
- Subscription only, no lifetime or one-time purchase option
- SOC 2 / HIPAA-ready compliance and unlimited dictation are Pro-only, not available on the free plan
A genuinely capable free voice dictation tool worth trying immediately, but read the screenshot-capture story before you dictate anything sensitive, since the underlying architecture that caused it hasn't changed even after the apology.
Capabilities
Core features
- Real-time speech-to-text with automatic punctuation and formatting
- Context-aware output that adapts to whichever app has focus
- Notetaker: meeting transcription with speaker identification
- MCP integration so notes and dictation work inside Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools
- Custom dictionary that learns names and jargon over time
- 100+ language support
- Cross-platform sync across Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android
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Is Wispr Flow free?
Wispr Flow offers a free tier you can use without paying. Browse QuestLoops for verified ways to get more out of it for free.
How much does Wispr Flow cost?
Wispr Flow's paid plans start at about $12. There's also a free tier for lighter use. Pricing changes over time — QuestLoops focuses on legitimate ways to reduce or avoid that cost.
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