Wispr Flow, explained: what it does, what it costs, and where your voice goes

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Wispr Flow is a voice dictation app made by Wispr. You hold a key, talk, and it types cleaned-up text into the app you are in, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Its transcription runs in Wispr's cloud, its free plan is capped at 2,000 words a week on desktop, and Pro is $15 a month or $144 a year. A lot of people type the name as Whisper Flow or WisprFlow, and they mean the same app.

I built YapToText, a different dictation app for the Mac, so read what I say about Wispr Flow with that in mind. Every fact about Wispr Flow here comes from wisprflow.ai or its help center, read on October 9, 2026.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

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On this page: 9 sections
  1. What Wispr Flow does
  2. How a dictation travels
  3. What it costs
  4. Devices and languages
  5. Where your voice goes
  6. Who it suits, and who should look at something else
  7. A free app that stays on the Mac
  8. The short version
  9. Questions

What Wispr Flow does

Wispr Flow turns speech into text in any app, and its site describes the result as clear, polished writing. It is dictation with an AI cleanup step, sold as a subscription.

  • Dictation in any app. On a Mac you hold Fn and talk, and the text lands where your cursor is. Fn and Space starts hands-free dictation.
  • Cleanup and formatting. It reads the app you are in and the text near your cursor, and it adapts the style and formatting of what you said.
  • Your own words. It learns names and jargon, and the free plan includes a dictionary and snippets.
  • Editing by voice. Command Mode edits selected text from a spoken instruction. It is experimental, off by default, and limited to paid plans and trials.
  • Meeting notes. Notetaker records meetings on Mac and Windows and writes a transcript and a summary. The free plan includes it with a weekly meeting limit.
  • Many languages. The help center says Flow dictates in more than 100 languages.

How a dictation travels

Wispr's privacy page follows one dictation from start to finish, and the path explains most questions about the app.

  1. You speak. The audio is captured on your device.
  2. It is sent to Wispr's cloud. The privacy page says transcription always happens in the cloud, for speed and accuracy, and that data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
  3. The text comes back. Flow types it into the app in front.
  4. The audio is discarded. Wispr says the audio is deleted as soon as it is transcribed, unless you turned on Dictation cloud storage, which keeps transcripts, audio and history on Wispr's servers for your other devices.

Because the transcription happens on a server, Wispr Flow needs an internet connection to dictate. The page on Wispr Flow offline has the details and the apps that run on the Mac instead.

What it costs

From Wispr Flow's help center and pricing page, read October 9, 2026. The help center says each supported currency has its own fixed prices.

PlanPrice in US dollarsWhat you get
Free$0Dictation in any app, capped each week: 2,000 words on desktop and 1,000 on mobile, per the pricing page.
Pro$15 a user a month, or $144 a yearUnlimited dictation, longer Notetaker history, priority support and central billing.
Student$0 a year for selected student accountsEverything in Pro. Other recognized students get paid student pricing.
Growth$23 a user a month, or $216 a yearEverything in Pro, plus SAML single sign-on. With Notetaker it is $33 a month, or $312 a year.
EnterprisePriced on requestEverything in Growth, plus free IT admin seats and premium support.

The Wispr Flow pricing page goes through every plan and what happens at the weekly cap, and the page on promo codes and discounts lists every way Wispr itself lowers the price.

Devices and languages

  • Devices. Wispr Flow runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. On the Mac it supports macOS 12 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.
  • Languages. More than 100, with auto-detect on Mac, Windows and iPhone. Flow detects one language for each dictation, not for each word.
  • Regional choices. There are options for British and Canadian English, Swiss German, Simplified or Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, and Hinglish, which writes Hindi in Latin letters.
  • Three exceptions. The help center says Flow cannot recognize Urdu, Hebrew or Ukrainian from speech alone, so you select them yourself.
  • The interface. I have not used the app in another language, so I cannot tell you how much of its interface is translated.

Where your voice goes

Every dictation is processed on Wispr's servers, in the United States. The help center calls Wispr Flow a cloud service, not an on-premise deployment.

  • Model training. The setting called Improve the model for everyone is on by default for Free and Pro, and you can turn it off. It is off for Enterprise.
  • Other providers. Wispr says its third-party AI providers may not use your data to train their models.
  • Audits. The privacy page lists a SOC 2 Type II report and ISO 27001 certification, both by A-LIGN.
  • Healthcare. You can sign a Business Associate Agreement for HIPAA on any plan. Accepting it turns off Notetaker and Scratchpad.

The Wispr Flow privacy page on this site follows the audio and the text in more detail.

Who it suits, and who should look at something else

  • It suits people on several devices. If you dictate on a Mac, a PC and a phone, one account covers all of them.
  • It suits teams. Shared dictionaries, central billing, single sign-on and admin controls are the paid plans' main additions.
  • It suits meetings. Notetaker is part of the same app.
  • Look elsewhere for offline work. Wispr Flow cannot transcribe without a connection.
  • Look elsewhere for recordings. It does not accept audio files. The page on transcribing audio files explains what it does instead.
  • Look elsewhere if you want no account and no cap. The free plan needs a sign-in and stops at the weekly limit.

A free app that stays on the Mac

YapToText is the app I make. It does the same core job on one Apple silicon Mac: one key starts dictation in any app, and the text lands at your cursor. The speech model and the cleanup model both run on the Mac, so nothing you say is uploaded.

  • Price. It is free, with no paid tier, no account and no word cap. The tips in the app are optional and unlock nothing.
  • Offline. The App Store build ships both models, so it dictates with Wi-Fi off from the first launch.
  • Editing by voice. Quick Edit changes selected text from a spoken instruction, and it is free from the first launch.
  • Files. Transcribe file turns a recording into text on the Mac.
  • Limits. It is a Mac app only, it needs macOS 14 or later, it lists 29 languages plus auto-detect, and it has no meeting notes and no team features.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

The Wispr Flow alternative page compares the two side by side, and the list of seven alternatives covers the other choices.

The short version

  • What it is. Wispr Flow is a cloud dictation app with AI cleanup, for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.
  • What it costs. It is free up to 2,000 words a week on desktop, and Pro is $15 a month or $144 a year.
  • Where your voice goes. It goes to Wispr's servers on every plan.
  • The free on-device option. YapToText does dictation and voice editing on one Mac, with nothing uploaded.

If something here no longer matches Wispr Flow's site, open an issue on GitHub and I will fix it. Every one gets read.

Download YapToText on the Mac App StoreThis app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.

About the author. Ryleigh Newman is a developer whose hands make typing difficult and who dictates every day with YapToText, the app this site describes. Facts about other apps come from their own sites, with the date they were read. More about the project.

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Questions

What is Wispr Flow?

Wispr Flow is a voice dictation app from Wispr for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. You hold a key and talk, and it types cleaned-up text into the app you are in. Transcription runs in Wispr's cloud.

Is Whisper Flow the same as Wispr Flow?

Usually. Whisper Flow and WisprFlow are common ways of typing Wispr Flow, the dictation app at wisprflow.ai. Other products use similar names, so check the web address before you download anything.

Is Wispr Flow free?

It has a free plan, capped at 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on mobile, per its pricing page on October 9, 2026. Pro removes the cap for $15 a month or $144 a year.

How does Wispr Flow work?

Your audio is captured on your device, sent encrypted to Wispr's cloud, transcribed and cleaned up there, and typed into the app in front. Wispr says the audio is deleted after transcription unless Dictation cloud storage is on.

Does Wispr Flow work offline?

No. Its privacy page says transcription always happens in the cloud, so dictation needs an internet connection.

What languages does Wispr Flow support?

Its help center says more than 100, with one language detected for each dictation. Urdu, Hebrew and Ukrainian have to be selected by hand, because Flow cannot recognize them from speech alone.