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MacWhisper
MacWhisper
Local, private Whisper transcription and dictation for Mac with a genuinely free tier and one-time Pro license.
Wispr
Flow
AI voice dictation that turns speech into polished, formatted text in any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.
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| Attribute | MacWhisper | Wispr Flow |
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| Category | Dictation Tool | Dictation Tool |
| Pricing | Custom pricing Free version; Pro one-time license about EUR 59 | From $12/mo Free tier; Pro from $12/month billed annually |
| Test it | Free trial | Free trial |
| Channels | macOS | macOS Windows iOS Android |
| Call direction | — | — |
| Human handoff | — | — |
| Setup | Low Low - download the app and pick a Whisper model | Low Low - install and dictate into any app |
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Category
- MacWhisper
- Dictation Tool
- Wispr Flow
- Dictation Tool
Pricing
- MacWhisper
Custom pricing
Free version; Pro one-time license about EUR 59
- Wispr Flow
From $12/mo
Free tier; Pro from $12/month billed annually
Test it
- MacWhisper
- Free trial
- Wispr Flow
- Free trial
Channels
- MacWhisper
- macOS
- Wispr Flow
- macOSWindowsiOSAndroid
Call direction
- MacWhisper
- —
- Wispr Flow
- —
Human handoff
- MacWhisper
- —
- Wispr Flow
- —
Setup
- MacWhisper
Low
Low - download the app and pick a Whisper model
- Wispr Flow
Low
Low - install and dictate into any app
Useful for
- MacWhisper
- • Private local transcription
- • Podcast and interview transcripts
- • Offline dictation
- • One-time-purchase budgets
- Wispr Flow
- • Writing email and docs by voice
- • Prompting AI tools hands-free
- • Messaging faster
- • Multilingual dictation
Integrations
| MacWhisper | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | ||
| Windows | — | |
| iOS | — | |
| Android | — |
Strengths
- MacWhisper
- • Fully local, offline, private processing
- • One-time purchase instead of subscription
- • Genuinely usable free tier
- Wispr Flow
- • Polished auto-edited output, not raw transcription
- • Works across every app system-wide
- • 100+ languages with auto-detection
Limitations
- MacWhisper
- • Mac only
- • Raw transcription without AI auto-editing
- • Pro pricing differs between Gumroad and App Store
- Wispr Flow
- • Cloud processing rather than local models
- • Free tier word limits
- • Android access has rolled out later than other platforms