Dictation & transcription

Free alternatives to Wispr Flow

Find a free app for the parts of Wispr Flow you actually use.

Compare the free allowance and limitations on each app’s page. These are workflow alternatives, rather than identical copies.

Free options

Dictate into Mac apps with local speech recognition and saved transcription history.

Free and open source. Local models use your Mac; no account or API key needed. Optional cloud services may cost extra.

Transcribe recorded audio into text on your own computer.

Free software. Your hardware + a downloaded model.

Dictate messages, emails and documents directly into the apps where you type.

Free Basic: unlimited Frontier Mini dictation · 20 Scribe uses/week

Dictate text into your apps using local speech models.

Unlimited dictation with free Nano, Fast and Standard models.

Dictate and paste text into other apps using local speech models.

Free open-source dictation · your computer and downloaded models.

Dictate into apps with local Whisper or Parakeet models.

Unlimited free local dictation · no account required.

Use hotkey dictation and paste speech as text with local models.

Free open-source local mode · model downloads and hardware required.