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If you like the idea of Wispr Flow (hold a key, talk, the text lands where your cursor is) but not the weekly word cap, the subscription or sending your voice to a server, VoxFlow Pro for Mac does that one job locally and for free.
Get VoxFlow Pro for Mac, free →macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. Notarized by Apple. No account, no subscription, no word limit.
Prices and limits copied from each vendor's own pricing page on 2 October 2026. They change, so follow the links before you decide.
| VoxFlow Pro for Mac | Wispr Flow | Superwhisper | MacWhisper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Everything, free | 2,000 words per week on desktop | Yes, unlimited use of Whisper models | Yes, Pro features locked |
| Paid plan | None. Optional tip, changes nothing | Pro 15 USD per user per month, 12 USD billed yearly | Pro 8.49 USD per month, yearly and lifetime options | Pro, one-time licence |
| Where speech is transcribed | On your Mac (WhisperKit) | In the cloud, per their privacy page | Local Whisper models, cloud models optional | Local Whisper models, cloud services optional |
| Works offline | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dictate into any app | Yes, hold Globe, Caps Lock or right Shift | Yes | Yes | Yes, system-wide dictation |
| AI rewrite and formatting | No | Yes | Yes, custom prompts | Pro, with your own AI service |
| Transcribe audio and video files | No | - | Pro | Yes |
| Platforms | Mac, plus iPhone and Apple Watch app | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Mac |
| Download size | 1.9 MB | - | - | - |
Sources: wisprflow.ai/pricing, wisprflow.ai/privacy, superwhisper.com, MacWhisper on Gumroad. A dash means we did not check it, not that it is bad.
Wispr Flow is a polished product, and its cleanup of filler words and formatting is genuinely useful. The two reasons people look for something else are simple. The free plan stops at 2,000 words a week on desktop, which is roughly two long emails a day for five days. And every word you dictate is sent to a server for transcription. For a doctor's notes, a lawyer's draft or a password you misspoke, that second point matters more than the price.
VoxFlow Pro for Mac takes the opposite trade. It does less: no AI rewrite, no dictionary, no Windows. In return the model runs on your own Mac, there is no account to create, and nothing counts your words.
The app is signed with a Developer ID issued to BIT Technology s.r.o. and notarized by Apple, so it opens with a normal double click. The download page lists the SHA-256 checksum and the one Terminal command that lets macOS confirm the notarization for you.
Yes. VoxFlow Pro for Mac is free, has no account and no word limit, because transcription runs on your own Mac and there is no server counting words. Superwhisper also has a free tier that runs Whisper models locally. The Wispr Flow free plan was limited to 2,000 words per week on desktop when we checked on 2 October 2026.
According to the Wispr Flow privacy page, transcription always happens in the cloud. VoxFlow Pro for Mac transcribes locally with WhisperKit, so it works with Wi-Fi switched off.
It does not rewrite or reformat your text with AI, it does not transcribe audio or video files, it does not learn a custom dictionary, and version 1.0 has no auto-update. It is not on the Mac App Store, it is a notarized direct download. If you need those features, Wispr Flow, Superwhisper Pro or MacWhisper Pro are the better choice.
Nothing. There is no trial timer and no subscription. A voluntary support button exists on the download page and changes nothing about the app.
VoxFlow is made by BIT Technology s.r.o. Wispr Flow, Superwhisper and MacWhisper are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with VoxFlow.