What is Wispr Flow?
Wispr Flow is an AI dictation app made by Wispr AI, Inc. You hold a keyboard shortcut, speak normally, and it types cleaned-up text wherever your cursor is: your email, a document, a chat, or a code editor. It removes filler words, adds punctuation, and works in 100+ languages on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.
Think of it as voice typing that actually keeps up with how people talk. Instead of the stilted "period, new paragraph" of older dictation, you ramble, pause, and correct yourself, and Wispr Flow turns that into text that reads like you wrote it.
What Wispr Flow does
- Types in almost any app. It works on top of Gmail, Slack, Notion, iMessage, the terminal, and AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor, anywhere you can put a cursor in a text field.
- Cleans up as you speak. Filler words ("um", "you know") are dropped and punctuation is added automatically.
- Adapts tone. It can match a casual Slack message or a more formal email.
- Learns your words. A personal dictionary keeps names, jargon, and acronyms spelled the way you want.
- Handles 100+ languages with automatic language detection.
Wispr Flow says dictation this way is about 4x faster than typing (around 220 words per minute versus 45). That is the company's own claim, not our measurement, but it matches the general finding that most people speak far faster than they type. For the complete list, see all Wispr Flow features.
Is Wispr Flow free?
Yes, there is a permanent free plan. As of 2026 it includes 2,000 words per week on desktop (1,000 on iPhone, unlimited on Android) with no credit card. When you outgrow the weekly cap, the paid Pro plan removes it. We cover this in detail on the free plan page and the pricing guide.
Which devices does it run on?
Wispr Flow runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. There is no native Linux app as of 2026, which is a real gap if Linux is your main machine. See our Linux page for the honest workarounds.
Wispr Flow vs "Whisper Flow" vs OpenAI Whisper
This trips people up, so here it is plainly:
- Wispr Flow is the app on this site, made by Wispr AI.
- "Whisper Flow" is just a common misspelling of the same app (the brand is Wispr, no "h").
- OpenAI Whisper is a separate open-source speech-recognition model. It powers many transcription tools, but it is not an app you dictate with, and it is not Wispr Flow.
We untangle all three on the Whisper Flow vs Wispr Flow page.
Who it is for (and who it is not)
Wispr Flow fits you if you write a lot in short bursts across many apps: solopreneurs, developers, writers, support agents, and anyone whose wrists are tired of the keyboard. It fits less well if you need offline, on-device-only dictation (it processes in the cloud by default), or if you are on Linux. See the full breakdown of who uses Wispr Flow.
Getting it and who makes it
Ready to try it? Here is how to download Wispr Flow on each device, and how login works. Curious who is behind it? Wispr Flow is made by Wispr AI, a San Francisco company valued at around $2 billion as of 2026.
Want to try dictation yourself?
The free plan gives you real dictation with a weekly word cap and no credit card. It is the fastest way to see if voice typing fits how you work.
Free plan, no credit card required.
Frequently asked questions
No. OpenAI Whisper is a speech-recognition model that developers build on. Wispr Flow is a finished dictation app made by Wispr AI. They are different products from different companies.
By default it processes your speech in the cloud, so it needs a connection. If fully offline, on-device dictation is a hard requirement for you, check the current details on the Wispr Flow site before relying on it.
More than 100, with automatic language detection, so you can switch languages without changing a setting.
You can dictate comments, prompts, commit messages, and docs in editors like Cursor and VS Code. Dictating exact syntax is harder; see our guide on dictating code.
You hold a hotkey and speak; it converts your speech to text, removes filler words, adds punctuation, and types the result into whatever app your cursor is in.
It runs as a small background app, captures your voice when you hold the dictation hotkey, processes the speech (in the cloud by default), cleans it up, and inserts the text where you are typing.
wisprflow.ai is the official site. This site, Wispr Flow Guide, is an independent review and setup guide, not the official website.
Next: read the full Wispr Flow review, pick a setup guide, or scan the Wispr Flow FAQ.