Wispr Flow

Wispr Flow is Wispr AI's voice-to-text application with AI formatting and text insertion across supported applications. It is intended for writing messages, documents and prompts by voice, with personal vocabulary, snippets and style controls. Its separate Notetaker features capture meeting audio and create transcripts and notes where supported and allowed by the account.

Dictation workflows

Place the cursor in a text field, use the configured recording shortcut, speak and review the inserted text. Flow can remove spoken fillers and format text rather than simply producing a verbatim transcript. Dictionary entries help with names and jargon; snippets insert recurring content. Command Mode offers text-editing instructions on supported desktop platforms. Check important wording, numbers and names before sending or saving because AI formatting can change intended text.

Mac installation and permissions

The current 1.6.1074 Apple Silicon DMG is 302,682,024 bytes before installed storage. Official requirements list macOS 12 Monterey or later with Apple Silicon or Intel, 8 GB RAM recommended and approximately 500 MB available storage. Separate Mac installers match each processor. Move Wispr Flow.app into Applications, sign in and complete setup. The cask marks the app as self-updating and declares no additional package dependency or conflict; microphone and system permissions remain required.

Basic Mac dictation needs Microphone and Accessibility permissions. Microphone access captures speech; Accessibility allows shortcuts and insertion into other apps. Screen Recording is not required for basic dictation, though optional screen-reading features can request it. Notetaker has separate computer-audio access: macOS 14.4+ uses System Audio Recording, while macOS 13–14.3 uses Screen Recording and requires a restart. Inform meeting participants and obtain appropriate consent before recording.

The official product also has Windows, iPhone and Android distributions with different operating-system requirements, permissions and feature availability. Windows dictation requires an x64 processor; Windows on ARM is not supported. Those installers are separate from this Mac package.

Cloud processing and privacy controls

Wispr says transcription happens in the cloud. Recorded audio is transmitted to its servers for processing even when model improvement and cloud-history storage are disabled. Desktop recording may continue during a connection interruption and retain audio for retry; that does not mean offline transcription is available.

Model improvement, Dictation cloud storage, Context awareness and Local data storage are separate controls. The official help page says model improvement and dictation cloud storage default to on unless restricted, and can be changed in Data and Privacy. Turning off improvement prevents use of audio, transcripts and edits for model improvement, but metadata such as duration, app, URL and processing details is still uploaded. Context awareness can read limited relevant text from the current application and can be disabled.

Local history and cloud history have independent consequences. Deleting local history can remove transcripts and polish history across devices. Notetaker transcript storage is managed separately from dictation cloud storage and uses Wispr's cloud. Organization policies and signed agreements may restrict recording or storage. Review the settings and applicable terms for confidential information rather than treating a privacy setting as a local-only mode or an absolute security guarantee.

Accounts, license and subscriptions

Flow requires sign-in; supported setup methods include Google, Apple, Microsoft, SSO, or email and password. It is proprietary service software. A free download does not mean unlimited dictation: the Free allowance resets weekly. The standard Pro trial is 14 days, with referral and other promotions potentially differing; check the account's actual deadline and billing terms.

Current USD list pricing is $15 per user per month or $144 per year for Pro. Growth lists dictation-only at $23 per user per month or $216 per year, and dictation plus unlimited Notetaker at $33 per month or $312 per year. Enterprise terms are negotiated. Regional currencies, existing subscriber terms and eligibility can differ. Notetaker availability and recording policies also depend on the plan and organization, so a paid badge does not override a restriction.

Official sources: Wispr Flow, System requirements, Mac setup, Data controls, Processing and privacy, Plans, Official announcements.