ZenVoiceFlit alternative
Flit or ZenVoice? Both stay on your Mac.
Flit and ZenVoice are close cousins: local dictation, no account, pay once. The differences are price, trial, which Macs they run on, and a few features each has that the other doesn't.
Free for 14 days, no card
ZenVoice and Flit, side by side.
- Where your speech is processed
- ZenVoiceOn your Mac
- FlitOn your Mac
- Works with no internet
- ZenVoiceYes
- FlitYes
- Account needed
- ZenVoiceNo
- FlitNo
- Price
- ZenVoice$14.99 once for 2 Macs (launch price, first 100), then $39.99
- Flit$19 once for the first 50, then $49; Lifetime $59, then $99
- Free trial
- ZenVoice14 days, every feature, no card
- Flit7 days, no card
- Refund window
- ZenVoice30 days
- Flit30 days
- Platforms
- ZenVoiceMac (Apple silicon or Intel, macOS 15 or later); Windows in the works
- FlitMac (Apple silicon, macOS 14 or later); Windows in development
- Languages
- ZenVoice99 with Whisper, 25 with Parakeet V3, plus Hinglish
- Flit99, 25 shown as you speak
Flit facts are from flit.fyi, checked October 2, 2026. “Not stated” means their site doesn’t say. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Pick ZenVoice if
- $14.99 for two Macs at launch, and $39.99 for Lifetime.
- A 14-day trial instead of 7.
- Runs on Intel Macs as well as Apple silicon.
- Hinglish Prime, and a choice of 14 models with published benchmarks.
Pick Flit if
- Your Mac runs macOS 14; ZenVoice needs macOS 15.
- You want text streamed as you speak in 25 languages, and switching language mid-sentence.
Common questions.
Are both private?
Yes. Both keep audio and text on your Mac and need no account.
Which has more emoji?
ZenVoice understands 156 emoji by name, plus 37 Hinglish names. Flit lists 115.
Can I try both?
Yes. ZenVoice is free for 14 days, Flit for 7.
Try it free. Then pay once.
Pro
Everything ZenVoice does today, on two Macs, with a year of new features.
Upgrade to Lifetime any time for the difference: $25.00 at launch prices.
- 2 Macs
- All 14 models and every language
- Runs offline. Nothing leaves your Mac
- 1 year of new features and new models
- Bug fixes, UI fixes and macOS compatibility forever
Or try it free for 14 days · 30-day refund
Lifetime
RecommendedEvery update we ever ship, including new features and new models.
Every update we ever ship, for one payment.
- 2 Macs
- All 14 models and every language
- Runs offline. Nothing leaves your Mac
- Every new feature and new model, forever
- Bug fixes, UI fixes and macOS compatibility forever
Or try it free for 14 days · 30-day refund