Notes on dictation.

2 October 2026

The best Wispr Flow alternatives for Mac in 2026

Wispr Flow is good, but it's cloud-only and monthly. Here are the Mac dictation apps worth trying instead, local and cloud, with prices from their own sites.

2 October 2026

Superwhisper alternatives for Mac: no account, no subscription

Want Superwhisper's local dictation without the account or the monthly plan? These Mac apps run on your Mac and cost one payment.

2 October 2026

Private dictation on Mac: apps that never upload your voice

Which Mac dictation apps keep your audio and text on your Mac? What “local” really means, how to check it yourself, and the apps that pass.

2 October 2026

Dictation vs typing: how much time you'd actually save

Most people type about 52 words a minute and speak comfortably at around 130. Here's what that gap is worth in a working week, and where dictation still loses.

2 October 2026

How to dictate prompts to Claude Code, Cursor and Codex

Prompts for coding agents are prose, and prose is faster to say than type. How to dictate them on a Mac without mangled file names or commands.

27 September 2026

Introducing ZenVoice

ZenVoice 1.0: dictation that runs on your Mac. Say it messy, send it clean, with no account, no cloud and no subscription.