Comparison · AI dictation
TapWisper vs Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow and TapWisper both let you hold a key to dictate into any app, clean up your speech with AI, edit text by voice and take bot-free meeting notes. Wispr Flow is a polished cloud subscription on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. TapWisper is free and open-source, runs offline with local models, and lets you pick the AI model or use your own API key.
Side by side
How they compare.
Based on public information as of October 2026. Plans and features change — check Wispr Flow’s site for the latest.
| TapWisper | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (MIT open source); cloud models billed by your provider | Free Basic with a weekly word limit (about 2,000 words/week on desktop); Pro $15/month or $12/month billed annually; Enterprise custom |
| Open source | Yes — MIT licence | No |
| Platforms | macOS 12+, Windows 10+ (Linux from source) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android |
| Where AI runs | Your choice: cloud with your own key, local on-device, or self-hosted | Wispr's cloud |
| Works offline | Yes, with local models | No |
| Choose your models / own API key | OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Together AI, Soniox, 42 local models, any OpenAI-compatible server | No — Wispr's own models |
| Dictate into any app | Yes — pastes at the cursor in any app | Yes |
| AI cleanup & tone | Yes — filler words, punctuation, tone by app | Yes — AI formatting with per-app styles |
| Edit selected text by voice | Yes — select text and speak an instruction | Yes — Command Mode (Pro) |
| Meeting notes | Yes — bot-free on Mac (macOS 13+) and Windows, live transcript, AI summary | Yes — bot-free Notetaker on Mac and Windows (added 2026) |
| Account | No account | Wispr account |
| Languages | 21 + auto-detect and mixed languages (99 with local Whisper) | 100+ |
Which one?
Pick the right tool for you.
Choose TapWisper if
- You want dictation that's free with no weekly word cap.
- You want it to work offline, or keep audio on your own computer with local models.
- You want to choose the model — GPT, Claude, Gemini, open-source — or bring your own API key.
- You want open-source software you can inspect, and no account.
Choose Wispr Flow if
- You also want dictation on iPhone and Android, synced with one subscription.
- You'd rather not think about models or API keys at all.
- Your company needs enterprise controls such as SSO.
FAQ
Good questions.
Is TapWisper a free alternative to Wispr Flow?
Yes. TapWisper offers hold-to-talk dictation in any app, AI cleanup, edit-by-voice and bot-free meeting notes for free under the MIT licence. With cloud models you pay your provider for usage; local models cost nothing.
Does Wispr Flow work offline?
Not as of October 2026 — Wispr Flow processes dictation in its cloud. TapWisper can run fully offline with local Whisper and Llama-family models.
Do both have meeting notes?
Yes. Wispr Flow added a bot-free Notetaker in 2026, and TapWisper records your mic and meeting audio locally with a live transcript and AI summary.
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Free and open-source, no account. Setup walks you through permissions, your microphone and a speech engine — then you just talk.