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What we measured and fixed while building an on-device dictation app for Mac. RSS
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Free dictation apps for Mac (and what the free tier actually limits)
Free dictation app for Mac options compared: word caps, models and features each free tier holds back, from Apple and Handy to Wispr Flow. Checked Oct 16, 2026.
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Superwhisper alternatives: one-time purchase and offline options
Superwhisper alternatives sorted by what you pay: free, one-time under $50, and around €64. Offline use, open source and Windows support, checked Oct 16, 2026.
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Mac dictation vs Wispr Flow: is built-in good enough?
Mac dictation vs Wispr Flow, checked on Apple's and Wispr's own pages Oct 15, 2026: shortcuts, on-device use, the 30-second silence stop, commands and $15/mo.
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Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow vs MacWhisper: which Mac dictation app to pick
Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow vs MacWhisper on price, billing, offline use, live dictation vs file transcription and platforms. Facts checked Oct 8, 2026.
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Why your Mac dictation app types words you never said (and what we found in 35 days of audio)
Our Mac dictation app typed commands nobody spoke. We traced 412 cases in 35 days of local recordings to clicks and to the training data, and tested a fix.
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Wispr Flow alternatives for Mac in 2026 (including ones that work offline)
Eight Wispr Flow alternatives for Mac compared on price, billing, offline use and platforms. Free, open source and one-time options, prices checked Oct 7, 2026.
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Our dictation app lagged by 282 seconds. The cause was a custom vocabulary list
Our Mac dictation app lagged 282 seconds on September 27. Custom vocabulary hints made the model read its 30-word list back on silence. The cause and the fix.