About Flowrite
Flowrite is a dictation app: press a shortcut, speak naturally, and clean text appears wherever the cursor is, in apps such as Slack, Gmail, documents, notes and coding tools. It adds punctuation and paragraphs and aims to keep the tone you meant, so a rough spoken version becomes a tidy message or email ready to review.
The site shows uses for messaging on Slack, Teams or Discord, emails, long-form notes and outlines, and dictating prompts for AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf. It supports 49 languages, adapts to your apps and vocabulary and keeps a private local history. A changelog and download page are available for Mac and Windows. Pricing is on a separate page, and the product is a desktop download rather than a web service.
Key features
- Hotkey voice dictation into any app
- Polished punctuation and paragraphs
- Dictation in 49 languages
- Works in Slack, Gmail, docs and coding tools
- App-aware tone and vocabulary
- Private local history
Good fit for
- Dictating emails and Slack replies
- Speaking prompts for AI coding tools
Flowrite: questions and answers
- What is Flowrite used for?
- Flowrite is a voice dictation for Mac and Windows that turns speech into polished text in any app with a hotkey, supporting 49 languages and a private local history. It is a good fit for dictating emails and Slack replies, and speaking prompts for AI coding tools.
- Is Flowrite free?
- Yes. Flowrite has a free plan.
- Is Flowrite open source?
- No. Flowrite is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include PowerToys, Files and ShareX.
- What are some alternatives to Flowrite?
- Flowrite competes with Wispr Flow, Dictato and Dictivo.
Open-source alternatives to Flowrite
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SaaS alternatives to Flowrite
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Wispr Flow
AI Tools
AI voice dictation app that types into any app
SaaS
Dictato
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Offline dictation software for Mac that turns speech into text in any app
SaaS
Dictivo
Productivity
Local-first dictation app for macOS and Windows that transcribes speech on-device with Whisper
SaaS
FluidVox
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Privacy-focused voice typing app for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android using local models
SaaS
Voicy
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Speech-to-text app for Mac, Windows and browsers that inserts a transcript into any app or site
SaaS
MachinesFluent
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AI dictation app with voice commands, web search and clipboard actions, running locally or in the cloud
SaaS

