A Wispr Flow alternative with free dictation.
At a glance
| Noted | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Where speech becomes text | On your computer. | In the cloud: “Transcription always occurs on the cloud.” (data controls) |
| Free dictation | Yes, with no word limit. It needs a free account. | Yes, with a weekly word limit on desktop (pricing). |
| Meeting notes | No bot in the call: Noted takes notes from your computer’s audio. Recording and transcripts are free; AI meeting notes use cloud requests. | No bot: Notetaker records on your computer (Notetaker). Free accounts have a weekly meeting limit (pricing). |
| Mobile apps | No. Noted’s download is for Mac. | Yes. Available on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android (features). |
| Languages | 37 languages. | 100+ languages (features). |
| Team and admin features | None. | Team plans with single sign-on (SAML), SCIM, a shared dictionary and usage dashboards (pricing). |
| Live help during calls | Live Answers (Pro): answers during calls, from your Knowledge and screen. | Notetaker searches your past meeting notes and the web for an answer, and can sum up the last few minutes (Notetaker). |
| Pricing | Free, and Pro with a free month (Noted’s pricing). | Free, Pro, Growth and Enterprise (Wispr Flow’s pricing). |
Where Wispr Flow is ahead
- Mobile apps. Wispr Flow is on iPhone and Android as well as the desktop (features). Noted’s download is for Mac.
- More languages. Wispr Flow says it works in 100+ languages (features). Noted dictates in 37.
- Team plans and admin. Single sign-on, SCIM, a shared dictionary and team usage dashboards (pricing).
- Command Mode and Transforms. “Command Mode lets you edit text, draft a reply, or search by voice” (Command Mode help), on Flow Pro. Transforms “polish drafts, restructure text or apply custom instructions where you write” (Transforms help).
- Calendar-aware notes. Notetaker reads the attendees on your calendar invite to name who spoke (Notetaker).
Where Noted is different
- No word limit. Dictation is free, with no word limit. It needs a free account. Wispr Flow’s free plan has a weekly word limit on desktop (pricing).
- Knowledge is free. Knowledge (your documents), searched by Ask, is in Free. Live Answers is in Pro.
Like Wispr Flow (“anything with a text field”, features), Noted works in any app with a text box: Claude Code, Cursor, Slack, Gmail, Notion, Word and the rest, in 37 languages. In the terminals Dictate into Claude Code and Cursor lists, and in VS Code and Cursor, a paste goes in on one line. And like Wispr Flow’s Notetaker, Noted takes meeting notes with no bot in the call.
Privacy, layer by layer
Where speech becomes text
Dictation, recording and transcripts are free forever; speech becomes text on your computer.
What cloud features send
Cloud features, such as Polish (dictation cleanup), AI meeting notes and Ask, send the text they need to our AI providers.
Where your notes are kept
Your notes stay on your computer; Noted has no cloud copy of them. Audio never leaves your computer. It isn’t kept after your note is written, unless you turn on Keep audio for 7 days.
Switching
- Download Noted, open it and create your free account.
- Click into any text box, hold ⌘ Shift Space, talk, and let go.
- Add your names and jargon to the Dictionary.
FAQ
Is Noted free?
Yes. Dictation, recording and transcripts are free forever; speech becomes text on your computer. Free includes 100 cloud requests a month, reset on the 1st (UTC). Pro makes them unlimited (fair use) and adds Live Answers.
Does Noted have a word limit?
No. Dictation has no word limit. Polish (dictation cleanup) is optional and uses cloud requests.
Does Noted join my meetings?
No. Noted takes notes from your computer’s audio, so nobody sees a bot. Let people know you’re taking notes, as you would with any recording.
Is Noted on iPhone or Android?
No. Noted’s download is for Mac: macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.
Sources
Wispr Flow’s own pages. Checked 19 October 2026.
- wisprflow.ai/data-controls
- wisprflow.ai/pricing
- wisprflow.ai/features
- wisprflow.ai/notetaker
- docs.wisprflow.ai: How to use Command Mode
- docs.wisprflow.ai: How to use Transforms
Noted is not affiliated with Wispr Flow. The name is used only to identify the product compared.