CollabuteGuide
The best dictation app for Mac
Updated October 29, 2026
The short answer
Collabute Flow is the best free pick: unlimited dictation into any app, with Collabute's meeting transcription and Obvee voice assistant there when you want more. Wispr Flow is best for dictation on every device, Superwhisper is best if you want dictation to stay on your Mac, and Apple Dictation is the built-in baseline.
The picks
1. Collabute Flow — Best free dictation, and more than typing
Unlimited dictation into any app on the free plan, with filler words cleaned up. Lite ($9/month) adds meeting transcription, and Pro ($29/month) adds Obvee, a voice assistant that does tasks when you ask.
2. Wispr Flow — Best for dictation on every device
Polished cloud dictation on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Free for 2,000 words a week; Pro is $15/month, or $12/month billed yearly.
3. Superwhisper — Best for private, on-device dictation
Unlimited dictation with local models on the free plan. Pro is $8.49/month or $249.99 once.
4. Apple Dictation — Best built-in option
Built into macOS and free. Good for short notes; it doesn't clean up filler words or rewrite.
Questions
- What is the best free dictation app for Mac?
- Collabute Flow is free and unlimited. Superwhisper's free plan has unlimited dictation with local models. Apple Dictation is free and built in. Wispr Flow is free for 2,000 words a week.
- Can a dictation app also do things for me?
- Collabute can. Flow types what you say, and Obvee, Collabute's voice assistant, does a task in your browser or Mac apps when you ask and answers out loud. Obvee is on Pro, $29 a month.
We make Collabute, so weigh our placement with that in mind. Details about other apps come from their own websites and pricing pages, checked on October 29, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy. Something wrong? Email team@collabute.com and we will fix it.