FreeFlow
Open-source Mac dictation via Groq Whisper API, hold-Fn activation
Open-source Mac dictation app that sends audio to Groq's hosted Whisper API for transcription, activated by holding the Fn key. Requires users to supply their own Groq API key, so usage is billed by Groq rather than through the app itself.
Index summary: FreeFlow is listed in the The Dictation Index registry but is not ranked: 5 qualifying posts, 50 needed.
What people say
Example posts from the sample, each linked to the original on X and edged with the label it was given. A handful of posts cannot stand in for 5, so read the score and the topic table first. Quoted here and want it removed?
FreeFlow is a free and open source alternative to tools like Wispr Flow and Superwhisper. It handles dictation on Mac for both Apple Silicon and Intel users. You just hold a shortcut to talk and it pastes the cleaned text directly into your current field. The tool uses AI to
1: FreeFlow: a free, open-source Mac dictation app offering fast AI transcription, context-aware cleanup, and voice-driven editing. No data is sent to a FreeFlow server. Supports Groq or OpenAI-compatible local models. MIT-licensed.
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