# FreeFlow

Open-source Mac dictation via Groq Whisper API, hold-Fn activation

Official site: [github.com](https://github.com/lawrencecchen/freeflow)

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.

- **Platforms:** macOS
- **Processing:** Cloud
- **Pricing:** Free / open-source
- **Free tier:** Yes
- **Features:** open-source, system-wide, real-time
- **Facts:** verified against the vendor's site on 2026-09-16

**Index score: n/a**

- n = 5 · 90-day window
- Not ranked: 5 qualifying posts, 50 needed

**Sentiment breakdown** (5 mentions): Positive 80%, Neutral 20%, Negative 0%

## 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?](https://dictationindex.com/corrections#quoted)

> 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
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> @N0V4Dev, Aug 7, 2026, labelled positive. [Original post](https://x.com/N0V4Dev/status/2085546707622793303)

> 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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> @ALTestTw, Aug 9, 2026, labelled positive. [Original post](https://x.com/ALTestTw/status/2086469213154107455)

Registry facts on this page were checked against FreeFlow's own site on 2026-09-16. See something wrong, or represent FreeFlow? [Request a correction or send a reply](https://dictationindex.com/corrections).

## Also in Open source

- [Handy](https://dictationindex.com/tools/handy): Open-source offline dictation for Mac, Windows and Linux, MIT licensed (On-device · macOS, Windows, Linux)
- [nerd-dictation](https://dictationindex.com/tools/nerd-dictation): Open-source offline dictation for Linux, driven from the command line (On-device · Linux)
- [OpenTypeless](https://dictationindex.com/tools/opentypeless): Open-source dictation with choice of speech and language model, MIT licensed (Hybrid · macOS, Windows, Linux)
- [OpenWhispr](https://dictationindex.com/tools/openwhispr): Open-source Wispr Flow alternative with local Whisper, MIT licensed (Hybrid · macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS)
- [Whispering](https://dictationindex.com/tools/whispering): Open-source Whisper GUI for desktop and browser dictation (On-device · macOS, Windows, Linux, Browser)

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Source: https://dictationindex.com/tools/freeflow
The Dictation Index, September 2026 edition. Data through 2026-09-16. Method v0.2: https://dictationindex.com/method
Scores are aggregated sentiment from public posts on X. Quote a rank together with its margin and any statistical tie.
All data as JSON (CC BY 4.0): https://dictationindex.com/tools.json · Everything in one file: https://dictationindex.com/llms-full.txt