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Best if
You are content creators and need: AI chat — Speak your prompts to Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistan
Skip if
You need enterprise SLAs or a fully managed team plan right away
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Free · Free

Overview

If you've been searching for a free alternative to Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, or Mac Whisper — one that's actually free, not a free trial, not 'free for 1000 words', not 'free if you bring your API keys' or 'free if you're technical enough to run it from code'— this is it. All processing happens on your Mac. Better than built-in Apple dictation, and it works system-wide in any app. How is it free? We make money from other paid AI tools, not from your data. Your voice never leaves your device.

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Best for

Short scenarios where Onit tends to shine.

  • AI chat — Speak your prompts to Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistan

    Best for Content creators

  • Coding with voice — Dictate comments, commit messages, or talk through pseudocode in VS Code or Xcode

    Best for Writers

  • Writing documents — Voice-draft in Google Docs, Notion, or any text editor

    Best for Software developers

  • Drafting emails and messages — Dictate replies in Gmail, Outlook, Slack, or Teams instead of typing

    Best for Marketing professionals

  • Meeting follow-ups — Quickly dictate notes, action items, or summaries after calls

    Best for Mac power users

  • Journaling and note-taking — Capture thoughts in Apple Notes, Obsidian, or any notes app

    Best for Remote workers

  • On-the-go updates — Fire off quick Slack messages or Jira updates without touching the keyboard

    Best for Content creators

  • Multilingual workflows — Dictate in your spoken language across any app

    Best for Content creators

Example outputs 1

Sample generations and before/after results for Onit.

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Access & connections

Where you can use Onit, and what it plugs into.

Platforms

macOS

Integrations

Make

Capabilities

What this tool accepts, produces, and is strongest at.

Highlights

  • Instant speech-to-text dictation - works in any app, any text field
  • 100% free - no subscription, no one-time purchase
  • 100% local processing - your voice never leaves your device
  • Smart transcript polishing - on-device AI cleans up your speech automatically
  • Learns your vocabulary - picks up unique terms specific to you
  • Hold-to-record shortcut - Caps Lock, Fn, or custom key combo
  • AI agent ready — Dictate prompts straight to your favorite AI tools
  • Multilingual Support — Dictate in 25+ languages

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In the news

Launch coverage and community mentions for Onit.

FAQ 10

What is Onit?
If you've been searching for a free alternative to Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, or Mac Whisper — one that's actually free, not a free trial, not 'free for 1000 words', not 'free if you bring your API keys' or 'free if you're technical enough to run it from code'— this is it. All processing happens on your Mac. Better than built-in Apple dictation, and it works system-wide in any app. How is it free? We make money from other paid AI tools, not from your data. Your voice never leaves your device.
How to use Onit?
To dictate, hold your shortcut key and start speaking. Release the key when you're done, and your words are instantly inserted wherever your cursor is. Onit works in any app — email, Slack, docs, code editors, anywhere you can type. Onit automatically polishes your transcript: filler words are removed, spoken punctuation is converted, and numbers, dates, and formatting are handled for you.
Is dictation really free?
Yes, it really is! Since Onit Dictate runs fully on-device, there's no backend to charge for.
How do you make money?
In addition to Onit Dictate, we have other paid products, like Onit QuickEdit. We're hoping that if you like our free dictation product, you'll give the paid products a try too. But if not, no worries! Enjoy the dictation on us. Well actually, it's on your Mac, since everything runs locally.
Are you collecting and/or selling my data?
We get it — free usually means you're the product. Not here. Your voice is processed entirely on your Mac and we never see or hear what you dictate. Transcription history is saved locally, but you can delete it or disable it anytime. We collect anonymous usage analytics to improve the product, but never your audio or text — and you can opt out of that too in settings.
How is Onit different to Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper or Willow Voice?
1. Onit Dictate is free. 2. Onit is entirely locally, so your transcripts are never sent to the cloud. Otherwise, they're quite similar.
Where does Onit Dictation work?
Anywhere on your Mac! That includes all your apps and websites. Anywhere you type.
Where is Onit Dictate available?
Onit is available on Mac and iOS (coming soon!)
Is there a Dictation Shortcut?
Yes we've set up a universal hotkey for Onit dictation. It's CapsLock by default but you can change it to anything you'd like!
Does it send my voice to the cloud?
Nope! We take pride in that Onit's Voice Dictation is fully local. However, if you choose to use other Onit products, like QuickEdit, some remote processing is invovled.
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