Personal
Most people$29
was $49
Yours forever, on 2 Macs. Updates for a year.
Comparison
The legacy incumbent, not for Mac
The short answer
If you searched for Dragon on a Mac, Flit is the modern answer: Nuance discontinued the Mac product, so there is no current version to buy. Flit is built for macOS specifically, runs entirely on your Mac, formats as it goes, and costs $49 once. Dragon on Windows remains the serious option for certified medical and legal vocabularies and full voice control of the computer, which Flit does not attempt.
| | Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| macOS support | Built for macOS only | Mac product discontinued |
| Where transcription happens | Your Mac | Varies, cloud in modern products |
| Pricing model | $49 once | Professional licensing, historically costly |
| Account required | No | Typically yes |
| Text appears as you speak | Yes | Yes, historically |
| Deep command and control | Dictation focused | Yes, extensive |
| Specialist vocabularies | Personal dictionary | Yes, medical and legal |
| Knows your codebase | Indexes it locally | No |
| Modern macOS integration | Native | No |
Compared against Dragon’s own published information. “Not stated” means they do not publish that detail. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
In fairness
Listed because they are true. None of them changes the answer if you dictate on a Mac and want your words to stay there.
Nuance discontinued Dragon Professional Individual for Mac, so there is no current Mac product to buy. People searching this term are usually long-time Dragon users who changed machines. What they miss most is the custom vocabulary and the command control. Flit covers the vocabulary need with a learning personal dictionary and more than 60 spoken commands; it does not attempt full voice control of the operating system.
If you need to drive a whole computer by voice, including navigation and clicking, Flit is not that tool and Talon is a better place to look. If you need certified medical or legal vocabularies, Dragon on Windows remains the serious option. Flit is dictation into apps, done very well, on one platform.
Choose Flit if
you are on a Mac and want modern dictation that formats as it goes.
Join the waitlist7 days free · $29 once, up to 2 Macs · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Choose Dragon if
you are on Windows and need specialist vocabularies or full command and control.
Nuance discontinued the Mac product, so there is no current version to buy. Mac users looking for a replacement are choosing among the modern Mac dictation apps, including Flit.
You can add any terminology to the personal dictionary and it will be spelled correctly. Flit does not ship certified specialist vocabularies, and we would not claim parity with Dragon on that.
No. It dictates text and handles spoken punctuation and formatting. For full voice control, look at Talon or the accessibility features built into macOS.
Pricing
You will buy Flit once and it is yours permanently, on up to 2 Macs, with 12 months of updates. No subscription, no account, no upsell.
Launch pricing
First 100 licenses
Once they are gone, Personal steps to $39, then $49. Lifetime goes to $99.
Personal
Most people$29
was $49
Yours forever, on 2 Macs. Updates for a year.
Lifetime
$79
was $99
Yours forever, on 2 Macs. Every update, forever.
Not on sale yet. These are the prices Flit will launch at. macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon. 7 days free first, no card, and a 30-day refund.
Both include
Team
Per Mac$195
$39 per Mac, once, with a year of updates. One key for everyone.
$34 per Mac from 10.
More than 50? Let us talk.
How a team license works
12 months of updates, one renewal date for the whole key.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Questions? The pricing page answers the usual ones. If a future major version is ever a paid upgrade, you will hear it from us before you pay for anything.
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