Personal
Most people$29
was $49
Yours forever, on 2 Macs. Updates for a year.
Comparison
Flit vs MacWhisper
A file transcriber, not a dictation app
The short answer
These are not competitors, and Flit is the one you want for writing. MacWhisper turns recorded files into transcripts. Flit turns your speech into finished text in the app you are already using, right now, with formatting, per-app tone, and a codebase index. Both keep your audio on your Mac. If you also have interviews to transcribe, own both: they do not overlap.
Side by side
 Flit
| MacWhisper | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Type what you say, live | Transcribe recorded files |
| Where processing happens | Your Mac | Your Mac |
| Price | $49 once | Free tier, about €59 once for Pro |
| Types into any app | Yes | No |
| Transcribes audio and video files | No | Yes |
| Subtitles and speaker labels | No | Yes, in Pro |
| Batch processing | No | Yes, in Pro |
| Formatting and per-app tone | Yes | AI cleanup, opt-in |
| Knows your codebase | Indexes it locally | No |
Compared against MacWhisper’s own published information. “Not stated” means they do not publish that detail. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
Why people pick Flit
- It types into any app at your cursor, which is a different job entirely.
- Text appears while you speak.
- Per-app tone, snippets, a personal dictionary, and a local codebase index.
- Formatting that turns speech into writing rather than a raw transcript.
In fairness
- It transcribes recorded audio and video, which Flit cannot do at all.
- Batch processing, watch folders, subtitle export, and speaker diarization.
- A genuinely useful free tier.
- It has been a well-loved Mac app for years.
Listed because they are true. MacWhisper works on files on your Mac, with cloud engines available through your own API keys. It also does a job Flit does not attempt, which is the honest reason plenty of people should own both rather than choose.
What actually decides it
Transcription and dictation are different products
Transcription is about an existing recording: accuracy, speaker labels, timestamps, export formats. Dictation is about right now: latency, where the cursor is, and whether the text is ready to send. The engines overlap, the products do not. A tool built for one is usually mediocre at the other, which is why we did not try to be both.
Both keep your audio on your Mac
On privacy these two are on the same side, and both are a better answer than any cloud service. MacWhisper processes files locally, with cloud engines and AI cleanup opt-in through your own API keys. Flit has no cloud path. If local processing is why you are reading this, either is a sound choice for its own job.
The verdict
Choose Flit if
you want to stop typing and start talking, in the apps you already use.
Join the waitlist7 days free · $29 once, up to 2 Macs · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Choose MacWhisper if
you have recorded audio or video that needs a transcript.
Questions
Can Flit transcribe a recorded interview?
No. Flit only turns live speech into text at your cursor. For files, use MacWhisper or Superwhisper.
Can MacWhisper be used for dictation?
Its Pro tier includes real-time transcription from a microphone, but the app is built around files. If dictating into apps all day is your goal, a tool built for dictation will fit better.
Should I buy both?
If you both write a lot and handle recordings, yes, and they do not conflict. They solve genuinely separate problems.
Pricing
One price. Yours forever.
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.
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
- Every feature. There is no Pro tier and nothing is held back.
- All 99 languages and every local model, downloadable free.
- Developer mode, snippets, the dictionary that learns, a style per app.
- No account. Flit never asks who you are.
Team
Per Mac$195
$39 per Mac, once, with a year of updates. One key for everyone.
$34 per Mac from 10.
Join the waitlist
More than 50? Let us talk.
How a team license works
- Licensed per Mac. Ten people with one Mac each is 10 Macs. A laptop and a desktop count as 2.
- One key with exactly that many activations. Free a seat yourself when a Mac is replaced.
- Nothing to provision and nothing to audit. No accounts, and nothing leaves any Mac.
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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