Personal
Most people$29
was $49
Yours forever, on 2 Macs. Updates for a year.
Comparison
Flit vs Talon Voice
Full voice control, a different tool
The short answer
For turning speech into finished writing, Flit is the simpler and better tool: it works in minutes with nothing to script, and it produces formatted prose rather than commands. Talon is a different class of software, replacing the keyboard and mouse entirely, and it is the right answer if using them is not an option for you. Many people with a serious RSI want both: Talon to drive the machine, Flit to write the words.
Side by side
 Flit
| Talon Voice | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Dictate finished text | Control the whole computer |
| Where processing happens | Your Mac | Your Mac |
| Pricing model | $49 once | Free, with paid supporter tiers |
| Setup effort | Minutes | Substantial, scripting expected |
| Cursor and click control | No | Yes, including eye tracking |
| Writes formatted prose | Yes | Focused on commands and code |
| Per-app tone rules | Yes | Scriptable |
| Knows your codebase | Indexes it locally | Scriptable |
| Learning curve | None | Real, and worth it for some |
Compared against Talon Voice’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 “Not stated” means they do not publish that detail.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 works in minutes with nothing to configure or script.
- It writes finished prose: fillers removed, punctuation fixed, tone matched to the app.
- Per-app rules, snippets, a learning dictionary, and translation.
- For writing emails and documents rather than driving software, it is simply less work.
In fairness
- It replaces the keyboard and mouse entirely, which is decisive if using them is not an option.
- Free, scriptable, with a devoted community.
- Deeper support for writing code by voice.
- Eye tracking and non-speech sound input.
Listed because they are true. None of them changes the answer if you dictate on a Mac and want your words to stay there.
What actually decides it
They solve different halves of the same problem
Talon answers "I cannot or will not use a keyboard and mouse". Flit answers "I can type but talking is four times faster". Someone with a serious RSI may need Talon for navigation and something like Flit for prose. Someone who just wants to answer email faster would find Talon a heavy investment for the wrong purpose.
Effort is the honest axis
Talon rewards investment: the more you script, the more it does, and experienced users are astonishingly fast. Flit deliberately has nothing to script. That makes it weaker as a platform and better as a thing you install on a Tuesday and use on a Tuesday.
The verdict
Choose Flit if
you want finished writing from speech, with no setup.
Join the waitlist7 days free · $29 once, up to 2 Macs · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Choose Talon Voice if
you need to control your computer without a keyboard, or you want to code by voice properly.
Questions
Can Flit replace a keyboard entirely?
For writing text, yes: hands-free mode starts on your voice and stops when you pause, so a dictation needs no keypress. For navigating, clicking, and controlling apps, no. That is what Talon does.
Can I use both?
Yes, and some people should: Talon for control, Flit for prose. They use different activation and do not conflict.
Which is better for coding by voice?
Talon, clearly, for writing code structurally by voice. Flit is better at the narrower job of spoken file and symbol names being spelled correctly while you dictate normally.
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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