# Everything we know about dictation.

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> Rankings and research on dictation for the Mac: what the tools actually do, what the studies actually measured, and how to verify a privacy claim yourself.

What the tools actually do, what the studies actually measured, and how to check a privacy claim without taking anyone's word for it.

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- [Flit 1.5: transcribe a recording on your Mac](https://flit.fyi/blog/flit-1-5): Flit 1.5 adds a Transcribe tab: drop in an audio or video file and get the transcript back, on your Mac, with nothing uploaded. Export text, Markdown, SRT or VTT. A free update for every license.
- [Flit 1.1: two new voice models, a dictionary that learns, and a new look](https://flit.fyi/blog/flit-1-1)
- [Introducing Flit, a private dictation app for Mac](https://flit.fyi/blog/introducing-flit)
- [The best dictation apps for lawyers, and what confidentiality actually requires](https://flit.fyi/blog/dictation-for-lawyers)
- [The 10 best Superwhisper alternatives in 2026](https://flit.fyi/blog/best-superwhisper-alternatives)
- [The best speech-to-text for developers in 2026](https://flit.fyi/blog/speech-to-text-for-developers)
- [The 15 best Wispr Flow alternatives in 2026](https://flit.fyi/blog/best-wispr-flow-alternatives)
- [The best private dictation apps in 2026 (and how to verify the claim)](https://flit.fyi/blog/best-private-dictation-apps)
- [How to dictate code: a working setup, and what does not work](https://flit.fyi/blog/how-to-dictate-code)
- [Dictation vs typing: what the research actually says](https://flit.fyi/blog/dictation-vs-typing)

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