The best Typeless alternatives for Mac
Typeless alternatives for Mac, checked October 16, 2026: offline dictation, one-time prices and cheaper cloud apps, against Typeless's $30 monthly Pro plan.
Wispr Flow and Typeless both cost $12 a month billed yearly, but paid monthly Wispr Flow is $15 and Typeless $30. Pick Typeless for Linux, translation and asking questions as you dictate; pick Wispr Flow for a published free limit, snippets and a meeting Notetaker.
By Irakli, founder · Updated
The verdict
Both are cloud apps: speech goes to their servers to become text, so neither dictates offline. We make Koi, a Mac app that does, mentioned at the end. Facts are from Wispr's pricing, Typeless's pricing and data controls, checked October 16, 2026, with no tests of our own.
Side by side
| Wispr Flow | Typeless | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Free plan | 2,000 words a week on desktop, 1,000 on mobile | Limited words each week; no number published |
| Pro, monthly | $15 a user | $30 a member |
| Pro, yearly | $12 a user a month | $12 a member a month |
| Teams | Pro teams with no seat minimum; Growth adds SSO and HIPAA | Pro team management; SSO, SCIM and HIPAA on Enterprise |
| Speech to text | Cloud | Cloud |
| Audio kept | Deleted after transcription, unless cloud storage is on | Not stored |
| Translation | Not listed | Yes |
| Ask questions | Not listed | Yes, Ask anything |
| Snippets | Yes | Not listed |
| Meetings | Notetaker, no bot | Not listed |
| Languages | 100+ | 100+ |
Best for
| If you | Pick | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Pay monthly | Wispr Flow | Half the monthly price |
| Use Linux | Typeless | The only one of the two on Linux |
| Write in two languages | Typeless | Translation built in |
| Record meetings | Wispr Flow | Notetaker on the same plan |
| Stay on free | Wispr Flow | A limit you can plan around |
Cost
| Plan | The math | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| Wispr Flow Pro, monthly | $15 × 36 | $540 |
| Wispr Flow Pro, yearly | $12 × 36 | $432 |
| Typeless Pro, monthly | $30 × 36 | $1,080 |
| Typeless Pro, yearly | $12 × 36 | $432 |
On yearly billing it's a tie. Month to month, Typeless costs twice as much, so if you're not ready to commit, Wispr Flow is the cheaper trial. Every Wispr plan, Growth's two prices included, is in Wispr Flow pricing.
Privacy
Typeless says audio isn't stored, the app and nearby text it uses as context are discarded once the result comes back, and dictation data isn't used for training. History stays on your device unless you turn on sync. Wispr says audio is deleted after transcription unless Dictation cloud storage is on, and has a switch for whether your data can improve its models.
A third option
Koi dictates on your Mac with Whisper, offline and unlimited: tap Fn + ⌥ in any app. It doesn't rewrite or translate the way Typeless does, has no free plan ($20 a month after a 3-day trial that needs a card, or Lifetime from $59), runs on the Mac only and knows 57 languages. See Typeless alternatives or Wispr Flow alternatives.
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Support
Try Pro free for 3 days, card needed. Dictation and recorded calls are unlimited on every plan.