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Download Six ways to dictate on a Windows PC side by side: what each one is best for, where it processes your voice, what it costs, and where it runs. Then a plain way to pick.
| App | Best for | Processing | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Voice Typing | Occasional dictation into any text box, with nothing to install | Online speech recognition, so it needs an internet connection | Free, built into Windows | Windows 11 and 10 |
| Wispr Flow | Cloud dictation on every major platform | Cloud | Free, 2,000 words a week on desktop. Pro $15/mo, or $12/mo billed annually | Windows 10 and 11 (x64), Mac, iPhone, Android |
| Superwhisper | Choosing local or cloud models, and building custom modes | Local or cloud models, as you choose; its Windows docs say local models depend on your hardware | Free plan. Pro $8.49/mo | Windows 10 and 11 (x64 and ARM64), Mac, iOS, Android |
| Dragon Professional | Dictation plus hands-free control of the whole PC | Installed locally on the PC | Paid licence; the vendor page asks you to contact sales | Windows 11 and 10 |
| Vox | Free on-device dictation, with no account | On device, as Vox describes it | Free, including commercial use | Windows 10 and 11 (x64), Mac (Apple silicon) |
| Voxor | On-device dictation on Windows and Mac that formats for the app you are in, with little to set up | Local mode (Windows and Mac): on device, on capable hardware. Cloud mode: in the cloud, see our privacy policy | Free, 2,000 words a week, cloud transcription. Pro $18/mo, or $15/mo billed annually | Windows (x64), Mac (Apple silicon), iPhone, Android (Google Play) |
How we sourced this table: every rival cell comes from that tool's own pages, support docs or data sheets, read on 19 October 2026. Where a vendor publishes no figure, as with Dragon's price, the cell says so rather than borrow a reseller's number.
Best for: occasional dictation, at no cost, with nothing to install.
Put your cursor in any text box, press the Windows key and H, and start talking. It is free, it is already on Windows 10 and 11, and for a quick message it is genuinely fine. The limit to know: Microsoft's own support page says voice typing uses online speech recognition, so you need to be connected to the internet. On Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft adds a fluid dictation feature that tidies the text on the device.
Best for: cloud dictation on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, if server-side transcription is fine for you.
Wispr Flow is polished and on all four major platforms; on Windows it needs Windows 10 or 11 on an x64 processor, and its docs say Windows on ARM and Snapdragon are unsupported. The tradeoff is architecture: its privacy page says transcription always happens in the cloud. Free covers 2,000 words a week on desktop, and Pro is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed annually. Our Voxor vs Wispr Flow page draws the line fairly.
Best for: choosing between local and cloud models, and shaping output with custom modes.
Superwhisper runs on Windows 10 and 11 on both x64 and ARM64 processors, as well as Mac, iOS and Android. Its pitch is control: pick the models, define modes that decide how it writes and formats. Its own Windows guide notes that a few features have not reached Windows yet, including file sync, the coding agent integrations and the command line tool. It has a free plan, and Pro is $8.49 a month. Our Voxor vs Superwhisper page is a fair place to weigh it.
Best for: people who want dictation and full hands-free control of the PC.
Dragon Professional is the specialist on this list. Version 16 is installed locally on the PC, runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and its strength goes beyond dictation into controlling the whole machine by voice, which matters for accessibility. Its vendor page asks you to contact sales rather than list a price. If voice control of everything is the brief, not just typing, it is the tool built for it.
Best for: free on-device dictation, with no account to create.
Vox, at vox.rizenhq.com, says everything runs on your device, and it is free for personal and commercial use. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 (x64) and on Apple silicon Macs. Two notes from its own page: it copies the cleaned-up text to your clipboard for you to paste, and its cleanup is currently tuned for English. Because the names are close: Vox is not Voxor. It is a separate product.
Best for: on-device dictation that types straight into the app you are in and formats for it, with little to set up.
On Windows, Voxor lives in the tray and types into any app: Slack, Outlook, Word, Chrome or your IDE. In Local mode, your voice, its transcription, and the formatting that matches where you are typing all run on your PC, and once Local mode is set up, dictation keeps working with the network cut. Local mode downloads a model on the first run: a hardware scan picks the tier your PC can carry, and on very low-end machines it declines Local mode rather than run it badly. In cloud mode, your audio is processed in the cloud; our privacy policy says what is sent and how it is handled. It gives you sixty seconds of silence before it stops, warns you first, and learns the words you use so names and jargon land right.
Voxor runs on Windows (x64), on Mac with Apple silicon and on iPhone, and Voxor for Android is public on Google Play. Free is metered at 2,000 words a week, with cloud transcription; Pro removes the meter for $15 a month billed annually, or $18 month to month; Teams is $15 a seat a month, billed annually, for two seats or more.
If privacy on Windows is the reason you are here, we wrote about dictating on Windows without sending your voice anywhere.
| If you want | Pick |
|---|---|
| Free, occasional, and you are always online | Windows Voice Typing |
| Cloud dictation on every device, and server transcription is fine | Wispr Flow |
| Local or cloud models you configure yourself | Superwhisper |
| Hands-free control of the whole PC, not just dictation | Dragon Professional |
| Free and on-device, and pasting yourself is fine | Vox |
| On-device, typed straight into each app and formatted for it, with little to set up | Voxor |
If the built-in tool covers you, use it. If you need hands-free control of the whole PC, Dragon is built for that. We would rather send you to the right tool than win a click and lose your trust.
There is no single best dictation app for Windows, only the best one for how you work. The built-in tool is free and needs a connection. The cloud tools are fast and send your voice away. The local tools keep it on the PC and differ in how much they ask of you. Voxor's bet is that private and effortless should not be a trade, so it aims to be both. Weigh it on that claim, not on our say-so.
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Try Voxor on WindowsVoxor Desktop runs on Windows 10 and 11 (x64). Free to start, metered at 2,000 words a week.
It depends on how you work. Windows Voice Typing is free and built in, good for occasional dictation. Wispr Flow is cloud dictation on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. Superwhisper lets you choose local or cloud models and build custom modes. Dragon Professional is installed locally and adds hands-free control of the PC. Vox is free on-device dictation. Voxor runs on-device in Local mode and formats for the app you are in.
Yes. Press the Windows key and H in any text box to start voice typing. Microsoft says voice typing uses online speech recognition, so you need an internet connection.
Yes. Windows Voice Typing is built into Windows 10 and 11. Vox is free for personal and commercial use on Windows 10 and 11 (x64). Wispr Flow, Superwhisper and Voxor have free plans; Voxor's is 2,000 words a week with cloud transcription.
Vox runs everything on your device. Voxor's Local mode runs transcription and formatting on your PC and, once it is set up, keeps working with the network cut, on hardware that meets its floor. Windows Voice Typing and Wispr Flow need an internet connection. Superwhisper's Windows docs list local models, and say how well they run depends on your hardware; its other AI processing needs the internet.