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Made for my dad.
He wanted something like Wispr Flow, but where he could see the words appear as he's saying them. So I built it, and made it free for everyone.
How it works
Why it's different
Simple on purpose.
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Live typing
Words show up in any app as you say them, not after you stop talking.
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Fully private
Your voice never leaves your Mac. No account, no cloud, no tracking.
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Your words, exactly
No AI rewriting your sentences. What you say is what gets typed.
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Dad Mode
Stop to think without "..." or stray commas popping into your text.
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Put the bar anywhere
Bottom, top, either side, or a corner. Click it to start talking.
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Two great engines
Apple's built-in on-device speech, or OpenAI's Whisper. Both run on your Mac.
A peek inside
Big buttons. Friendly words.
A colourful setup screen walks you through each step, one card at a time.
Install
Up and running in two minutes.
Download and drag
Open DadFlow.dmg and drag Dad Flow into Applications.
Say yes to opening it
The first time, your Mac will say it can't check the developer. Click Done, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.
Follow the setup screen
Allow the Microphone and Accessibility, and set the 🌐 key to Do Nothing. The app shows you exactly where.
Hold fn and talk
Let go when you're done. That's it.
Apple Silicon (M1 or newer)
macOS 14 Sonoma or newer
Apple engine needs macOS 26
Free for everyone. Always.
If Dad Flow saves you some typing and you'd like to say thanks, a sponsorship helps cover the Apple developer fee.