Murmur
Murmur and Wispr Flow
Murmur types into the focused app with a local speech model. Wispr Flow is another dictation product. We do not assert how their audio is processed.
Murmur is the app we can describe precisely: hold a hotkey, speak, and text is typed into the focused app. The speech model is local. There is history, a custom dictionary, and snippets. It runs on macOS 26 with Liquid Glass.
Wispr Flow is a dictation product people compare in this category. We have not pinned its current processing model on this page. The useful question is where audio goes and whether text is typed into the app you already use. Ask it from their docs, and read What stays on your Mac when you dictate for the boundary of our claim.
| Topic | Murmur | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Gesture and destination | Hold a hotkey. Text is typed into the focused app. | Check the current shortcut and where transcribed text is inserted. |
| Where speech is recognized | A local speech model on the Mac. | Check the current privacy documentation. We do not state it here. |
| Vocabulary | Custom dictionary and snippets. | Check whether you can add words and expansions. |
| History | History and stats on the Mac. We do not publish sample stats. | Check what is retained, and where. |
| Price | Available at checkout unless configured on the app page. | Not listed here. |
Questions
Do you claim Wispr Flow is a cloud product?
No. Check their current documentation. This page only states Murmur's local model as our behavior.
Will Murmur dictate on Windows or a phone?
Murmur is described as a Mac app on macOS 26. Other platforms are not listed.