The offline alternative
to Wispr Flow.

Wispr Flow stops transcribing when Wi-Fi drops. Amnis runs entirely on your Mac — on a plane, in a hospital, anywhere.

No account required. Nothing leaves your device.

Wispr Flow

No internet connection

Amnis

Processing on-device

"...the meeting is scheduled for Thursday morning—"

100%

On-device processing

0

Bytes transmitted

Offline capable

How they compare

Amnis
Wispr Flow

Works offline

Always
Never

Audio leaves your device

Never
Every session

Works on flights

Yes
No

GDPR by architecture

Yes
Compliance mode only

French & Japanese UI

Yes
Input language only

One-time pricing

Available
Subscription only

AI text cleanup

Yes
Yes

Works in any app

Yes
Yes

Compliance is a policy.
Architecture is a guarantee.

Wispr Flow meets SOC 2 and HIPAA requirements — but audio still travels to their servers on every dictation. Amnis processes on your device. There is nothing to breach, no server to subpoena, no data retention to audit.

Audio physically never leaves your Mac

No account or login required

Works in classified environments and regulated industries

On-device model — no third-party API calls

Wispr Flow

VoiceCloudText

Amnis

VoiceMacText

Audio never leaves this path.

Where offline matters.

Wispr Flow fails in exactly the moments when your work is most sensitive.

On a flight

Dictate contracts, memos, and strategy docs at 35,000 feet. Amnis keeps working when airplane mode is on.

In a hospital

Clinical notes, patient summaries, referral letters — dictated privately, on the device, without a network dependency.

At a law firm

Privileged client communications cannot be transmitted to an external server. Amnis processes everything locally.

In secure facilities

Government offices, secure meeting rooms, and regulated environments with network restrictions. Amnis works regardless.

Common questions

No. Wispr Flow requires an active internet connection for all transcription. Without Wi-Fi or cellular data, it cannot transcribe a single word. Amnis processes everything locally on your Mac and works fully offline.

The core difference is where processing happens. Wispr Flow sends audio to cloud servers for transcription. Amnis transcribes on your Mac using an on-device AI model. This means Amnis works offline, and your audio never leaves your computer.

Wispr Flow transmits audio to their servers for processing. While they offer a 'zero retention' privacy mode, audio still travels to their infrastructure on every dictation. Amnis never transmits audio — it stays on your device.

Yes. Amnis is specifically suited for professionals in regulated industries. Because audio never leaves the device, there is no risk of privileged or HIPAA-sensitive content being transmitted to a third-party server. Wispr Flow routes audio through their cloud regardless of compliance certifications.

Amnis. Privacy is architectural in Amnis — audio is physically processed on your Mac and never transmitted. Wispr Flow relies on contractual privacy policies and compliance certifications, but audio still travels to their servers. These are fundamentally different approaches.

Yes. Amnis works completely without an internet connection. You can dictate in airplane mode, in areas with poor connectivity, or in environments where network access is restricted. This is a core feature, not an optional mode.

"Between consultations I don't want to think about whether the internet is working. Amnis doesn't make me think about it."

Dr. S. Laurent · General Practitioner

"I tried Wispr Flow. The internet dependency was the dealbreaker — half my calls are in buildings with bad signal."

M. Okafor · Corporate Attorney

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No account. No internet required. Download and start dictating in under two minutes.

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