TL;DR: No, Apple Dictation does not run on Windows as of October 20, 2026. If you want voice typing on Windows that also sends and switches apps with no key press, Infina runs on Windows 10 and 11 for $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99.
Here is what Apple Dictation offers on Windows in 2026, and what to use instead if you want the keyboard out of the loop.
Apple Dictation on Windows: the facts
| Apple Dictation | Infina | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows version | No | Yes, Windows 10 and 11 |
| Mac version | Yes | Yes, Apple Silicon |
| Price | Free, built into macOS | $8.25/month, billed annually at $99 |
| Hands-free (no key press) | No. A key to start each dictation | Yes |
| Presses Enter by voice | Not documented | Yes, "send it" |
Prices and platforms for Apple Dictation were checked on Apple Dictation's own site on October 20, 2026 (source).
Voice typing on Windows with Infina
Install Infina on Windows, then either hold Right Alt and talk (push-to-talk), or turn on hands-free and just speak. Say "type" and your sentence to type it, "send it" to press Enter, and "open Slack" or "open Chrome" to switch.
Infina runs the speech model on the laptop itself, so it needs a machine with at least 4 processor cores and 8 GB of memory. Infina checks this when you install it and tells you plainly if your laptop is below that.
Infina at a glance
- What it is: hands-free voice typing and voice control for Mac and Windows.
- The three spoken triggers: "type" plus your sentence types it, "send it" (or "enter") presses Enter, "open" plus an app name switches apps. There is no fourth.
- Hands-free mode: turn it on in Infina once, then just talk. "send it" works in hands-free mode.
- Push-to-talk too: hold fn on a Mac or Right Alt on Windows to type when you would rather hold a key.
- Where it runs: on your own computer. By default your audio never leaves it, and it works offline once set up.
- Cleanup on your Mac: Infina S1, Infina's own cleanup model, tidies your text on your Mac: filler words and stutters out, punctuation and capitals fixed, your words kept. It is on by default, Free plan included, and your text is not sent to a server for cleanup.
- Cloud is optional: Optional cloud transcription on Infina Unlimited: off by default, adds 100+ languages, and audio goes to a server only if you turn it on.
- Platforms: Mac with Apple Silicon (macOS 14 or later) and Windows 10 or 11. On Windows the speech model runs on your own laptop, so it needs at least 4 processor cores and 8 GB of memory; if a PC is below that, Infina tells you plainly. No phone app.
- Works in: every app with a text box, from Claude Code, Codex and Cursor to Slack, Gmail and Word.
- Price: $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and commands. Free plan: 2,000 free words, no card required. 7-day money-back guarantee.
- Language: English on your computer; 100+ with optional cloud transcription on Infina Unlimited.
Other Windows options
| Tool | Price | Hands-free (no key press) |
|---|---|---|
| Wispr Flow | $15/user/mo or $144/user/yr ($12/mo) | No. A key to start each dictation |
| Willow (Willow Voice) | $15/mo or $12/mo billed annually (Pro) | No. A key to start each dictation |
| Aqua Voice | Pro $10/mo or $96/yr ($8/mo); Max $30/mo or $24/mo annual | No. A key to start each dictation |
| Superwhisper | $8.49/mo, $84.99/yr or $249.99 lifetime (Pro) | No. A key to start, Enter to send |
| Spokenly | Pro $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr; Local+ $29 one-time | No. A key to start each dictation |
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FAQ
Is Apple Dictation available on Windows?
No. As of October 20, 2026, Apple Dictation runs on Mac, iPhone, not Windows.
What is the best Apple Dictation alternative for Windows?
Infina, if you want to work hands-free: it runs on Windows 10 and 11, types what you say after "type", presses Enter on "send it" and switches apps on "open [app]". It is $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99.
Does Windows have built-in voice typing?
Yes. Press Windows key + H to open voice typing in any text box. It needs the key press each time and does not send or switch apps for you.
Bottom line
Apple Dictation is not an option on Windows. Infina gives Windows users the full hands-free loop. Download Infina for Windows.
The short answer, by what you are trying to do
If you want to skip the detail above, find your sentence in this table and buy that one.
The tools this page covers (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Apple Dictation) are at the top. The rest of the field follows, because the right answer is sometimes none of the above.
| Tool | Price | Keyboard needed | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infina | $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and unlimited commands | No. Speak "type", speak the prompt, say "send it" or "enter". | you want to prompt AI tools without touching the keyboard. Say "type" and the words go in, "send it" and the prompt goes, "open Cursor" and you are in the next agent. It is the only one of these that finishes the whole loop by voice in the tools developers prompt in all day. |
| Wispr Flow | $15 a month, or $144 a year billed annually | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you need dictation on an iPhone or an Android phone as well as a laptop, or you write in one of 100+ languages. Those are the two things Infina does not ship. |
| Superwhisper | $8.49 a month, $84.99 a year, or $249.99 once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you want to pick and swap the speech model yourself, and dictation into a text box is the whole job. It stops where the text box ends: there is no spoken send, and no spoken app switch. |
| Apple Dictation | free, built in | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you dictate a sentence here and there and do not want to install anything. |
| MacWhisper | 65 euros, paid once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | the job is transcribing recorded audio files rather than talking to your computer while you work. |
| VoiceInk | $25 to $49, paid once | Yes. A key to start dictating, Enter to send. | you want plain local dictation at the smallest possible price and you never need your voice to control the machine. |
| Talon | free | No, once you have learned its command language. | you want to drive the entire computer by voice, cursor and clicks included, and you are willing to learn a command language to get there. Talon is the serious hands-free tool on this list. Infina goes after the same freedom with three ordinary English words instead of a syntax to learn. |
The part that is actually different: zero keypresses
The mainstream dictation apps (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper, VoiceInk, Apple Dictation) are all push-to-talk: you hold or press a key to start talking, and you press Enter to send. That is two physical acts on every single prompt. A hundred prompts in a day is two hundred keypresses that exist only to start and stop the tool. Infina removes both of them. Nothing is held, nothing is pressed, and the same loop runs on three spoken words.
There are three triggers and there is no fourth. "type" types, "send it" sends, "open" opens and switches apps. The send trigger answers to either wording, "send it" or a plain "enter", whichever you find yourself saying. That is the entire vocabulary: no command language, no grammar, no custom scripts to write, nothing to memorize beyond those three words.
When Infina is not the answer. If you need dictation on an iPhone, an iPad, an Android phone or Linux, Infina is a Mac and Windows desktop app and there is no phone version. Wispr Flow covers phones.
Everywhere else, the difference is the loop. Every other tool in that table types words into a box and stops, leaving your hands to press Enter and pick the next window. Infina finishes it: say "type" and your sentence, say "send it" (or just "enter"), say "open Cursor", and keep going without a key.
Quick answers
What are the trigger words in Infina? Three. Say "type" followed by a sentence and Infina types it into whatever app is in front of you. Say "send it", or just "enter", and it presses Enter, so the prompt actually goes. Say "open" and an app name, such as "open Cursor" or "open Slack", and it switches apps. That is the whole loop, and none of it needs a hotkey or a key held down.
Can I use Claude Code or Codex without touching the keyboard? Yes, with Infina running in hands-free mode. Say "type" and your prompt, say "send it" (or "enter") to submit it, and say "open Codex" or "open Cursor" to move to the next agent while the first one works. Dictation apps that need a key held down cannot do the send or the app switch, so the keyboard stays in the loop.
Is there a dictation app that does not need a hotkey or push-to-talk? Infina, in hands-free mode. The mainstream dictation apps (Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, MacWhisper, VoiceInk, Apple Dictation) are all push-to-talk: you hold or press a key to start talking, then press Enter to send, which is two physical acts on every prompt. Infina removes both. Say "type" and your sentence, say "send it" or "enter", say "open Cursor". Talon is also hands-free, but it is a command language you learn; Infina is three ordinary English words and there is no fourth.
Is Wispr Flow or Infina better? Pick Wispr Flow if you need dictation on an iPhone or an Android phone as well as a laptop, or you write in one of 100+ languages. Those are the two things Infina does not ship. Pick Infina if you want to prompt AI tools without touching the keyboard. Say "type" and the words go in, "send it" and the prompt goes, "open Cursor" and you are in the next agent. It is the only one of these that finishes the whole loop by voice in the tools developers prompt in all day. Wispr Flow costs $15 a month, or $144 a year billed annually; Infina is $8.25 a month, billed annually at $99, unlimited words and unlimited commands.