Free Superwhisper Alternative, Cleanup Included (2026)

TL;DR: If you want free dictation that tidies up your words by default, start with Infina. Infina is hands-free voice for Mac and Windows: you talk, and it types, sends and opens apps. Holding a key and talking instead is free and unlimited, with your words tidied up on your computer, and needs no card. On Windows, tidying up your words needs 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores. The difference is cleanup: Superwhisper's free plan gives you unlimited Whisper transcription, but its AI models are listed under Pro. On a Mac, that tidy-up is done by Tami 1, Infina's own AI. Hands-free typing is the paid part: 2,000 free hands-free words, then $8.25/month billed yearly ($99); unlimited voice commands are free.

If what you want is clean text without a monthly bill, this is the comparison that matters. Here is what each free plan actually includes.

What Superwhisper's free plan includes

Superwhisper is a respected app with years of refinement. Its free plan is real and generous on transcription. On its own site, the free plan lists:

• "Voice to text that works in any app"
• "Unlimited use of Whisper models"
• "Custom prompt control"

Pro is where the AI lives. It lists unlimited use of AI models, both online and local, and the option to bring your own API keys, for about $8.49 a month, $84.99 a year, or a $249.99 lifetime price. Superwhisper also lets you "Try Pro with 3,000 free words".

(Source: superwhisper.com, checked November 2, 2026.)

So the free plan turns speech into text. The AI models that clean and reshape that text are a Pro feature, and the Pro sample runs out after 3,000 words.

Why cleanup is the part worth getting free

Raw transcription types exactly what came out of your mouth: the "um", the "uh", the restart halfway through a sentence, the missing full stops. For a quick note that is fine. For an email, a Slack message or a long prompt, you end up fixing it by hand.

Cleanup is the step that turns speech into the text you meant. That is why it is usually the part apps charge for.

Infina gives it away. On a Mac, Tami 1 runs on your Mac and is on by default: it removes filler words and stutters and fixes punctuation and capitals, while keeping your words, names, code casing and the terms in your Dictionary. We explain how Tami 1 was built and tested in Infina's Tami 1.

Superwhisper free vs Infina free

On the job most people actually do every day, dictating clean text into apps on a computer, Infina's free plan does more.

What Infina gives you for free

The Free plan does not expire and has no word counter when you hold a key and talk.

• Unlimited voice typing with a key, tidied up on Mac and on Windows PCs with 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores. On a Mac, hold fn and talk. On Windows, hold Right Alt. Let go, and the text is typed into whatever app you are in.
• Voice commands are free, with no limit. Turn on hands-free, no key needed, and say "open Slack" and "send it" back to back. On Windows, start with "open [app]" and "send it". Hands-free typing comes with 2,000 free words, one time, no card required.
• It runs on your computer by default. On a Mac, transcription runs on the Apple Neural Engine, and it works offline once set up.

The key can be changed in Settings. If you want to see how holding a key compares across free apps, read free voice typing with a key.

The part Superwhisper does not sell at any price

Superwhisper starts every dictation with a key or a toggle, on the free plan and on Pro. So does nearly every dictation app.

Infina's hands-free mode does not. Lean back from the desk and say "type" plus your words, and they are typed. Say "send it" and Enter is pressed. Say "open Claude" and you are in the next app. Repeat, with your hands on your coffee instead of the keyboard. Three spoken words, nothing to configure.

For anyone prompting AI tools all day, that loop is the real change: thousands of words of prompts, several agents busy, no keyboard.

Unlimited voice commands are free; hands-free typing is the paid part: 2,000 free hands-free words, then $8.25/month billed yearly ($99) for Infina Unlimited, with unlimited hands-free words and a 7-day no-questions refund. See the pricing page.

Other free Superwhisper alternatives

Free dictation is a crowded shelf, and Infina has company on it.

• Apple Dictation. Free on every Mac, and it runs on your Mac for many languages. On macOS 27 with an M3 or newer and 12 GB+, it does a light cleanup of spelling, punctuation and capitals, and it cannot open apps.
• Granola. Free voice typing on Mac since October 29, 2026, in beta, with cleanup. It needs internet, and it is Mac only.
• Handy. Free and open source on Mac, Windows and Linux, fully offline. AI post-processing is labelled experimental and needs setup.
• VoiceInk's open source build and OpenWhispr. Both build on local models; expect to do some setup yourself.
• Wispr Flow's free tier. It runs only on their servers, and on desktop it shows a weekly-limit notice at 2,000 words and blocks new dictations above 5,000. We compare it in a free Wispr Flow alternative.

What Infina brings, free: a tidy-up on by default that runs on your computer with nothing to set up (on Mac, and on Windows PCs with 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores), plus hands-free typing with 2,000 words free to start. For the whole list ranked by how well they tidy up, see free dictation apps that tidy up your words.

Where Superwhisper still has an edge

Superwhisper runs on iPhone and Android as well as Mac and Windows, and Infina has no phone app. It also handles 90+ languages; Infina transcribes English on your computer, with 90+ languages through a paid online option on Infina Unlimited.

And if you enjoy choosing and tuning models, Superwhisper's model menu is a hobby in itself. Most people just want clean text, and that is what Infina gives you free.

For the paid head to head, read Superwhisper vs Infina.

FAQ

Is there a free Superwhisper alternative that tidies up your words? Yes. Infina's voice typing with a key on Mac and Windows has no word limit and needs no card, with your words tidied up on your computer. On a Mac that is Tami 1, Infina's own tidy-up, on by default. On Windows, the tidy-up needs 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores. Superwhisper's free plan is unlimited local dictation with no AI processing; AI is Pro, $8.49 a month.

Does Superwhisper's free plan tidy up your words? Superwhisper's free plan lists unlimited use of Whisper models for transcription. Its Pro plan lists unlimited use of AI models, online and local, and you can try Pro with 3,000 free words.

Is Infina really free? Yes. Voice typing with a key is free with no word limit and no card, and it tidies up your words on Mac and on Windows PCs with 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores. Unlimited voice commands are free; hands-free typing is the paid part: 2,000 free hands-free words, then $8.25/month billed yearly ($99).

Does the free plan work offline? Yes, once set up. Infina transcribes on your computer by default. Superwhisper's free Whisper models also run on your computer.

Does Infina work on Windows for free? Yes. Hold Right Alt to dictate. On Windows, the tidy-up needs 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores. Voice commands like "open [app]" and "send it" are free, and hands-free typing starts with 2,000 free words. Infina needs Windows 10 or 11 with at least 4 processor cores and 8 GB of memory; below that, dictating needs the Infina Unlimited option.

The bottom line

Superwhisper's free plan gives you transcription and keeps its AI models for Pro. Infina is free voice typing that tidies up your words on your computer: transcription and tidy-up together, unlimited, for nothing.

If you want clean text from your voice without paying, download Infina free and hold fn (Mac) or Right Alt (Windows; the tidy-up there needs 16 GB of memory and 4+ cores). When you are ready to drop the key entirely, try hands-free typing with 2,000 free words and move to Infina Unlimited when it becomes how you work. Still weighing paid apps? Our Superwhisper alternatives roundup covers them.