One payment. No subscription.
A Wispr Flow alternative for Windows: flow dictation you buy once
Wispr Flow made a whole category popular: hold a key, speak naturally, and get polished text — not a raw transcript — in whatever app you are using. If you want that experience on Windows without a monthly subscription, Detto delivers the same flow-style dictation for a €22 one-time payment: lifetime license, two devices, automatic updates for life.
The same core experience
- System-wide dictation: hold Ctrl+Win, speak, release — the cleaned-up sentence lands at your cursor in email, Slack, browsers, documents, or your IDE.
- AI polish, not literal transcription: fillers removed, punctuation fixed, names and technical terms spelled from your personal dictionary.
- Auto-detected languages: dictate in the language you think in; Detto detects it.
- Whisper-friendly: microphone levels are normalized automatically, so quiet speech in a shared office still comes out accurate.
- Tone for the destination: transforms format the same dictation as a chat message, an email, or a structured AI prompt.
Where the two differ
| Subscription flow tools | Detto | |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Monthly subscription | €22 once, lifetime license |
| Platforms | Often Mac-first, multi-platform | Windows 10 / 11 only, built for Windows |
| AI processing | Vendor's cloud, included in the fee | Your own free-tier keys (Groq for speech, Ollama for cleanup — local Ollama works too) |
| Voice to-do list | — | Included: spoken plans become tasks with projects, priorities, deadlines; tasks complete by voice |
| Devices | Per account | 2 personal installations |
The trade-off is honest: Detto asks you to create two free AI keys once (about a minute each), and in exchange there is no recurring fee — ever. If you prefer everything bundled into a subscription, a hosted tool may suit you better; if you want to pay once and own your setup, that is exactly what Detto is for.
What you get for €22
- The complete Windows app with automatic updates for life
- Dictation with AI cleanup, personal dictionary, snippets, styles, and transforms
- The voice to-do list with projects and voice completion
- A dockable on-screen island, insights, and a scratchpad for quick notes
- Two installations linked to your account, manageable from the Account page
Buy Detto — €22, once. Read the FAQ or the full product overview.