Supported devices and system requirements

Notetaker requirements

Notetaker is available on Windows, but enterprise subscriptions, plans, or organization settings can restrict access even on a compatible PC. The app does not enforce the RAM figures above, and Notetaker needs ongoing free space for recording and uploading—roughly 300 MB per hour.

On macOS 12, Notetaker cannot capture system audio; a meeting note shows “System audio not available”. Capturing other participants requires macOS 13 or later, plus a meeting-audio permission: on macOS 13.0–14.3 grant Screen Recording and select Restart; on macOS 14.4 or later grant System Audio Recording Only, with no restart needed.

Inside a meeting note, missing system-audio permission blocks recording and access to the notepad. Grant access, or exit with Close Notetaker or Esc.

Managed devices

Your administrator may need to allow installation or permissions. Mac MDM can pre-approve Accessibility, but not Microphone access—each user must approve it on first use. See Deploy Wispr Flow via MDM.

Mac

An unsupported macOS version or the Intel app on Apple Silicon makes Flow quit with “Unsupported MacOS Version” or “Incorrect App Version”, respectively.

1. Download the installer matching your processor; see Install Wispr Flow on Mac.

2. Rename the app to “Wispr Flow” if its name was changed, and remove other Flow copies from Applications.

3. Move Flow to the top level of /Applications, /Users/<your name>/Applications, or /System/Applications.

4. Open Flow from Applications if it does not reopen automatically.

5. Grant Microphone access through Allow and the macOS permission prompt.

6. Grant Accessibility through Allow so Flow can insert dictated text.

A correctly named app outside these folders offers Move to Applications, which moves it and attempts to reopen it. If the move fails, “Could not move Flow” asks you to move it manually, then Flow quits; renamed or nested copies get instructions instead of an automatic move.

Flow accesses the microphone only while you actively use it. Screen Recording is optional for dictation setup; macOS may request it for screen-reading features.

Revoking Microphone or Accessibility blocks dictation. Use Grant Permission for Microphone or Open Settings for Accessibility; Flow opens the matching System Settings privacy pane.

Windows

Windows on ARM and Snapdragon are unsupported; a non-x64 build shows “Unsupported Windows Architecture” and quits. Setup requests only Microphone, not Accessibility, and opens Windows Settings.

1. Click Open Settings; Microphone is under Privacy & security (Windows 11) or Privacy (Windows 10).

2. Enable both Microphone access and Let desktop apps access your microphone.

Until both toggles are on, Flow treats the permission as not granted. If a recording attempt is blocked, “Microphone access is disabled” uses the same Open Settings recovery.

For “Update admin settings to paste!”, run Flow as Administrator. Per-user and machine-wide installers are available; see Installing Wispr Flow on Windows.

iPhone

Flow uses a system keyboard; keyboard setup completes only after Full Access is detected.

1. Tap Set up on “Let's set up Flow”, then Go to Settings.

2. Enable Full Access in Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Flow → Allow Full Access.

3. Tap Allow on the popup.

4. Return to Flow so it can detect Full Access and complete keyboard setup.

5. Allow microphone access at the onboarding microphone step.

iOS asks for microphone access only at that onboarding step. Before you sign in, starting dictation from outside the app—the Action button, Shortcuts, Control Center, or a keyboard start notification—is ignored and never asks for the microphone; sign in and finish onboarding first.

With Full Access missing, the keyboard's Finish setup button opens iOS Settings on iOS 26 or later; otherwise it opens Flow's settings. The app's Full Access alert also offers Open settings.

If microphone access was denied, enable it in iOS Settings—iOS will not prompt again. Use Open settings in Flow's “Enable Microphone” alert or Go to Settings in the keyboard's “Microphone access denied” message. Flow rechecks permissions when you return.

Changing Full Access can make Flow relaunch rather than resume; onboarding progress is saved. See Set up the Flow keyboard on iPhone.

Android

Microphone, Display over other apps, and the main Flow Accessibility service are required on every Android device.

1. Allow Microphone when prompted.

2. Tap Open Settings to enable Display over other apps.

3. Tap Open settings on “Allow Wispr Flow to paste in your dictations”.

4. Choose Agree on “Accessibility Permissions Required” if shown; Not now leaves Settings closed.

5. Find Installed apps (Samsung), Wispr Flow (Vivo/Motorola), or Downloaded apps (others).

6. Enable Wispr Flow, leaving Wispr Flow shortcut off.

7. Tap OK on Xiaomi, Redmi, or POCO devices to confirm Accessibility access.

The Accessibility step advances only when access is granted and the shortcut is off. If access is enabled but unresponsive, select Restart Flow on “Flow isn't responding”.

Battery optimization exemption is recommended, not required: Skip continues without it on every device. Allow requests it; Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO instead show Open settings and instruct you to select No restrictions. Pixel needs no additional manufacturer setup; other manufacturers can require extra background settings. See Android permission and battery setup.

Without microphone access the bubble stays visible but cannot dictate. Tapping or pressing and holding it requests access while Android still allows prompts; an “Only this time” grant works until it lapses. Once Android stops prompting, use Go to Settings on “We can't hear you” or Allow Microphone on the missing-permission card, then enable Microphone in Flow's app settings.