Completely removing Wispr Flow from your device

Last updated: June 6, 2026

Available on: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android

If a standard uninstall didn't fix your issue, or you want a completely clean slate, this guide walks you through removing Wispr Flow and all its data — including hidden folders and system permissions. Most platforms take under 5 minutes.

Quick checks

  • Did a standard uninstall already work? If reinstalling Flow gives you a fresh login screen and no old settings, you don't need this guide.

  • Is Flow fully closed? Quit it from the menu bar (Mac), system tray (Windows), or recents (mobile) before starting.

  • Are you on a managed device? If your work or school manages your device, some uninstall steps may be blocked by your admin — skip to Still need help? at the bottom.

How to completely remove Wispr Flow

Mac

Choose Option A (a one-step script) or Option B (manual removal).

Option A: Use the uninstall script (recommended)

Warning: This script is designed for the standard install location (/Applications/Wispr Flow.app). If Wispr Flow was installed to a custom or user-specific directory, use Option B instead.

  1. Quit Wispr Flow completely.

  2. Open Terminal (search for "Terminal" in Spotlight, or find it in Applications → Utilities).

  3. Copy and paste the entire script below into Terminal, then press Enter:

#!/bin/bash set -e echo "============================================" echo " Wispr Flow Uninstaller for macOS" echo "============================================" echo "" echo "This will remove:" echo " - /Applications/Wispr Flow.app" echo " - Application Support data (config, database, session)" echo " - Logs, caches, and preferences" echo " - Saved application state" echo " - Microphone and screen recording permissions" echo "" read -p "Are you sure you want to uninstall Wispr Flow? (y/n) " -n 1 -r echo "" if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then echo "Uninstall cancelled." exit 0 fi echo "" echo "Quitting Wispr Flow..." osascript -e 'quit app "Wispr Flow"' 2>/dev/null || true sleep 1 pkill -f "Wispr Flow" 2>/dev/null || true pkill -f "Wispr Flow Helper" 2>/dev/null || true sleep 1 echo "Removing app bundle..." rm -rf "/Applications/Wispr Flow.app" echo "Removing Application Support data..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Wispr Flow" rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Caches/Wispr Flow" echo "Removing logs..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Logs/Wispr Flow" echo "Removing caches..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Caches/Wispr Flow" echo "Removing preferences..." rm -f "$HOME/Library/Preferences/Wispr Flow.plist" rm -f "$HOME/Library/Preferences/Wispr Flow Accessibility.plist" echo "Removing saved application state..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Saved Application State/Wispr Flow.savedState" echo "Removing HTTP storages..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/HTTPStorages/Wispr Flow" echo "Resetting permissions..." tccutil reset Microphone 2>/dev/null || true tccutil reset ScreenCapture 2>/dev/null || true echo "" echo "============================================" echo " Wispr Flow has been uninstalled." echo "============================================" echo "" echo "NOTE: Accessibility permission must be removed manually." echo " Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility" echo " and remove Wispr Flow from the list." echo "" echo "You can close this window."

  1. Review the list of items that will be removed, then type y and press Enter to confirm.

  2. Wait for the script to finish. You'll see a confirmation message when it's done.

The script removes the app, all application data (config, database, session), logs, caches, preferences, and saved state. Screen Recording and Microphone permissions are reset automatically.

Note: Accessibility permission must still be removed manually. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and remove Wispr Flow if listed.

Option B: Remove manually

  1. Quit Wispr Flow completely.

    1. Click the Wispr Flow icon in the menu bar.

    2. Select Quit Wispr Flow.

  2. Confirm Flow is not running.

    1. Open Activity Monitor.

    2. Search for Wispr Flow.

    3. If you see any Wispr Flow processes, select them and click Stop → Force Quit.

  3. Remove the app.

    1. Open Finder.

    2. Go to Applications.

    3. Drag Wispr Flow to the Trash, then empty the Trash.

  4. Delete residual files.

    1. In Finder, press Shift + Command + G to open "Go to Folder."

    2. Check each of these folders for any Wispr Flow files or folders, and move them to the Trash:

      • ~/Library/Application Support/Wispr Flow (main data: database, preferences, session)

      • ~/Library/Logs/Wispr Flow (log files)

      • ~/Library/Caches/Wispr Flow

      • ~/Library/Preferences/Wispr Flow.plist

      • ~/Library/Saved Application State/Wispr Flow.savedState

      • ~/Library/HTTPStorages/Wispr Flow

      • ~/Library/Application Support/Flow (legacy location from older versions — may not exist)

    3. When deleting the database manually, make sure to remove the main database file along with any accompanying sidecar files in the same folder. Leaving these files behind can cause issues on reinstall.

    4. Empty the Trash again.

  5. Remove Wispr Flow from login items in System Settings → General → Login Items.

  6. Revoke system permissions.

    1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and remove Wispr Flow if listed.

    2. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and remove Wispr Flow if listed.

    3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording and remove Wispr Flow if listed.

After completing these steps, Wispr Flow is fully removed. Reinstalling will start fresh with no previous settings or data.

Note: Permission entries can persist even after the app is deleted. This is expected macOS behavior.

Windows

Choose Option A (a one-step script) or Option B (manual removal).

Option A: Use the uninstall script (recommended)

Warning: This script is designed for the standard install location (%LOCALAPPDATA%\WisprFlow). If Wispr Flow was installed to a custom or user-specific directory, use Option B instead.

  1. Open Notepad (search for "Notepad" in the Start menu).

  2. Copy and paste the entire script below into Notepad:

@echo off echo ============================================ echo Wispr Flow Uninstaller for Windows echo ============================================ echo. echo This will remove: echo - Wispr Flow application files echo - Application data (config, database, session) echo - Caches and registry entries echo. set /p CONFIRM="Are you sure you want to uninstall Wispr Flow? (y/n) " if /i not "%CONFIRM%"=="y" ( echo Uninstall cancelled. pause exit /b 0 ) echo. echo Stopping Wispr Flow... taskkill /IM "Wispr Flow.exe" /F >nul 2>&1 echo Removing application files... powershell -Command "Remove-Item -Path \"$env:LOCALAPPDATA\WisprFlow\" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" echo Removing application data... powershell -Command "Remove-Item -Path \"$env:APPDATA\Wispr Flow\" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" echo Removing startup shortcut... powershell -Command "Remove-Item -Path \"$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Wispr Flow.lnk\" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" echo Removing registry entries... powershell -Command "Remove-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\WisprFlow' -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" powershell -Command "Remove-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Wispr Flow' -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" echo. echo ============================================ echo Wispr Flow has been uninstalled. echo ============================================ echo. pause

  1. Save the file as Uninstall Wispr Flow.bat. Go to File → Save As, change "Save as type" to All Files (*.*), name the file Uninstall Wispr Flow.bat, and save it to your Desktop.

  2. Double-click the saved .bat file to run it.

  3. Review the list of items that will be removed, then type y and press Enter to confirm.

  4. Wait for the script to finish. You'll see a confirmation message when it's done.

The script removes the app, all application data (config, database, session), caches, and registry entries. It automatically stops Wispr Flow if it's running, so manually quitting first is optional.

Option B: Remove manually

  1. Confirm Wispr Flow is not running.

    1. Right-click the taskbar and open Task Manager.

    2. Select the Processes tab.

    3. Look for Wispr Flow. If you see it, select it and click End task.

  2. Uninstall Wispr Flow.

    1. Open Settings.

    2. Go to Apps → Installed apps (or Apps → Apps & features on some versions).

    3. Find Wispr Flow in the list.

    4. Click it and select Uninstall, then follow the prompts.

  3. Remove leftover folders.

    1. Open File Explorer.

    2. In the address bar, go to each of these paths (replace [YourUser] with your Windows username):

      • C:\Users\[YourUser]\AppData\Roaming\Wispr Flow (main data: database, preferences, session, logs)

      • C:\Users\[YourUser]\AppData\Roaming\Flow (legacy location from older versions — may not exist)

    3. When deleting the database manually, make sure to remove the main database file along with any accompanying sidecar files in the same folder. Leaving these files behind can cause issues on reinstall.

    4. Delete any Wispr Flow folders you find.

    5. Empty the Recycle Bin.

  4. Remove Wispr Flow from startup. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, and delete any Wispr Flow shortcut if present.

After completing these steps, Wispr Flow is fully removed. Reinstalling will start fresh with no previous settings or data.

Tip: If you don't see the AppData folder, enable hidden items in File Explorer: View → Show → Hidden items.

Note: If your AppData folder is synced by a cloud storage service (such as OneDrive), the database files may be marked read-only. If you cannot delete them, right-click the file, select Properties, uncheck Read-only, and try again.

iOS

Warning: Simply deleting the app does not remove your login session or data shared with the Flow Keyboard extension. Sign out from within the app and remove the keyboard extension first to ensure a completely fresh state.

  1. Sign out of Wispr Flow. Open the app, tap the side menu icon, then go to Account → Sign Out.

  2. Remove the Flow Keyboard extension.

    1. Go to iOS Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.

    2. Delete Wispr Flow.

  3. Remove the Lock Screen widget (if added).

    1. Press and hold your Lock Screen until customization mode appears.

    2. Tap Customize, then tap the Wispr Flow widget and remove it.

  4. Remove the Control Center button (if added).

    1. Go to iOS Settings → Control Center.

    2. Tap the red minus button next to the Wispr Flow recording toggle and/or Flow Notes, then tap Remove.

  5. Delete Wispr Flow Siri Shortcuts (if added).

    1. Open the Shortcuts app.

    2. Search for Flow to find all Wispr Flow shortcuts (such as Dictate a Flow Note, Quick Dictation to Clipboard, Quick Dictation to Notes, Open Flow Notes, and Create a Flow Note).

    3. Tap and hold each shortcut, then tap Delete.

  6. Delete the app and its data.

    1. On your home screen, press and hold the Wispr Flow app icon.

    2. Tap Remove App.

    3. Tap Delete App, then confirm.

  7. Confirm removal from storage. Go to iOS Settings → General → iPhone Storage (or iPad Storage) and check that Wispr Flow no longer appears in the list of apps.

After completing all steps, reinstalling Wispr Flow from the App Store will start with a fresh app state.

Android

Warning: Android may automatically back up and restore app data. Clear storage before uninstalling to ensure a completely fresh state. Simply uninstalling and reinstalling may restore your previous login session and settings.

  1. Sign out from within the app. Open Wispr Flow, tap the navigation drawer, then go to Account → Sign out.

  2. Force stop Wispr Flow.

    1. Go to Settings → Apps (or Apps & notifications on some devices).

    2. Find and tap Wispr Flow.

    3. Tap Force stop, then confirm.

  3. Clear app data.

    1. In the same Wispr Flow app info screen, tap Storage or Storage & cache.

    2. Tap Clear storage or Clear data, then confirm.

    Note: Clearing storage removes all locally stored Wispr Flow data (transcripts, dictionary words, personalization styles, snippets, and app settings). Custom dictionary words are synced to the server and will be restored when you sign in again.

  4. Uninstall the app.

    1. From the Wispr Flow app info screen, tap Uninstall, then confirm.

    2. Alternatively, long-press the Wispr Flow app icon on your home screen or app drawer, then tap Uninstall.

  5. Confirm removal. Go to Settings → Apps and check that Wispr Flow no longer appears in the list.

Reinstalling Wispr Flow from the Play Store will start with a fresh app state.

Common issues

Flow gets stuck in a corrupted state and won't recover after restarting

This was caused by an issue where Flow's automatic database recovery didn't fully clean up all related files — or couldn't delete them if the data folder was synced by iCloud or OneDrive (which can mark files as read-only). This has been fixed: Flow now reliably cleans up and recovers automatically on the next restart. To resolve:

  1. Update Wispr Flow to the latest version.

  2. Restart Flow after updating. Recovery happens automatically.

If you are performing a manual cleanup, make sure to delete the main database file along with any accompanying sidecar files in the same folder listed in the steps above for your platform. Leaving these files behind can reintroduce the problem.

FAQs

Flow signs back into my old account right after reinstalling

Some residual app data remained. Follow the steps above for your platform, paying special attention to these platform-specific causes:

  • Mac / Windows: Double-check that you removed all Library or AppData folders listed in the steps above.

  • Android: Your data may have been restored via Android Auto Backup. Go to Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Storage → Clear storage to remove the restored data, then uninstall again.

  • iOS: Your login session is stored in a container shared with the Flow Keyboard extension. If the keyboard extension is still installed when the app is deleted, this data persists. Sign out from within the app and remove the Flow Keyboard extension before deleting the app.

I don't see AppData or Library folders on my computer

These folders are hidden by default.

  • Windows: Enable hidden items in File Explorer: View → Show → Hidden items.

  • Mac: Use Shift + Command + G in Finder and type the full path (e.g., ~/Library/Application Support/Wispr Flow).

I get an error when trying to uninstall Wispr Flow

The app may still be running in the background. Fully quit Wispr Flow using Activity Monitor (Mac) or Task Manager (Windows) before uninstalling.

Will my custom dictionary be lost?

No. Custom dictionary words are synced to your account on the server, so they'll be restored when you sign back in. Locally stored items like transcripts and personalization styles are removed.

Still need help?

Reach out to our support team if:

  • Flow still auto-logs into the same account after following all steps above.

  • You cannot delete specific Wispr Flow folders because of permission errors.

  • You are on a managed or work device and some options are disabled by your admin.

Include your platform, device model, and which steps you completed. You can reach support directly from the app:

  • Desktop: Click the Help button, then select Talk to support.

  • iOS: Open the side menu, then tap Talk to Support.

  • Android: Open the navigation drawer, then tap Report an issue or Share feedback.

Tip: Messages sent through the in-app support form automatically include diagnostic information (app version, device model, OS version) and relevant log files. You don't need to attach this manually.