Navigating the Wispr Flow App: Desktop, iOS, and Android

Wispr Flow works a little differently on each platform. This guide shows you where everything lives on Desktop, iOS, and Android so you can find your history, adjust settings, and dictate confidently on any device.

Desktop (Mac & Windows)

On desktop, Wispr Flow lives in two places: the Hub (the main app window) and the Flow Bar (the floating control at the bottom of your screen). Most day-to-day dictation happens through the Flow Bar and your hotkey, while the Hub is where you manage history, personalization, and settings.

The Hub sidebar

The sidebar on the left is your main navigation. From top to bottom, the primary pages are:

• Home: your dictation history and stats at a glance.

• Dictionary: custom words and replacements.

• Snippets: saved text blocks you trigger by voice.

• Style: your tone and writing style controls.

• Scratchpad: voice notes with cloud sync.

At the bottom of the sidebar you'll find Settings and Help, plus Refer a Friend and Invite your team (depending on your plan).

Home

Home is your landing page. On the left you'll see a welcome header with your total word count and dictation shortcut, followed by your full transcript history, grouped by day (Today, Yesterday, then by date). On the right is a stats card showing your streak, average WPM, and total words. Search your history from the top of the page, and hover any transcript to copy, flag, or take action on it.

Dictionary & Snippets

Both pages share a similar layout with All, Personal, and Shared with team tabs. You can add, edit, delete, and search entries.

• Dictionary: sort by Starred First, Newest, Oldest, or Alphabetical, and star words for higher priority.

• Snippets: sort by Newest, Oldest, or Alphabetical (no starring).

Style

Style is where you control how you sound with Wispr Flow.

• Locations: Personal message, Work messages, Email, Other.

• Style range: very casual, casual, formal, excited.

• Auto clean up (Beta): choose how much Flow cleans up your speech automatically across all apps.

Scratchpad

Scratchpad (Beta) is your notes space. It has a Recents tab with search, a + button for new notes, and a refresh button. Hover any note to edit, pin, or delete it.

The Flow Bar

The Flow Bar is the floating control at the bottom of your screen. Click the center bubble to start dictating, or right-click it for quick options. During recording you'll see a live waveform with Cancel and Stop buttons.

You can drag the Flow Bar to reposition it. Click and drag the bubble to see drop zones appear along the bottom, left, and right edges of your screen — release on a zone to snap the bar there. Your chosen position is saved and persists across app launches. When docked to a side edge, the Flow Bar reorients vertically. Press Escape while dragging to cancel and return the bar to its previous position.

Right-click the Flow Bar to open the Flow Menu, which includes:

• Hide for 1 hour

• Settings

• Microphone (pick your input device)

• Languages

• Transcript history

• Paste last transcript

Tray menu & menu bar

The system tray icon (menu bar on Mac, system tray on Windows) gives you quick access to Open Wispr Flow, Paste last transcript, Shortcuts, Microphone, Languages, Help Center, Talk to support, and Share feedback. On Mac, there's also a full application menu bar (Wispr Flow, File, Edit, Dictation, Customization, View, Help, Window). Windows uses a taskbar jump-list instead.

Settings

Open Settings from the sidebar or the Flow Menu. It's organized into two sections:

iOS

On iPhone, Wispr Flow uses a bottom tab bar for navigation and the Flow Keyboard for dictating inside other apps. You can also dictate directly in the app's Notes tab.

Bottom tabs

The tab bar has five tabs:

• Home: your transcription history and stats.

• Dictionary: custom words and replacements.

• Snippets: saved text blocks.

• Style: your tone and writing style controls.

• Scratchpad: your voice notes.

Home

Home shows your transcription history grouped by date (Today, Yesterday, then by date), with a statistics carousel at the top. Tap a transcript to copy it, tap a failed one to retry, swipe left for Flag/Retry/Copy, or long-press for a full menu (Copy, Retry, Report, Delete).

Dictionary, Snippets & Notes

• Dictionary and Snippets: each has a search box, a + button to add entries, swipe-left to delete, and a long-press menu (copy, edit, delete). Team members also see an All/Personal/Team filter.

• Notes: shows your notes grouped by date with a search bar and a + button. Swipe left to Copy, Share, or Delete, and pull down to sync.

The side menu

Open the slide-out menu from the Home tab to reach your profile, usage bar, Refer a Friend, Help Center, Talk to Support, Settings, and Account.

The Flow Keyboard

The Flow Keyboard is how you dictate inside other apps. The top bar includes a settings gear, Undo/Redo, a Voice Edit button, an Add to Dictionary pill, and the main mic button. During recording you'll see a live waveform and a Cancel button.

Next to the mic, a writing-style pill shows your current style. Tap it to open a menu and choose from Default, Casual, Formal, Very casual, or Excited — the active style has a checkmark next to it. Tap any style to apply it immediately.

Settings

Open Settings from the side menu. It's organized into these sections:

• General: Set Language, Disable Flow Session, Auto Open Note, Low Data Mode, Keyboard Feedback, Push Notifications, and Allow Live Activities (Action Button setup appears on supported iPhones).

• Audio: Interaction Sounds and Use Built-In Mic.

• Personalization: Smart Formatting toggle.

• Data & Privacy: Privacy Mode, Cloud Sync, HIPAA, Auto-Delete Transcripts, and Refresh notes from cloud.

Android

On Android, Wispr Flow uses a bottom tab bar for navigation and the Flow Bubble (a floating overlay) for dictating anywhere.

Bottom tabs

The tab bar has four tabs:

• Home: your transcription history, stats, and setup cards.

• Dictionary: custom words.

• Style: writing styles per app category.

• Snippets: saved text blocks.

Home

Home is a scrollable feed. At the top you may see setup or warning cards (microphone, overlay, accessibility, and battery permissions), followed by a stats pager and your transcript history grouped by day. Each transcript offers Copy, Report, Delete, and Retry actions.

Dictionary, Style & Snippets

• Dictionary and Snippets: each has a search box, a swipeable list, and a + button. Swipe an entry to Edit or Delete. Team members also see an All/Personal/Shared with Team filter.

• Style: pick a writing style per app category using a segmented picker and swipeable preview cards. Styles apply in English only.

The side drawer

Open the drawer from the left edge to reach your profile card, Report an issue, Share feedback, Settings, and Account.

The Flow Bubble

The Flow Bubble is a floating pill that appears over text fields. Tap it to dictate, or long-press to hold-to-dictate. While recording you'll see a waveform with Cancel and Done controls. Drag the bubble to reposition it, or drag it to the bottom of the screen to snooze it for 10 minutes.

Account & Settings

On Android, your profile lives on a separate Account screen (reached from the drawer), where you can edit your name, view the privacy policy, and sign out.

Settings is organized into:

• General: Languages, Flow Bubble Size, and Flow Bubble Opacity.

• Data & Privacy: Privacy Mode (and Private Cloud Sync where available).

Platform comparison at a glance

FAQs

Limitations and notes

• Notes are available on Desktop (Scratchpad) and iOS. Android does not have Notes yet.

• Android does not support in-app subscription purchases — manage billing at wisprflow.ai.

• Style writing modes apply in English only.