FreeFlow is a free, open-source voice dictation app for Mac that competes with paid alternatives like Whisper Flow and Superwhisper. You hold the Fn key to record audio, which gets transcribed and cleaned up before pasting into whatever text field you're using. The app lets you customize shortcuts—you can switch between hold-to-talk and tap-to-toggle modes, even latching from one to the other mid-session. It runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and the whole thing is MIT licensed with the code available on GitHub. The real value is in how it handles transcription cleanup. FreeFlow uses context from your active app to spell names and technical terms correctly, and you can add custom words or jargon to a whitelist so they don't get mangled during processing. For example, raw dictation like "hey um can you add uh zach latta to the launch notes" becomes "Can you add Zach Latta to the launch notes?" You can also define voice commands that immediately paste predefined text blocks. The app uses Groq's API by default for fast transcription and language model responses (under a second), though you can point it at compatible endpoints instead. Privacy-wise, nothing stays on FreeFlow's servers—only API calls to your configured transcription and chat providers leave your Mac. You need a free Groq API key to get started, which takes maybe five minutes to set up at groq.com. The developer chose Groq over local models because they're much faster; local options introduce 5-10 second delays and drain battery life noticeably. If you want more literal transcription without aggressive cleanup, you can swap in a simpler prompt in the settings.