Everything we get asked about Pithflow — pricing, languages, privacy, team plans, regional pricing. Don't see your question? Email hello@pithflow.com.
Pith is the essence of something — what's left when you strip away the fluff. Pithy means concise and meaningful. Pithflow takes the flow of natural speech (fillers, restarts, 'um's and all) and gives you back the pith: clean, well-punctuated, ready-to-send text. We named it for what it does — make every speaker a pithy one.
Pithflow is a desktop voice dictation app for Windows and Mac. Hold a hotkey, speak naturally, and Pithflow types polished text — with filler words removed, punctuation fixed, and your chosen tone applied — into any app you're typing in.
Download the installer from the Download page (~5 MB on Windows or Mac). Run it. Sign in with Google or email. Hold Ctrl+Space, speak, release — text appears wherever you're typing.
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS 13 (Ventura) and newer. iOS and Android apps are planned for Phase 5. Linux is on the roadmap but not committed.
Yes. Any built-in laptop mic works for casual use. For best accuracy, a USB or wireless headset mic helps in noisy environments.
Free forever for casual use (2,000 words/week). Pro is $9.99/month, or $8.25/month if billed annually ($99/year — save 17%). Team is $45/month for up to 5 seats. Enterprise is custom.
Yes — no card required. You get 2,000 dictated words per week, all 100+ languages, AI cleanup, snippets, and the dictionary. The cap resets every Monday.
The Free tier gives you 2,000 words every week, forever, with no credit card — that's the way to try Pithflow. When you're ready, Pro unlocks unlimited dictation, hands-free mode, cloud sync, and priority support. Pro is billed immediately at checkout (no trial) and you can cancel anytime from your account.
$45/month for up to 5 seats ($9/seat). Includes everything in Pro × 5 users, plus shared snippets and dictionary, an admin dashboard, centralized billing, and the ability to add or remove members anytime. Members get the same usage as Pro.
Yes. From the desktop app: Settings → Account → Manage subscription opens Stripe Customer Portal where you can swap plans. Your prorated balance is applied automatically.
Yes. Pithflow auto-detects your country (via Cloudflare's edge — no cookies, no tracking) and shows prices in your local currency on the pricing page. Stripe charges in the same currency at checkout — no exchange rate surprises. Supported: USD, MXN, BRL, ARS, COP, CLP, PEN, INR, IDR, PHP, CAD, AUD, NZD, GBP, EUR, JPY, KRW, TRY. Everywhere else defaults to USD.
From the desktop app: Settings → Account → Manage subscription. Or email hello@pithflow.com. Subscriptions cancel at the end of the current billing period — you keep access until then.
100+ languages, auto-detected. Top tier (excellent accuracy): English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish. Strong tier covers Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, Indian languages, Indonesian, Thai, Hebrew, Vietnamese, and more.
Yes — by default. Pithflow detects the language at the start of each dictation. You can also pin a specific language in Settings → Languages if you only ever dictate in one.
Hinglish is supported well. Spanish-English code-switching mid-sentence works but tends to default to whichever language dominates. For best results, dictate one language per session.
Add it to your Personal Dictionary (Settings → Dictionary). Pithflow will correct that exact word in every future dictation. Good for proper nouns, brand names, technical jargon.
Your audio is sent to our cloud transcription pipeline, processed in real time, and discarded within milliseconds of returning the cleaned text. Cleaned text stays on your device unless you enable cloud sync. See our Privacy Policy for the full subprocessor list.
No. We don't train on your audio or text. Our subprocessors have zero-retention agreements covering paid usage. Full disclosure in the Privacy Policy.
HIPAA BAA support is on our Enterprise tier (planned Q4 2026). Pro and Team plans are not currently HIPAA-eligible. For healthcare use, contact us about Enterprise.
Pithflow needs an internet connection — audio goes to our cloud transcription pipeline. Offline / local-model mode is not currently supported. SuperWhisper is the better choice if offline is a hard requirement.
Yes. Settings → Hotkey. Pick any combination — Ctrl+Space (default), Right Alt hold, F12 toggle, etc. You can configure separate hotkeys for push-to-talk and hands-free mode.
Hold: hold the key while speaking, release to transcribe. Toggle: tap once to start, tap again to stop. Hold is faster for short utterances; toggle is better for longer dictation when you don't want to keep your finger on a key.
A separate hotkey that always works as toggle. Useful for long-form dictation (up to 20 minutes per session) where you're brainstorming and don't want to babysit a key. Available in v0.2.
After subscribing to Team: Settings → Team → Invite member. Enter their email, click Send. They receive a link, click to join, automatically become a member. You can see seat usage (1/5, 2/5, etc.) and remove members anytime.
The Team plan is capped at 5. For 6+ seats, contact us about Enterprise pricing — we'll quote based on team size and any compliance needs (SSO, HIPAA, audit logs).
Yes. Team-shared snippets appear in every member's snippet list. Personal snippets (created without team-share) stay private. Same for dictionary terms.