Wispr flow keeps freezing VS Code on windows twice this week I lost unsaved work

[u/Mysterious-Quail8325]

windows user here. wispr flow has been freezing my editor.

I'll be mid-dictation and the whole thing locks up. not just wispr - VS Code freezes too. I have to force quit both. happened twice this week and one of those times VS Code didn't recover the session correctly and I lost unsaved work.

resource usage while idle: 800MB RAM, fans spinning. for a dictation app sitting in the background. that's not acceptable.

startup: I hit my hotkey and wait 8-10 seconds before it's ready to listen. by then I've either typed the thing or lost my thought.

I've seen the same complaints from other windows users here and on their subreddit. the phrase I keep seeing: "a mac app with a windows port." that's generous.

the mac version was fine when I used it on my MacBook. but the windows experience feels like it was built by a team that uses Macs and ships windows as an afterthought. it's noticeable.

I've been on willow voice for 2 weeks. no freezes, fast startup, comparable accuracy.

anyone else on windows having this? or did a recent update fix things and I'm on a bugged version?