Dictation for email and chat
Replies are where typing time goes. With talkflow you hold a key, say the message the way you'd say it to the person, and it's typed into whatever app you're in: your email client, Slack, WhatsApp, Messages or a browser tab.
Works where you already write
talkflow isn't a separate editor you copy from. It types straight into the focused text field, so there's nothing to paste and no new app to learn. It works in most Mac and Windows apps, from desktop email clients to web apps in your browser. Not every app has been tested, and apps can change how they accept typed text.
For email
- Greeting, body and sign-off on their own lines. Say "Hi Daniel, thanks for making time on Tuesday ... Best, Alex" and the greeting and sign-off are set apart with blank lines, the way an email is laid out.
- Names spelled right. Names visible around your cursor, such as the person you're replying to, are given to the speech model as a hint, so an unusual name is more likely to come out spelled the way it's shown. Correct one by hand and talkflow remembers it.
- Paragraphs and lists. Say "new paragraph", or "number one ... number two ..." for a numbered list.
For chat
- Casual style. Pick "casual" in Settings for lowercase with no closing full stop, the way most people text, or "all lowercase". "I" stays capitalized in casual.
- Emoji by name. Say "rocket emoji" or "thumbs up emoji".
- Change your mind mid-sentence. "Let's meet Friday, wait no, Thursday" comes out as "Let's meet Thursday".
A quick routine
- Click into the reply box, as you would to type.
- Hold the key and say the message, including the greeting and sign-off if it's an email. Pause as long as you need; nothing is typed until you let go.
- Let go, read it over, and fix anything by hand before you send it.
The text is typed into the reply box, not sent, so you get to check it first. Line breaks are typed as line breaks rather than a plain Return key, which in chat apps like Slack would send the message.
Your words, not a rewrite
talkflow removes filler sounds like "um" and "uh" and follows the spoken commands above. It never rephrases your sentences, so a message still sounds like you wrote it.
Private messages stay private
Speech recognition runs on your own computer. talkflow doesn't send your audio or your text to a transcription service, and it has no account. Once the text is typed into an app, that app handles it as usual. Details are in the privacy policy.
Good to know
- It is built for English.
- It runs on Mac and Windows computers, not on phones.
- The default shortcut is fn on a Mac and Ctrl + Win on Windows. See Mac and Windows setup.
