About Done Typing
I had the same problem you have
I wanted to talk instead of type. Just... speak my thoughts and have them appear as text. Sounds simple, right? I thought so too. Then I went looking for solutions.
Here's what I tried
There are some solid options out there. Seriously. SuperWhisper, Aqua Voice, Wisprflow, Typeless, Willow Voice — these are real products built by real people and some of them are excellent.
Haven't heard of any of these? Go try them. I'm serious. They're good apps made by good people.
Here's what bugged me
Every single one of them wanted me to:
- Download a 100+ MB app
- Create an account
- Verify my email
- Maybe install some system extension
- Grant a bunch of permissions
- Wonder why it needs to drain my laptop battery
All I wanted was to speak and get text. The friction was killing me. I'd have a thought, want to capture it, and by the time I'd set everything up... the thought was gone.
So I built the tab version
The idea was stupid simple:
Open a tab. Start talking. Get text. Done.
No download. No signup. No 100MB install. No Mac-only nonsense. Just a browser tab that works anywhere — Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever. If you have a browser and a microphone, you're good to go.
I actually use this daily
This isn't marketing. Here's my actual workflow:
I keep Done Typing pinned in a browser tab. I'm on Windows, so I set up an AutoHotkey script that brings that tab to the front whenever I press the Right Alt key.
So my workflow is:
- Press Right Alt (tab pops up)
- Hit the record button, start talking
- Stop recording
- Click to copy the transcription
- Paste it wherever I need it
The whole thing takes seconds. That's it. That's the dream.
(You can set up something similar on Mac with Raycast or Keyboard Maestro, or on Linux with whatever hotkey daemon you prefer.)
Who's behind this
An independent builder who wanted voice-to-text without the usual setup.
There's no "we" here. It's just me. I built this because I needed it, and I figured others might need it too. The principle is simple: bring voice-to-text out with a click of a button. No friction. No BS. Just works.
You can find me on X/Twitter if you want to say hi or yell at me about bugs.
Give it a try!
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