What if you could simply talk to all your applications? Not just dictation in a single app, but voice input that works everywhere - your email, Slack, AI assistants, documents. Press a key, speak naturally, and watch your words appear instantly in whatever application you're using.
This is exactly what VoiceInk delivers. I have been using daily it for more than a year.
My daily typing volume has increased dramatically over the past two years - not from more emails or documents, but from constantly interacting with AI assistants. Crafting prompts for Claude, explaining problems to ChatGPT, iterating on ideas. Speaking is roughly four times faster than typing, and when you're working with AI tools throughout the day, that difference compounds quickly.
VoiceInk changed how I work. I use it daily for drafting emails, interacting with Claude, working. on a new app with my favorite Vibe coding tools, and capturing ideas when they're fresh. The friction of typing no longer stands between my thoughts and their expression.
There are other tools that help with this need. But there are several things that stand out in this one. VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes speech using local AI models. Key features for business professionals include:
Complete Privacy: All transcription happens on your Mac. Your voice data never leaves your device - essential when handling sensitive information.
Context Awareness: "Power Mode" detects which application you're using and adjusts behavior. Email gets professional formatting, Claude gets natural prompt delivery, Slack captures conversational tone.
AI Enhancement which you control: Connect your own API keys for Claude or OpenAI to clean up grammar and polish prose. You control when this happens.
Personal Dictionary: Train it with your industry terminology, company names, and acronyms that generic transcription mangles.
VoiceInk offers lifetime licenses starting at $25 - no subscriptions. The tool is open-source, so you can also inspect exactly what it does with your data.
Note: it's macOS-only, and AI enhancement requires internet and API keys (though core transcription works offline).
Download the free trial from VoiceInk. Spend a week using it for AI interactions and email. Notice how much faster your thoughts translate to text when you're not constrained by typing speed.
Watch the video below to get a quick overview of its features: