VoiceType
Hold a hotkey, speak, release — text appears anywhere
VoiceType launched on June 2, 2026 with 3 votes, #6,658 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
VoiceType turns your voice into typed text — instantly, in any Windows app. Hold Ctrl+Space → speak → release. Text appears wherever your cursor is. ✓ Works in Slack, VS Code, Notion, Gmail, anywhere ✓ 50+ languages via Groq Whisper large-v3 ✓ AI cleanup modes: remove filler words, rewrite formally ✓ Custom hotkey, personal dictionary, phrase snippets ✓ FREE: 50 transcriptions/day · PRO: unlimited No subscription needed to start. Requires free Groq API key.
Hold a hotkey, speak, release. Text appears in any app. Powered by Groq Whisper large-v3.
Hold one hotkey, speak, release — your words appear in any Windows app. No setup. No cloud account. Just speak. No Python, no dependencies, no config files. Just run and speak. Run VoiceType.exe — a single file, no installer needed. App icon appears in your Windows system tray. Free key from console.groq.com . Paste into Settings. Groq runs Whisper large-v3 at insane speed. Hold your hotkey, say anything, release. Text is typed into whatever app is active — email, Slack, VS Code, anything. Built for people who write a lot — developers, writers, support teams. State-of-the-art model from OpenAI, running at Groq speed. Best accuracy available today. Speaks Russian? English? Mix languages…from ruslanbega100495-cell.github.io
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