Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
TypeAside turns speech into desktop text
A desktop dictation app that says it can turn speech into clean, formatted text in any app on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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- For
- People who dictate across desktop apps
- Worth noticing
- The free tier allows 2,000 words weekly; Pro is $12 monthly, while own-key mode is listed with no account or word limit.
Field notes
The page illustrates how dictation is transformed, including a spoken list rendered as numbered items and a sentence revised from “seven” to “three.” Its pricing distinguishes a weekly word allowance from an unlimited Pro plan and an own-key route that sends payment to the user's provider. The stated privacy setup separates discarded audio from locally stored history.
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