ChatGPT Voice Dictation

Get the output you want by speaking your prompt directly.

Hold a key. Speak your thoughts. Keep your flow.

Write where you work

Aqua is a system-wide dictation layer for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. On a Mac or Windows PC, hold a key with ChatGPT open and speak, and your prompt appears in the box, fully formed and ready to send, at up to 230 words per minute.

ChatGPT

Give the full brief

Help me prepare for a customer interview. We want to understand how small teams hand off work. Write five open-ended questions and explain what each one could reveal.

Illustrative dictation. Review the text before you use it.

How to dictate in ChatGPT with Aqua

Start in the prompt box. Aqua puts your words into the field you have focused.

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Download Aqua for Mac or Windows and grant microphone access, plus Accessibility access on macOS.
[02]
Pick your hold-to-talk key in Aqua's settings.
[03]
Open ChatGPT in a browser or the desktop app and click into the prompt box.
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Hold your key, describe what you want in full, and release.
[05]
Add the technical terms, product names, and proper nouns you use most to your custom dictionary.

Tips for dictating in ChatGPT

Longer prompts get better answers, and speaking is where longer prompts stop being expensive. Say the context you would normally skip.
Describe the output you want, including the format. It is one extra sentence spoken and four lines typed.
For a follow-up, restate the constraint rather than saying "like before". Cheap to say, and it removes the ambiguity.
The same key works in the Canvas editor and in a Custom Instructions field.

Does ChatGPT have built-in voice dictation?

Yes. ChatGPT has a dictation button in the composer and a separate Voice Mode for talking to the model conversationally. Both work. The reason people still reach for something else is that ChatGPT's dictation is ChatGPT's: it stops at the edge of that text box. The prompt you paste into Claude next, the Slack message summarising the answer, the commit message, the document you are actually writing, all of it goes back to typing. Aqua is one key for every text field on the machine, with a custom dictionary and 49 languages, so the way you get words out does not change when you change app.

Built for the way you work

97.4% key-term accuracy on AISpeak-10, a SOC 2 Type II audit report, and 49 languages, on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. Start free with 1,000 lifetime words. Pro is $8 a month billed annually.

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Aqua refining dictated text in real time

Your words, perfected by AI

Aqua’s model trained on real workflows to understand natural speech, correct grammar, and preserve every word while refining your text in real time.

Dictionary

Custom dictionary

Teach Aqua the words you use most, like names, brands, or technical terms, and watch accuracy improve instantly.

Custom prompting

Writing style, your way

Set your tone and rules. From lowercase Slack messages to structured docs, Aqua adapts to your preferences automatically.

49 Languages

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Speaks your language

Understands 49 languages with clarity and precision, adapting naturally to how you speak.

Private History

Aqua private transcript history interface

Secure transcript history

Access your past transcripts any time. Turn on Privacy Mode and nothing is stored on our servers at all.

Better Accuracy

Avalon: 97.4%
Whisper Large v3: 65.1%

AISpeak-10 · English technical-term recognition. Method and Results

Our Model in your hands

Avalon scored 97.4% key-term accuracy on AISpeak-10, our English technical-speech benchmark. Learn How Avalon Works.

What Aqua Voice customers say

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Been using @aquavoice for a few months. Unbelievably better than the other companies that do this

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@juanbuis

this is why @aquavoice is better than all other AI transcription apps it actually writes like you talk

@heyvyner

Mapping @aquavoice to this button on my mouse is a whole different level of productivity.

@nozmen

Aqua Voice: I barely type long prompts now, just talk. Saved ~5 hrs typing in 2 weeks. Much more accurate than macOS dictation.

@gkossakowski

Aqua is a true power tool: quick, reliable and understands your context - they were early at appreciating the value of context engineering.

@jackson_felty

@aquavoice is a prime example of how much better a product can be when the team focuses on making one simple use case incredible

@ArtemR

Aqua Voice @aquavoice is the voice-based text editor I think all of us have always wanted, but no company has been able to deliver so far. The demo is extremely impressive

@jaymehoffman

@aquavoice has saved me over 2 days of typing

@thebuildguy

Unpaid shout out — @aquavoice is probably one of my most used tool that has saved me quite literally a day of time!

@Memetic_Theory

If you're not using @aquavoice you're moving 15% slower than you could

@rickmanelius

Impressed with @aquavoice accuracy in a noisy airport.

@utkusays

just subscribed to aqua voice and wow you guys are cooking, best dictation app i've tried so far

@turboblitzzz

Started using @aquavoice a few weeks ago and now I barely type anything. My housemates want to kick me out because i keep talking to my computer. Life is good.

@curious_vii

Claude Code agents (new CLI view) + Ghostty + @aquavoice is actual calm computing

Frequently asked questions

Does ChatGPT already have voice input?

Yes, both a dictation button in the composer and a conversational Voice Mode. Aqua's difference is that the same key works in every other app too, with a custom dictionary and 49 languages.

Is this the same as ChatGPT's Voice Mode?

No. Voice Mode is a spoken conversation with the model. Aqua turns your speech into text in the prompt box, which you can read and edit before you send.

Does it work in Canvas?

Yes. Aqua types into whatever field has focus, including Canvas and Custom Instructions.

Does it work on Windows?

Yes. Aqua runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

How much does it cost?

Free includes 1,000 words. With annual billing, Pro is $8 per month, Max is $24 per month, and Business is $19 per seat per month with a minimum of 2 seats.