Ozmen
@nozmen
Aqua Voice: I barely type long prompts now, just talk. Saved ~5 hrs typing in 2 weeks. Much more accurate than macOS dictation.
Signal
Signal Voice Dictation
Say it, send it. Nothing leaves the conversation.
Aqua is a system-wide dictation layer for Mac, Windows, and iPhone. Hold a key with Signal open and speak, and your message appears in the box, formatted and ready to send, in any chat, group, or note-to-self.
Does Signal have built-in voice dictation?
No. Signal has voice messages, which record audio for the other person to play, but there is no dictation that types your speech into the message box, and no transcription feature. That is a design consequence rather than an oversight: Signal's whole architecture is built so the service never sees your messages, and server-side transcription would cut against that. On mobile you can tap the mic on your phone keyboard, which is iOS doing the work. On desktop there is nothing, which is exactly the gap Aqua fills.
How to dictate in Signal with Aqua
- Download Aqua for Mac or Windows and grant microphone access, plus Accessibility access on macOS.
- Pick your hold-to-talk key in Aqua's settings.
- Open Signal Desktop and click into any conversation.
- Hold your key, speak, and release. The text lands in the message box.
- Add names and the shorthand you use with specific people to your custom dictionary.
Tips for dictating in Signal
- Send text rather than a voice note when the other person is likely to be somewhere they cannot listen. Text is faster to read than audio is to play.
- Aqua adapts to the conversation, so a group thread comes out clearer and a one-to-one stays casual.
- Note-to-self is a good place to start: it is the lowest-stakes way to get used to the key.
- Aqua is SOC 2 Type II, and turning on Privacy Mode means no transcript is stored on our servers.
What you get
97.3% accuracy on AISpeak, SOC 2 Type II, and 49 languages, on Mac, Windows, and iPhone. Start free with 1,000 lifetime words. Pro is $8 a month billed annually.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Signal have built-in voice-to-text?
- No. Signal supports voice messages, which send audio, but it has no dictation that types your speech into the message box and no transcription feature.
- Is dictating into Signal private?
- Aqua is SOC 2 Type II, and with Privacy Mode enabled no transcript data is stored on our servers. Your Signal messages themselves stay end-to-end encrypted as always.
- Does it work in groups and note-to-self?
- Yes. Aqua types into whatever field has focus, so every conversation type works the same way.
- Does it work on Windows?
- Yes. Aqua runs on Mac, Windows, and iPhone. There is no Android app.
- How much does it cost?
- Starter is free with 1,000 lifetime words. Pro is $8 a month billed annually, and Team is $12 a month billed annually.
Dictate in other apps
Aqua works in every text box on your Mac, Windows PC, and iPhone. These are some of the apps people use it in most.
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James Fong
@jamesfong
3 products that have broken into my forever home. And that's not an easy feat for me: @circlebackai, @aquavoice, and @superset_sh
Jayme Hoffman
@jaymehoffman
@aquavoice has saved me over 2 days of typing
Grzegorz Kossakowski
@gkossakowski
Aqua is a true power tool: quick, reliable and understands your context - they were early at appreciating the value of context engineering.
tz 🏴☠️
@tzmartin
tbh @aquavoice is a vibe coder's delight.. lowest latency, highest quality STT I've used so far
Ferruccio Balestreri
@0xferruccio
For coding prompting with voice nothing beats @aquavoice All the other transcription apps don't work well with code like tailwind class names
mass
@Memetic_Theory
If you're not using @aquavoice you're moving 15% slower than you could
juan
@juanbuis
this is why @aquavoice is better than all other AI transcription apps it actually writes like you talk
jaxn
@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
Tulsi Prasad ⚡️
@thebuildguy
Unpaid shout out — @aquavoice is probably one of my most used tool that has saved me quite literally a day of time!
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