Desktop app for voice-to-writing
A desktop app will give people who dictate all day a dedicated surface: longer sessions, deeper OS integration, and less dependence on browser speech behavior. The desktop app is planned. It is not available yet.
The Zahvox desktop app is planned. Today the free voice-to-writing experience runs in the browser at /tool. The planned desktop app will handle longer sessions, hotkey workflows, and OS-level integrations more reliably than the browser tab.
This feature is planned. The current Zahvox web tool does not include this yet.
What desktop app means
- · A native desktop surface for macOS and Windows, alongside the web tool.
- · Built for people whose day is mostly voice-to-writing.
- · Focused on reliability, longer sessions, and OS-level hotkeys.
- · Uses the same core: voice-to-writing, not just voice-to-text.
Why this matters
- · Browsers throttle, sleep tabs, and cut off long speech sessions.
- · Heavy users lose flow when the browser stops the mic silently.
- · OS-level hotkeys make dictation feel like a system tool, not a website.
- · A dedicated window keeps voice work separate from browser noise.
How desktop app may work in Zahvox
Planned workflow · not live yet
- · Install the desktop app and grant microphone permission once.
- · Global hotkey opens a small dictation window from anywhere.
- · Sessions run without depending on browser speech restart behavior.
- · Text can be sent to the active input in another app via the planned text injection surface.
- · History, personas, templates, and modes sync with your account.
What users can do today
Available today in the free Zahvox web tool and free writing utilities. No signup, no download.
- · Use /tool in Chrome, Edge, or Safari for the current free web experience.
- · Keep long sessions going: Zahvox already auto-restarts supported browser sessions.
- · Copy or download the text and paste into your target app.
- · Use the free writing utilities to check counts and reading time.
Who it is for
- · Founders capturing product ideas between meetings
- · Freelancers replying to clients from a phone or laptop
- · Creators drafting posts, hooks and outlines by voice
- · Students turning study talk into notes
- · Consultants writing post-call memos
- · Agency owners sending briefs and follow-ups
- · Salespeople logging CRM notes right after a call
- · Website designers and SEO experts drafting copy quickly
- · Virtual assistants clearing an inbox faster
- · People who hate typing and slow typers
Planned workflow examples
Example of the planned workflow · not live yet
Consultants and writers who dictate for hours want a native window that does not throttle.
Press a shortcut, record a note, drop the cleaned text into the app you were using.
Capture raw voice even when the network drops; process when back online.
Keep the dictation window pinned while the browser stays for research.
Example of the planned experience
workflow scenario a consultant runs six client calls in a day and dictates a recap after each one instead of opening a new browser tab each time they use a global hotkey
Workflow scenario: · Global hotkey opens the desktop dictation window. · Consultant records a recap after each call. · Cleaned meeting-notes-mode output lands ready for the CRM.
Planned workflow. Not a live desktop UI today.
Current limitations
- · The desktop app is not available today.
- · The current experience is web-only.
- · Browser sessions can be interrupted by the browser itself; the auto-restart mitigates this but does not replace a native surface.
- · OS-level text injection is a separate in-development feature.
Status at a glance
| Feature | Current status | In web tool today? | Current workaround | Related in-dev | Planned dependency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop app | Planned | No | Use /tool in a supported browser; the auto-restart keeps most sessions continuous. | Text injection, browser extension | Login and account |
| Free web voice tool | Available today | Yes | Open /tool and start speaking. | AI cleanup, browser extension | None |
Related features
- Mobile app — Planned. Same core, on phone.
- Browser extension — In development. Closer to the browser today.
- Text injection — In development. Send cleaned text into any input field.
- Plugins — Planned. Integrations with the tools you already use.
Related tools (available today)
- Free voice tool — Record, edit, copy, and download in the browser today.
- Voice notes cleaner — Rules-based tidy of a rough transcript.
- Email draft generator — Shape rough talk into an email draft.
- Meeting notes formatter — Turn raw meeting talk into notes.
- Word counter — Live word, character, sentence counts.
- Character counter — Track platform limits.
- Reading time calculator — Estimate reading time.
- Typing speed calculator — Compare typing vs speaking speed.
Related use cases
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