# AICHE > Voice-to-text across 9 platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Watch, Android, Chrome, Obsidian), from $3.99/mo billed annually, with API access on Pro. Zero-retention audio processing - audio discarded immediately after processing, within 1 second. Built for developers dictating AI prompts, writers, and anyone who thinks faster than they type. Contact: support@aiche.app ## Features - [Voice-to-Text Hotkey](https://aiche.app/features/voice-to-text-hotkey): Desktop global hotkeys and platform-specific shortcuts - [Smart Insert](https://aiche.app/features/smart-insert): Insert or paste text at the cursor in supported desktop, Chrome, and Obsidian surfaces - [Automatic Punctuation](https://aiche.app/features/automatic-punctuation): AI adds punctuation, capitalization, paragraphs - [Data Security](https://aiche.app/features/data-security-and-privacy): Zero-retention processing, modern TLS, encrypted local and sync storage - [Voice Code for AI Agents](https://aiche.app/features/voice-code-for-ai-agents): Pause-aware auto-send for Cursor, Claude Code - [REST API](https://aiche.app/features/rest-api): Transcribe and streaming endpoints, server-side VAD ## Comparisons - [AICHE vs Wispr Flow](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-wispr-flow): 9 platforms vs 4, $3.99/mo annual vs $12/mo annual, API access - [AICHE vs Dragon](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-dragon): Cross-platform subscription vs $699.99 Windows desktop license - [AICHE vs Superwhisper](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-superwhisper): 9 platforms vs Mac, Windows, and iOS - [AICHE vs Otter.ai](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-otter): Dictation-first vs meeting transcription - [AICHE vs Apple Dictation](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-apple-dictation): AI cleanup, cross-platform vs built-in free - [AICHE vs Google Voice Typing](https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-google-voice-typing): Cross-platform queue and API vs free Android and Google Docs voice typing - [Best Speech-to-Text Apps 2026](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-speech-to-text-apps-2026): Buyer's guide, 9 categories ## For Developers - [Add Voice to Your Tools](https://aiche.app/developers/add-voice-to-your-tools): REST API integration, server-side VAD - [Voice Prompting Patterns](https://aiche.app/developers/voice-prompting-patterns): Structuring spoken prompts for AI agents - [Non-English Developers](https://aiche.app/developers/non-english-developers): Voice coding in 99 languages - [API Guide](https://aiche.app/developers/voice-input-api-for-feedback-and-support): cURL examples, JSON responses, pricing ## High-Intent Pages - [AICHE with Ghostty](https://aiche.app/works-with/ghostty): Voice input for terminal prompts and notes - [The Future of Typing](https://aiche.app/blog/future-of-typing): Where text input is heading - [AICHE with Obsidian](https://aiche.app/works-with/obsidian): Voice notes and dictation inside Obsidian - [AICHE with Claude Code](https://aiche.app/works-with/claude-code): Speak long prompts into Claude Code - [AICHE with Codex CLI](https://aiche.app/works-with/codex-cli): Dictate prompts into OpenAI Codex terminal TUI - [AICHE with Cursor](https://aiche.app/works-with/cursor): Voice for Agents Window, Composer, and chat - [AICHE with Gemini CLI](https://aiche.app/works-with/gemini-cli): Terminal Gemini agent; notes Antigravity CLI migration for consumer tiers - [AICHE with OpenCode](https://aiche.app/works-with/opencode): Voice for build/plan agents and OpenCode TUI - [AICHE with Cline](https://aiche.app/works-with/cline): Dictate VS Code sidebar agent prompts (Plan/Act, BYOK) - [AICHE with Kimi Code CLI](https://aiche.app/works-with/kimi-cli): Dictate into Moonshot kimi terminal agent - [AICHE with OpenClaw](https://aiche.app/works-with/openclaw): Voice for Gateway Web Control UI chat compose - [AICHE with Proton Mail](https://aiche.app/works-with/protonmail): Dictate email drafts in Proton Mail - [Stop Saying Period](https://aiche.app/blog/stop-saying-period-automatic-punctuation): How automatic punctuation works - [Voice for AI Coding](https://aiche.app/developers/voice-for-ai-coding): Voice Code for Cursor, Claude Code, and AI coding agents ## More - [API Docs](https://aiche.app/api): Full REST API reference, streaming, pricing, VAD - [For Teams](https://aiche.app/for-teams): Team plans, admin controls, seat management - [Pricing](https://aiche.app/pricing): Plans from $3.99/mo billed annually, 7-day free trial - [Privacy Policy](https://aiche.app/privacy): Zero-retention processing and no AI training - [Terms](https://aiche.app/terms): Usage terms - [Trust Center](https://aiche.app/trust): Security and privacy transparency - [AI Policy](https://aiche.app/ai-policy): No training on user content ## Optional - [Best Wispr Flow Alternatives](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-wispr-flow-alternatives-2026): Top alternatives ranked - [Best Dictation: Windows](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-dictation-app-windows-2026): Windows rankings - [Best Dictation: iPhone](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-dictation-app-iphone-2026): iOS rankings - [Best Dictation: Android](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-dictation-app-android-2026): Android rankings - [Best Dictation: Linux](https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-dictation-app-linux-2026): Linux rankings - [Privacy Comparison](https://aiche.app/comparisons/voice-typing-privacy-comparison-2026): Privacy across 10 tools - [Voice Paradox](https://aiche.app/blog/voice-paradox-billions-in-nobody-talking): Why voice is underused - [Write a Book with Voice](https://aiche.app/blog/write-book-voice-dictation-obsidian): Long-form writing - [Custom Vocabulary](https://aiche.app/features/custom-vocabulary): 50-entry dictionary for jargon - [Language Support](https://aiche.app/features/language-support): 99 languages - [Translation](https://aiche.app/features/universal-translation): Speak one language, get another --- # Feature: voice-to-text-hotkey **The short answer: press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) from any application, speak as long as you need, press the hotkey again, and AICHE transcribes and inserts clean text at your cursor without switching windows.** Opening AICHE's window, clicking record, switching back to your work application, and manually pasting text takes 12-18 seconds per dictation and interrupts your mental flow. ## How It Works [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/voice-to-text-hotkey] --- # Feature: smart-insert **The short answer: enable Smart Insert in settings, position your cursor in any application, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak, and AICHE automatically inserts the transcribed text at your cursor position without switching windows.** Dictating into AICHE, then manually copying text and switching back to your work window wastes 8-12 seconds per note. After 50 dictations, you've lost 10 minutes to copy-paste alone. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/smart-insert] --- # Feature: automatic-punctuation **The short answer: enable AI cleanup in AICHE's enhancement panel, then speak naturally without saying "period" or "comma". AICHE adds punctuation, capitalizes properly, fixes grammar, and formats paragraphs automatically in 2-3 seconds.** Speaking "comma" and "period" out loud breaks your train of thought. With AICHE, you speak naturally and the punctuation, capitalization, and paragraph breaks land in the right places automatically. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/automatic-punctuation] --- # Feature: offline-voice-to-text-mode **The short answer: AICHE is cloud-default, with a local encrypted queue for the moments network isn't available. Press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) with no connection, AICHE saves the audio locally and encrypted, and the queue processes automatically when connectivity returns.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/offline-voice-to-text-mode] --- # Feature: data-security-and-privacy **The short answer: AICHE encrypts local data with AES-256-GCM, streams audio to Groq over modern TLS, transcribes it in seconds, and discards the audio immediately after processing, within 1 second. Cloud sync is end-to-end encrypted with an Argon2id-derived key only you hold.** Dictating sensitive business information, client names, or personal thoughts requires absolute trust that your voice recordings won't be stored, leaked, or used for training AI models. ## How It Works [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/data-security-and-privacy] --- # Feature: voice-code-for-ai-agents **Short answer: press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) inside Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or Antigravity, speak the prompt, then stop talking. After a brief pause, AICHE ships the cleaned text to the agent on its own. No Enter, no Send button, no hand off the desk to confirm.** ## The problem this solves [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/voice-code-for-ai-agents] --- # Feature: rest-api **Short answer: upgrade to Pro, generate an API key in your account settings, and POST an audio file to the AICHE endpoint. You get back the same cleaned-up text the desktop hotkey produces - filler removed, punctuation added, custom vocabulary applied.** ## The problem this solves [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/features/rest-api] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-wispr-flow ## What Wispr Flow is selling Wispr Flow's homepage pitch is "the voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app," with the supporting line "Don't type, just speak." The product is a desktop and mobile dictation layer with AI cleanup, marketed as the default premium choice in the category. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-wispr-flow] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-dragon **Short answer: Dragon NaturallySpeaking is a Windows-only desktop product at $699.99 one-time, with a separate $14.99/mo mobile app and no native Mac, Linux, public API, or modern AI cleanup. AICHE is $3.99/mo (Personal annual) and runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Chrome, Obsidian, and via REST API. If you need deep macro automation inside Windows-bound legal or medical workflows, Dragon still has a real moat. If you need voice-to-text anywhere else, AICHE is the modern answer.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-dragon] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-superwhisper ## What SuperWhisper is selling SuperWhisper ([superwhisper.com](https://superwhisper.com)) leads with "Turn your voice into polished text" and "Write 3x faster, without lifting a finger." The recurring trio in their marketing is speed, polish, and on-device privacy: "Everything stays on your device," "Works offline, so you can transcribe anytime," and "Supports 100+ languages & dialects." The home page positions the product as system-wide dictation that "works anywhere you can type or paste text, no need to [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-superwhisper] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-otter ## What Otter.ai is selling Otter's homepage pitch is "Turn meetings into transcripts," tagged "Your AI notetaker is now also your Conversational Knowledge Engine." It is a meeting-side product. The center of gravity is **OtterPilot**, a meeting bot that joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet on your behalf, records the call, identifies speakers, and posts a summary with action items and decisions. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-otter] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-apple-dictation ## What Apple Dictation is selling Apple frames [Dictation](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/dictate-messages-and-documents-mh40584/mac) in plain utility language. From the Mac User Guide: "With Dictation, you can speak to enter text anywhere you can type it." There is no dedicated marketing page. Dictation is a system feature documented inside the macOS, iOS, and iPadOS user guides, alongside other accessibility and input options. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-apple-dictation] --- # Comparison: aiche-vs-google-voice-typing ## Short answer Google Voice Typing is free, pre-installed on Android, and inside Google Docs in Chrome. That is the whole story on the device side. AICHE runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Chrome, Obsidian, and via REST API. If your work lives on Android only and stays inside Google's apps, Google Voice Typing already does the job. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/aiche-vs-google-voice-typing] --- # Comparison: best-speech-to-text-apps-2026 ## Why we ranked by use case instead of overall The "best speech-to-text app" question is a category question disguised as a product question. Speech-to-text covers at least three workflows that overlap only partially: [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-speech-to-text-apps-2026] --- # Comparison: best-dictation-app-macos-2026 ## The Mac category is full (the opposite of Linux) The macOS dictation market in 2026 has the inverse problem of Linux. On Linux, almost nothing ships; on Mac, almost everything does. Apple ships Dictation for free inside macOS, then at least six paid commercial products compete on top of that: Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, MacWhisper, Aqua Voice, VoiceInk, and AICHE among them. The question is not "what ships on Mac." It is "which one fits how you actually work." [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/comparisons/best-dictation-app-macos-2026] --- **Short answer: record audio in the browser or your app, POST it to `https://api.aiche.app/v1/transcribe` or stream it over `wss://api.aiche.app/v1/listen`, and get back clean text with filler removed, punctuation added, and 99 languages supported. Server-side Voice Activity Detection means you don't pay for silence.** ## The Idea [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/add-voice-to-your-tools] --- **Short answer: enable Auto-translation to English in AICHE settings, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak in whatever language your brain thinks in, and AICHE delivers a clean English prompt to Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, or whatever has focus. 99 input languages.** ## The Problem [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/non-english-developers] --- **The short answer: open your README file, code comment block, or commit message field, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your explanation for 30-45 seconds, and AICHE transcribes and inserts the formatted text.** Typing documentation and detailed code comments takes 15-20 minutes per component and interrupts your coding flow with context switches between implementation and explanation. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/voice-coding-explained] --- **The short answer: open any AI coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Antigravity, ChatGPT, Gemini), click into the prompt field, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your coding requirements for 40-60 seconds, and AICHE transcribes and inserts the formatted prompt.** Typing 150-200 word prompts with full technical context takes 8-12 minutes and forces you to sit motionless while formulating multi-part coding requirements. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/voice-for-ai-coding] --- ## Building This With the AICHE API Developers send **audio files or URLs**, receive **`text` plus billing metadata**, and store structured ticket or feedback fields in their own systems. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/voice-input-api-for-feedback-and-support] --- **Short answer: speaking a prompt takes 45 seconds instead of 5 minutes of typing. The extra time you save gets reinvested as extra context, which means better code on the first response and fewer correction loops.** ## Why Voice Prompts Produce Better AI Output [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/developers/voice-prompting-patterns] --- # Blog: 10000-prompts-to-claude After six months sending 50-70 prompts daily to Claude (Projects, artifacts, custom instructions), Cursor, and ChatGPT, I developed a repetitive strain injury in my right wrist at age 29. AI was writing code; I was still typing the spec. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/blog/10000-prompts-to-claude] --- # Blog: voice-context-for-ai-agents **Typed agent command:** ``` Fix checkout retry. Add tests. ``` **Dictated task spec (same job, Claude Code or Cursor agent):** ``` Repo payment-service. Failing test checkout_retry_test: timeout after 30s. Terminal shows 503 from stripe-mock. Task: cap exponential backoff at 8s, keep public API unchanged. Acceptance: green test, list files touched. Verification: pnpm test checkout_retry_test. Do not deploy. ``` [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/blog/voice-context-for-ai-agents] --- # Blog: cognitive-offloading ## Cognitive Offloading and the Working Memory Bottleneck **Cognitive offloading** means moving information out of your head into an external system so working memory stays free for the task in front of you. Voice is the lowest-friction offload when your hands are on code or your eyes are on a doc. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/blog/cognitive-offloading] --- # Blog: future-of-typing ## The Unnatural Act of Typing Watch someone think during a conversation. When asked a difficult question, they instinctively look away: up to the right, down to the left, anywhere but at the person speaking. This isn't rudeness. It's cognitive load management. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/blog/future-of-typing] --- # Blog: stop-saying-period-automatic-punctuation ## The Absurd Reality of Traditional Dictation Watch someone use traditional voice-to-text software. They're composing an email: "Hi John comma new line new line I wanted to follow up on our discussion yesterday period The budget proposal looks good comma but I have a few questions colon new line new line First comma can we adjust the timeline question mark Second comma..." [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/blog/stop-saying-period-automatic-punctuation] --- # AICHE for academic researchers ## The shape of the day A typical academic researcher's workday has very little to do with research. [A Nature survey of nearly 4,000 faculty found that the average academic spends fewer than four out of every ten working hours on actual research](https://www.chemistryworld.com/careers/time-after-time-how-academic-researchers-spend-their-working-life/2500016.article) - the rest goes to teaching, administration, grant applications, and writing. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/academic-researchers] --- ## The shape of the day You probably already know the rough arithmetic. Knowledge workers spend an average of 2.6 hours per day managing email alone, [per a McKinsey Global Institute study](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/the-social-economy) (2012 figure - the proportion has only grown with Slack, Teams, and async messaging piled on top). That's 2.6 hours of keyboard time before you touch a document, a ticket, a pull request, or a code review. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/accessibility-and-rsi] --- **The short answer: in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Codex, or Claude Code, click the prompt field, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), and dictate a full task spec with repo context, constraints, acceptance criteria, and expected output format. AICHE inserts cleaned text at the cursor. You review and send.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/ai-prompt-dictation] --- # AICHE for consultants ## Meeting recaps, client reports, follow-ups - turn voice into deliverables faster --- ## The shape of the day [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/consultants] --- # AICHE for customer support ## The shape of the day A typical support agent handles [25 to 35 tickets a day](https://www.jitbit.com/news/2266-average-customer-support-metrics-from-1000-companies/), with high-performing teams pushing 50 or more. That number has climbed steadily as ticket channels multiplied: email, live chat, social DMs, community forums. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/customer-support] --- **The short answer: click the email body (or subject line), press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), dictate subject context, ask, deadline, and sign-off in one pass. AICHE inserts into the active field. You proofread names, CC list, and attachments; the mail client sends.** AICHE does not attach files, set recipients, or press Send. It only fills text fields you focus. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/dictate-emails] --- # AICHE for founders and executives ## Inbox triage, on-the-go replies, and strategy drafts without the keyboard tax --- ## The shape of the day [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/founders-and-executives] --- # AICHE for journalists ## On-scene capture, fast story drafts, working against deadline --- ## The shape of the day Journalism has always been a job of two halves: being somewhere, then writing it up. The gap between those two activities is where most of the friction lives - and where the job has gotten harder. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/journalists] --- # AICHE for marketers ## Copy drafts, brainstorms, long-form content - the linear keyboard tax, removed --- ## The shape of the day [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/marketers] --- **The short answer: install AICHE on 2-4 computers, run a different AI tool on each (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT), and dictate commands as you walk between them while each processes your requests.** Typing on one machine creates a bottleneck. Your brain can think through multiple problems simultaneously, but typing forces you to tackle them one at a time. While Claude processes your architecture question, you're sitting idle waiting for the response instead of working on a different problem. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/multi-computer-workflow] --- # AICHE for project managers ## Status updates, retros, stakeholder comms - off the keyboard, into the work --- ## The shape of the day [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/project-managers] --- # AICHE for sales teams ## CRM updates, call notes, follow-up emails - kill the keyboard tax on selling time --- ## The shape of the day A field sales rep's Tuesday looks something like this: three discovery calls in the morning, a demo after lunch, and a pipeline review at 4. The calendar is full. The actual selling time is not. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/sales-teams] --- # AICHE for students Lecture notes, paper drafts, study notes - voice across every device you use for school. --- ## The shape of the day [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/students] --- # AICHE for walkers, commuters, and people who think on the move ## The shape of the day The average US one-way commute is [27.2 minutes](https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/commuting/guidance/acs-1yr.html) - call it 54 minutes daily, 223 hours a year. That's nearly six full 40-hour workweeks spent in transit, every year, per worker. Most of it is dead time by default: sitting in traffic, riding a train, standing on a platform. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/walkers-and-commuters] --- **Short answer: capture stray ideas on phone or Watch while you walk; dictate first drafts at the desk with ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) in Scrivener, Word, or Google Docs; polish at the keyboard. AICHE inserts text. It does not write scenes for you.** ## A writer's day in three moves [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/use-cases/writers-and-authors] --- **The short answer: on Mac, double-press the record key to cancel. On Windows, press `Escape` while recording. On platforms without a documented cancel shortcut, stop the recording, delete the unwanted result or queued item, and start again.** Not every recording deserves processing. Maybe the wrong mic was selected. Maybe you started with the wrong thought. Maybe someone interrupted. Cancel quickly when the platform supports it. Otherwise stop and delete the unwanted take. ## Desktop Shortcuts [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/cancel-recording-restart] --- **The short answer: use the lightest enhancement that matches the destination. Quick personal notes need less cleanup. Work messages, documents, AI prompts, and translated text benefit from stronger processing.** Enhancement settings are not a contest to turn everything on. The right mode depends on what the text is for. ## Quick Decision Table [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/choose-ai-enhancement-mode] --- **The short answer: record with AICHE's hotkey, then enable Message Ready and Content Organization to transform rambling speech into professional text.** Voice memos are messy by nature. You record an idea while walking, driving, or between meetings - and the result is full of filler words, half-finished thoughts, and zero punctuation. AICHE's AI enhancements turn that raw capture into something you can actually send or paste. ## How It Works [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/clean-voice-memo] --- **The short answer: install the AICHE Voice Obsidian plugin, sign in, open a note, click the mic, dictate one section at a time, and let AICHE insert cleaned text into your active note.** Obsidian is good at structure. Voice is good at first drafts. The best workflow is to let Obsidian hold the outline and let AICHE fill sections quickly. ## Setup [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/create-markdown-docs-obsidian] --- **The short answer: open AICHE settings, add the exact spelling you want, add a phonetic hint when the word sounds different from how it is written, then test it in one short recording.** Custom vocabulary is for the words that belong to your work: people, products, internal tools, libraries, acronyms, and brand names with unusual capitalization. Do not use it for full phrases or writing style. Use it for terms that should land the same way every time. ## Step-by-Step [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/custom-vocabulary-names-technical-terms] --- **The short answer: click where you want text, press `Control + Option + R` on Mac or `Ctrl + Alt + R` on Windows/Linux, speak, then press the same hotkey again. AICHE inserts the cleaned text at your cursor.** The hotkey is the main desktop workflow. You do not need to open AICHE, copy from a recorder, switch windows, or paste manually. ## Step-by-Step [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/dictate-any-desktop-app-global-hotkey] --- **The short answer: dictate long documents in 2-3 minute chunks, using Content Organization to maintain structure throughout.** Speaking for 20 minutes straight produces a wall of text that's harder to edit than starting fresh. The key to long-form dictation is treating it like building blocks, not a marathon. ## Step 1: Outline Before You Speak [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/dictate-long-documents] --- **The short answer: enable Recognition Fix at the Polish level to automatically correct most transcription errors during processing.** Accents, technical terms, and background noise often produce "creative" interpretations that make your text look unprofessional. AICHE's AI enhancement pipeline fixes these automatically - but you need to pick the right level for your situation. ## The Three Recognition Fix Levels [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/fix-transcription-errors] --- **The short answer: install AICHE on mobile and desktop, sign in with the same account, enable Cloud Sync if you want notes to follow you, set a passphrase, then record on one device and open the note on another.** Mobile is best for capture. Desktop is best for finishing, editing, sending, and organizing. AICHE lets those be one workflow instead of two separate note piles. ## Step-by-Step [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/mobile-to-desktop-sync] --- **The short answer: keep auto-resume enabled and know where the Later queue is. If transcription cannot finish, AICHE keeps the recording encrypted locally and processes it when conditions allow.** Lost recordings are worse than failed transcriptions. You can retry a transcription. You cannot recreate a fresh thought, meeting takeaway, or long explanation from memory. ## What AICHE Does Automatically When processing fails, AICHE does not throw the recording away. It can queue the audio locally when it hits: [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/never-lose-recordings] --- **The short answer: audio is held locally while recording, sent over modern TLS for cloud transcription, processed by Groq, and discarded immediately after processing, within 1 second. If Cloud Sync is enabled, note text syncs end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase you control.** Protection has several parts: local storage, transmission, processing, deletion, and optional sync. Check each one instead of relying on one vague privacy claim. ## Recording Lifecycle [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/protect-recordings] --- **The short answer: on desktop and mobile apps, AICHE has no advertised recording length cap for live capture. The REST API accepts uploads up to 120 minutes and 100MB per file ([API docs](https://aiche.app/api)). Long audio still needs section labels, queue awareness, and review in History, not one marathon edit pass.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/transcribe-hours-long-recordings] --- **The short answer: enable Auto-Translation, choose English as the target, then record normally. AICHE transcribes what you said, translates it to English, applies cleanup, and inserts or saves the English text.** This is useful when you think faster in one language but need to send English text to colleagues, customers, documentation, or AI assistants. ## Step-by-Step [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/translate-dictation-to-english] --- **The short answer: enable Voice Code, focus a supported AI coding agent, speak the prompt, then pause. AICHE transcribes, cleans, inserts, and submits the prompt without you pressing Enter.** Voice Code is for the agent loop, not for every text field. It is useful when you are repeatedly prompting Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or another supported coding agent and want to keep thinking out loud instead of typing every turn. ## Step-by-Step [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/how-to/voice-code-without-keyboard] --- # Works with: claude-code **Short answer: press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Linux/Windows), speak as long as you need, and AICHE drops a clean prompt into Claude Code. You hit Enter. Claude builds.** ## The Problem You're sending Claude Code 50+ prompts a day. Each one looks like: type for 3 minutes, wait, review, type for another 3 minutes, wait, review, repeat. The agent thinks at architecture level. Your fingers type at 1995 speed. ## What Changes [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/claude-code] --- # Works with: codex-cli **Short answer: run `codex` in your terminal, click the interactive TUI prompt, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak a full task brief (scope, files, tests, approval boundaries), press the hotkey again, then send in Codex. AICHE inserts text only. Codex plans, edits files, and runs commands per your approval mode.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/codex-cli] --- # Works with: cursor **Short answer: in Cursor, click into the Agents Window prompt, Composer input, or chat panel (Cmd+L / Ctrl+L), press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak a full task with constraints and file context, press the hotkey again, then send. AICHE inserts text only. Cursor's agent runs tools, edits files, and proposes diffs. You approve or reject.** ## The Problem [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/cursor] --- # Works with: gemini-cli **Short answer: install [Gemini CLI](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/gemini-cli), sign in with your Google or Cloud account, focus the terminal prompt, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your task, press again to insert, then send. AICHE does not run Gemini's tools or MCP servers.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/gemini-cli] --- # Works with: opencode **Short answer: run `opencode` in your project, focus the TUI prompt, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your task, press again to insert, then send. AICHE does not pick models, run `opencode github`, or edit permission files.** [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai/) is an open-source (MIT) coding agent: terminal TUI, desktop app, and IDE extension. You bring **provider API keys** (OpenCode's hosted auth, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, local models, and many others via `/connect`). ## OpenCode nouns that matter [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/opencode] --- # Works with: cline **Short answer: in VS Code, open the Cline sidebar (extension ID `saoudrizwan.claude-dev`), click the chat input, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak a complete task spec, press the hotkey again, then send. Cline proposes file edits, terminal commands, and browser steps; you approve each action.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/cline] --- # Works with: kimi-cli **Short answer: in your project directory run `kimi`, run `/login` once, focus the Kimi Code CLI prompt, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), dictate your task, press the hotkey again, then send. Kimi Code CLI plans steps, edits files, and runs shell commands with confirmations you control.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/kimi-cli] --- # Works with: openclaw **Short answer: with the OpenClaw Gateway running, open the browser Control UI (`openclaw dashboard`, default http://127.0.0.1:18789/), click the chat compose field, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your message, press the hotkey again, then send. AICHE inserts text only. OpenClaw routes sessions, channels, and agent tools.** [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/openclaw] --- # Works with: ghostty **Short answer: place your cursor in Ghostty, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Linux), speak your prompt, press the hotkey again, and AICHE inserts cleaned-up text at your cursor in 2-3 seconds.** Ghostty blew up because it became the default terminal for running Claude Code, Codex, and other AI coding agents. The bottleneck is no longer writing code - it is writing the prompt. A short, vague prompt gets mediocre output. A long, specific prompt with full context gets working code on the first try. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/ghostty] --- # Works with: antigravity ## The Problem [Antigravity 2.0](https://www.antigravity.google/docs/overview) is a standalone desktop app for launching and orchestrating agents across Projects (folders and Git repos you attach). It is not the same as the earlier Agent Manager flow inside the Antigravity IDE. Agent output quality still tracks brief quality: a two-sentence goal produces a two-sentence result. The agent needs constraints, acceptance criteria, edge cases, and verification steps to reach done. [Truncated - full article at https://aiche.app/works-with/antigravity]