Hold a key. Talk. Let go.

Speak instead of type

Typical averages for conversational speech and keyboard typing. Your numbers will vary; Vurb's stats show your own words per minute.

Most people talk about three times faster than they type. Vurb is a way to use that in the apps you already have open.

How it works

1. 1

   Hold the key

   Click into any text field, then hold your dictation key. A small pill appears at the bottom of the screen while it listens.

2. 2

   Talk

   Say it the way you'd say it out loud. It detects the language on its own, so switching between English and Spanish is fine.

3. 3

   Let go

   The text is typed where your cursor is. Press Esc before letting go to throw it away.

For longer stretches, double-tap the key. It keeps listening until you tap it again.

What it does

Any app

If there's a text cursor, it works there: email, chat, documents, code editors, forms.

Local transcription

OpenAI Whisper via whisper.cpp, on your own computer. Works offline.

Speed

About 0.3s for a 12-second clip on Apple Silicon with the best model.

90+ languages

Detected automatically, including switching between languages.

Custom vocabulary

Names, product terms and jargon, spelled the way you spell them.

History and stats

Search past dictations; see words per minute, streaks and time saved.

All features

Private by default

How people use it

Eight kinds of work, with examples of what you say and what gets typed.