What writers should look for
- Works in your writing app. Word, Google Docs, a notes app, or almost any other text field — the tool should type where your cursor is.
- Handles names. Characters, places and jargon need a custom dictionary.
- Clean output, or your exact words. Some drafts benefit from filler words removed; others need every word kept.
- Recovery. If text fails to land, you should not lose a paragraph.
- Platform. Does it run on the computer you write on? SayDart is for Windows and Mac (beta).
Your options
- Built in: Windows voice typing (Win+H) and Apple Dictation are free and good for short bursts.
- Google Docs voice typing: free, Docs only, with voice formatting commands in English.
- Desktop dictation apps such as SayDart, for one shortcut in every writing app.
A first-draft workflow with SayDart
- Add your names first. Put character names, places and invented words into Dictionary. Import a CSV if you have a list.
- Pick a style. Choose Original to keep every word for fiction voice, or Casual / Formal for cleaner nonfiction.
- Talk a scene or section. Click into your manuscript, press the shortcut (Right Alt on Windows / Right Option on Mac), speak, then press it again.
- Save repeated text as Snippets — a recurring scene header or sign-off.
- Lost a paragraph? It is in History on your computer; copy and paste it.
- Edit on the keyboard. Dictation drafts; you revise.
Good to know
- SayDart types text; format headings and chapters in your writing app.
- Recognition runs in the cloud; you need an internet connection.
- Free to start with a modest weekly limit; Pro for unlimited use.
Pricing
SayDart is free to start. Pro is unlimited for $12/month, billed yearly ($144), or $15 month to month. Prices exclude tax.
Talk, don't type.
Open your manuscript, press Right Alt (Right Option on Mac) and draft the next scene by voice. SayDart is free to start.
