As a writer who’s been stuck trying to transfer an entire manuscript from paper to screen, I’ve battled with typing fatigue more times than I’d like to admit.
Manually re-typing chapters was exhausting, my wrists hurt, my keyboard frowns at me lol, and the process hinders my creative flow. I've tried other AI Speech to text tools but they all have short comings.
I tried Ito . It has great response time (Terrific), almost instant, and the accuracy genuinely shocked meit catches punctuation, names, indentation and likes.
The interface is simple, clean, and so easy to use that it feels like having a personal assistant right on your Text you just have to use your Shortcut button or just "Hey Ito" it.
I’ve been able to dictate huge parts of my manuscript without losing momentum, and the progress is the fastest I’ve made in months. Ito could still get even better with features like offline mode, voice-style detection, and cross-device sync, but even without these, it has already become a productivity cheat code for writers, students, and anyone who types a lot. If typing feels overwhelming, Ito is the perfect escape plan and my fingers have never been more grateful.
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Hey Product Hunt, I'm Barron Caster, co-founder of Ito.ai!
Why Ito
We believe the future of interacting with technology is through voice, which is more natural than typing. With AI exploding, everyone deserves their own Jarvis. We built Ito because we think your voice assistant should be open source for transparency and customization. We only saw closed or dictation-focused tools out there.
Ito is a voice assistant that understands what you actually want (and eventually will take actions on your behalf).
The Problem
Typing remains the biggest bottleneck to human-computer interactions. Most voice tools fall short with limited or clunky approaches:
Basic dictation apps transcribe but don’t handle context, formatting, or real intent. Some nail transcribing but miss the bigger picture of taking work off your plate.
General assistants (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) excel at reminders or searches but fumble in professional workflows, ignoring custom vocab or app-specific actions.
Overreaching permissions are required by other closed-source companies while they install keyloggers without visibility into what they are tracking.
With years of speech recognition experience, we built Ito.ai to be a real voice assistant - not just a way to type a little faster.
How Ito.ai is Different
Ito introduces VibeTyping - type what you want to say.
Ito understands what you actually want and writes like you mean it. It transforms your words into polished content anywhere on Mac or Windows.
Intent over words: Unlike rigid dictation, Ito understands nuance. Draft a full email, crank out React code, craft a PRD, or polish a tweet with context-awareness.
Works everywhere, instantly: Hit a hotkey in any text box (Slack, Notion, Google Docs, Cursor), speak, and watch it generate formatted drafts, code snippets, or messages.
Fully yours to tweak: Open-source and community-powered. Add custom vocabulary, personalize styles from past chats, and even build voice-driven workflows for accessibility. No black-box lock-in.
Fast out of the gate: Ito is fast.
Open: As privacy advocates, we built a product that you can audit yourself, especially given the extensive permissions needed.
Who is this for?
If you type, Ito frees you to speak your mind and save time. Developers, marketers, Product Hunters, and more.
Get started today
Download Ito for free at Ito.ai. It’s open source, so if you don’t like it, fork it