Use case · Email, docs and notes
Dictation for email, docs and notes
Utter lets you write emails, documents and notes by talking, and types clean, punctuated text into Mail, Gmail, Word, Notion or whatever app your cursor is in.
Examples
What you say, and what Utter types
Hold the key, talk the way you talk, let go. These are the kinds of takes that come up every day.
hi laura um quick one can we push the review to friday uh the numbers aren't in yet
Utter typesHi Laura, quick one: can we push the review to Friday? The numbers aren't in yet.
First drafts of documents
WORD · NOTES STYLEthe main risk is um that the migration takes longer than a weekend so we should plan a fallback where the old system stays read only
Utter typesThe main risk is that the migration takes longer than a weekend, so we should plan a fallback where the old system stays read-only.
Talking through a first draft is quicker than typing it. Edit it with the keyboard afterwards.
Notes to self
OBSIDIAN · NOTES STYLEremember to ask vinktar about the uh the q4 roadmap dates
Utter typesRemember to ask Vinktar about the Q4 roadmap dates.
“Vinktar” and “Q4 roadmap” are custom words here, so they're spelled right.
Quick messages
WHATSAPP · CHAT STYLErunning ten minutes late sorry start without me
Utter typesRunning ten minutes late, sorry. Start without me.
Features
Which parts of Utter help
A style for each app
Formal in Mail, casual in Slack and WhatsApp. Utter picks the style from the app you're in.
Self-corrections
Say “Tuesday, no wait, Wednesday” and Utter types Wednesday.
Names spelled your way
Add people, places and products as custom words.
Many languages
English and 24 other European languages with the default speech model, and 99 languages with Whisper.
Time saved
How much time does it save?
At 1,000 words a day of email, docs and notes, typing at 40 words a minute and speaking at 150, dictation saves about 18 minutes a day, or about 73 hours a year. Those numbers are assumptions. Change them below.
Saved time = words ÷ typing speed − words ÷ speaking speed. We count 5 working days a week and 48 weeks a year, and round to two figures. The defaults are assumptions, not measurements: put in your own. Time spent thinking about what to write stays the same either way.
FAQ
Questions
Does Utter add punctuation?
Yes. Utter adds punctuation and capitals, removes filler words like “um”, and keeps the sentence you meant when you correct yourself.
Which languages can I dictate in?
English and 24 other European languages with the default speech model (Parakeet V3), and 99 languages with Whisper. Utter detects the language you're speaking and switches model for you.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once you've downloaded a speech model, and a cleanup model if you want tidy-ups, Utter works without a connection.
What if the cleanup changes something I meant?
Every take keeps what you said, what Utter typed and the words that changed between them. If a cleanup went too far, rewrite the take in another style.
Try it on your own work.
Free for 2,000 words a week, with no account needed.