Type 4x faster, with your voice - powered by whisper.cpp
Steno is an ultra-accurate real-time dictation app with automatic voice detection. Simply start speaking Steno will automatically type out everything that you're saying. Then, with a click of a button, you can insert that text into any text box!
Hey PH!
✨Introducing 🦕Steno — type 4x faster using your voice - powered by whisper.cpp✨
Merely one year ago, computers couldn’t reliably convert voice into text with unlimited resources. Today, we can run transcription models with human level accuracy on a 3 year old M1. All in real-time.
This begs the question: "What if speech, the thing that defines us humans, wasn’t just an afterthought in our interfaces, but a first class citizen?" What would Engelbart had shown us in his “Mother of All Demos” if he had the technologies of today?
Steno is an attempt to re-think the relationship between our voice and the computer. Starting with the simplest, yet most fundamental interaction we have with our computers: Typing.⌨️
Your average Joe can type 50 words per minute but easily speak 200 words per minute. A 4x increase in speed on the most foundamental interaction with our computer. The implications of this are not just faster communication, but deeper communication with far less effort.
Not only that, by typing with our voice, we can effectively de-couple "typing" from the "keyboard". Freeing up our fingers and eyes to work in parallel with our voice. Creating new workflows that were previously unimaginable.(Demo @ 0:58)
Try Steno for free today at meetsteno.com
Use code PHLAUNCH50 to get 50% OFF AFTER TRIAL!
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❓Below are some FAQs about Steno.
1️⃣ How well does Steno work with technical terminology? Really well! Steno can handle medical terminology, engineering terminology, and practically all specialized fields.
2️⃣ How well does Steno deal with accents? I have a slight Chinese accent and it handles it no problem. We have a demo of a fantastic lecture on Stability Analysis by an Indian Lecturer on the landing page being transcribed nearly perfectly!
3️⃣ Does Steno work with other languages? We do have a multi-language version Steno that works with all major languages, it is slightly slower than the default version. If you’d like to use that one instead, send us a DM and we’ll send you that version privately!
4️⃣ Does Steno know names/locations? Steno is good at all sorts of names like Figma, Taylor Swift, San Francisco. However, he probably won't be able to figure out if it's Emilee, Emily, or Ehmahlee.
5️⃣ What's Steno's tech stack? Steno is a app with on the frontend and on the backend. whisper.cpp for transcription and silero for voice activity detection!
6️⃣ Does it drain my battery to leave Steno awake on my screen? On a MacBook Air M1, keeping it awake uses up only 4% CPU, about the same as the mac note taking app!
7️⃣ Does Steno store anything that I say? No! Steno does not store anything you say and is 100% private!
8️⃣ Can I use this with my Intel Mac? We do have an intel build as well. However, it may be laggy unless you have a fairly beefy Intel Processor. if you’d like to try it out, DM us and we can send you a special link for that!
9️⃣ When will this come out for Windows? Early 2024! Since we are built with Tauri, this part should not be difficult.
🔟 Is there a discount for student? Yes. Just DM us!
About Steno on Product Hunt
“Type 4x faster, with your voice - powered by whisper.cpp”
Steno launched on Product Hunt on November 7th, 2023 and earned 91 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #39 on the daily leaderboard. Steno is an ultra-accurate real-time dictation app with automatic voice detection. Simply start speaking Steno will automatically type out everything that you're saying. Then, with a click of a button, you can insert that text into any text box!
On the analytics side, Steno competes within Productivity, Writing and Customer Communication — topics that collectively have 723.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Steno performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Steno?
Steno was hunted by Chen Wang. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Steno including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.