Aqua Voice

Fast Voice Input for Mac and Windows

5.0•13 reviews•

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Fast Voice Input for Mac and Windows

5.0•13 reviews•

609 followers

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AI Dictation Apps

Aqua Voice was awarded the Readability Award for AI Dictation Apps in Winter 2025

Aqua is fast AI dictation that lets you talk into any text field -- Cursor, Gmail, Slack, even your terminal. It starts up in under 50ms, inserts text in about a second (sometimes as fast as 450ms), and has state-of-the-art accuracy.

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The community submitted 13 reviews to tell us what they like about Aqua Voice, what Aqua Voice can do better, and more.

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Aqua Voice earns consistent praise for speed, accuracy, and reliability across daily workflows—from coding and long-form writing to email and accessibility needs. Reviewers highlight near-instant startup, smooth app integration, and strong customization like instructions and dictionaries. Several users prefer it over Wispr Flow and Superwhisper, citing faster performance, better value, and notably more responsive support. Requested improvements include clearer prompts/guidance, an edit option alongside copy, and broader platform coverage (Linux and iOS). Overall, users report meaningful productivity gains and a calmer, more fluid writing experience.

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fast performance (9)

voice to text (9)

high accuracy (8)

dictionary customization (6)

easy to use (5)

app integration (4)

customizable behavior (3)

streaming mode (3)

customer service (2)

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I've been using Aqua Voice for a bunch of things. I use it a lot for quick communication in Slack. On the more personal front, I use it a lot for vibe coding. One of the things I really like is the long dictation mode and the ability to edit. It also seems to have a really good sense of my current context, which is great for vibe coding. As for what can be improved, the more I use it, the more I want it to be even faster. Although it's quite fast already. Also, I often want to dictate when there are people around. So it would be cool to add the ability to whisper very, very quietly. Wisper Flow actually does quite well in this regard.

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fast performance (9)app integration (4)voice to text (9)

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What's great

fast performance (9)high accuracy (8)dictionary customization (6)streaming mode (3)

I do a lot of writing and text-based communication every day for work. Before Aqua, that meant that I was constantly hammering away on my keyboard all day. After beginning to use Aqua, though, I can literally sit back in my chair and just dictate everything I need to. It also means that I can typically get longer thoughts out faster and easier by just talking. Even if that includes technical terms or code blocks. With the streaming mode, it also makes it really easy to go back and edit or even format the text before I even paste it in. It's become the de facto way that I write on my computer.

What needs improvement

While not a major issue, I have had times where I will have a long text block that does not get pasted correctly after I finish. I've been able to get over this by just going into the clipboard history and copying and pasting myself, but it's a bit of an annoyance when one of the main reasons I use Aqua is for the speed.

vs Alternatives

I tried a couple of other voice-to-text options, and I ultimately picked and have stuck with Aqua because it's the fastest and has the best accuracy of any of the ones that I've tried. Its overall design and UX also just makes sense to me. It just immediately became a part of my workflow.

How accurate is dictation with technical or domain-specific terms?

This works really well. I've even verbally communicated blocks of text or file names, and it formats them correctly. I also have a few instructions set up so that it knows in what apps I'm most likely going to be referring to code and file names versus ones where I'm likely just talking normally.

Does it reliably insert text into Gmail, Slack, and IDEs?

In a few rare cases, I've had it not paste correctly, but that's just been a random error every now and then. In general, it works perfectly well across all apps and websites that I've used.

Can I create custom voice commands or macros?

I could be missing this feature, but not that I'm aware of. You do have the ability to set up a dictionary as well as instructions. So if there's a particular word that would maybe on a normal basis be mistyped, you can add it to your dictionary. And then if there's a particular style or format or something like that that you want it to follow in a particular app, you can set instructions to have it follow that.

So for example, if you always write in lowercase on Slack, you can write that out in an instruction so that it will automatically write all in lowercase when you're using Slack.

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What's great

easy to use (5)fast performance (9)customer service (2)high accuracy (8)voice to text (9)dictionary customization (6)streaming mode (3)customizable behavior (3)lower cost than competitors (1)

I am a very long-time user of Dragon Dictate as well as other voice-to-text options, and I have to tell you that Aqua is the best voice-to-text solution I've ever had the pleasure of using. As someone with a disability, it's imperative that I have something that works well predictably and at a reasonable cost because it's something that I'm going to be spending a lot of time with.

Aqua ticks all the boxes.

On top of that, the vocabulary that I use can sometimes be very specialized, but Aqua allows words to be added to its dictionary and does an excellent job of rendering them in place.

I have not hesitated to recommend Aqua to anybody that I know.

What needs improvement

Being an online tool, it requires network access on the back end to really do its job in its model.

It would be nice if more of that power could be allocated locally for situations in which network access is inconvenient or impossible.

vs Alternatives

Nuance Communications

Dragon Dictate, while an entirely local application, is extremely explicit in order to get it to work well. You really must dictate your punctuation in order for it to do a good job. While that is only a light impediment, it is an impediment.

In addition, it is only occasionally updated, and when it is, you are paying hundreds of dollars for a new version of the application.

In terms of development cycle, it's stable, but not particularly improving. Aqua Voice, on the other hand, is very much in a state of continual improvement, and the creators are extremely responsive.

While the buy-in for Aqua is on a monthly basis, the development that you get for it and the access that it provides is easily worth the $10 a month.

Does it handle code dictation in terminals and editors?

It handles voice dictation in pretty much every application I've tried in Windows 10, from browsers to terminals to editors.

Can I control capitalization, numbers, and symbols by voice?

Yes, you can. And it's very good at making those changes after the fact if you realize that you have entered something incorrectly in streaming mode.

What data is stored, and can I opt out?

You do have the option in settings to "avoid clipboard history" in the settings, but this is an online tool which uses network resources to do the interpretation, so take that into account. Privacy mode can also be set in order to indicate that you don't want transcription data to be stored or used to improve the product. But again, it's worth keeping in mind the processing does not occur locally on your machine.

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Aqua Voice is an amazingly useful and reliable speech recognition system. I acquired a disability as an adult and used Dragon to adapt as an accessibility aid for decades. When Aqua hit the scene, it didn't take me very long to change to just using Aqua, and it's been months since I even started Dragon. To understand how wonderful Aqua Voice is, you need to have used Dragon. At first, Dragon was wonderful; it turned speech into text, but you had to watch it closely and edit what it recognized every sentence or two. If you're disabled, it's a lifesaver, but it's still highly annoying. In contrast, Aqua is sufficiently accurate; you don't need to edit the recognition results. And because Aqua is so accurate, using speech recognition when writing is much more relaxing. In order to get the sixth-star rating, I really need a Linux client that's on par with the Windows and Mac clients.

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It’s fast and the ai transcribing is great. The primary way I communicate at work now.

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What's great

voice to text (9)

It just works and is unstoppable. I have nearly doubled my personal output daily through the work with this tool and probably recommended it to a minimum of 50 people, half of which bought it.

What needs improvement

I can't imagine it to be much better to be honest. The only thing I need is to work this on my iPhone and all my devices.

vs Alternatives

It was referred to me by a micro-influencer and I can't stop using it. I'm daily doing 95% of my text with it.

How quickly does transcription appear in typical use?

Speed is mind-blowing and UX as well.

How does pricing compare to other dictation tools?

Pricing is absolutely fair.

Is customer support responsive and helpful when issues arise?

Didn't need support because it's too good.

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What's great

easy to use (5)fast performance (9)customer service (2)high accuracy (8)voice to text (9)dictionary customization (6)streaming mode (3)

I'm a writer and would check out the latest dictation apps roughly once a year. They got gradually better over time, but still not good enough to replace typing. That changed with Aqua Voice. I now dictate the bulk of my writing and indeed everything else, including this review. It's truly astonishingly accurate.

vs Alternatives

I've used Dragon Dictate in the past, as well as the built-in Mac dictation. This leaves both of them in the dust in terms of accuracy.

Can I create custom voice commands or macros?

There's a custom dictionary and you can also give custom instructions which it will follow.

What platforms and versions of Mac/Windows are supported?

I'm using it on Mac and it's compatible with all apps.

How does pricing compare to other dictation tools?

I'm not sure about comparables, but I consider it good value for money.

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What's great

easy to use (5)fast performance (9)high accuracy (8)voice to text (9)dictionary customization (6)customizable behavior (3)

By far the fastest and most accurate voice-to-text app there is. I have used SuperWhisper, WhisperFlow, Willow, and at least a dozen others, and always come back to Aqua. Congratulations on the achievement, team

What needs improvement

iOS!

vs Alternatives

By far the best balance of accuracy and speed of all of the other dictation tools.

Can I customize the dictionary with my own vocabulary?

Yes.

How quickly does transcription appear in typical use?

Under a second

Does it support switching between apps without losing input?

Yes

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What's great

easy to use (5)fast performance (9)high accuracy (8)app integration (4)voice to text (9)dictionary customization (6)

My workflows have improved a crazy amount since beginning to use Aqua. Voice to Text accuracy is crazy good!

vs Alternatives

Price and already amazing reviews. Accuracy, latency, and speed...amazing.

How does it handle punctuation and formatting commands?

It has a few slight issues from time to time, but for the most part (or if you specifically tell it what to punctuate as you speak) it's excellent.

What platforms and versions of Mac/Windows are supported?

I use it on Mac and Windows.

How easy is setup and onboarding for new users?

Took me 5 minutes, super easy.

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What's great

fast performance (9)high accuracy (8)voice to text (9)

I've tried all the competitors, and this one works best by far. The reason is it has good context, which is great. It's quick, and I can customize it to remove filler words, circular conversations, and thinking. I've tried all the versions of Whispr, Talktastic, and more, and Aqua Voice is the most stable and effective. (Dictated by Aqua Voice, of course. I use it for everything—Claude, Code, Windsurf, Notion, Slack, email and all my daily tasks. I hardly type anymore. )

vs Alternatives

quick, easy, just works, accurate.

How well does streaming mode perform for long dictations?

perfectly

Does it work offline or require constant internet?

unsure and don't care. Its quick and just works.

How consistent is accuracy with accents or noisy environments?

I'm a South African living in Australia with a slightly weird accent now, and it picks up everything perfectly. It's really good with accents and deals really well with noise.

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What's great

easy to use (5)fast performance (9)high accuracy (8)app integration (4)voice to text (9)customizable behavior (3)

Aqua Voice is one of the most surprising and delightful tools i've used in recent memory.
It's completely transformed the way I interact with a computer, and my expectations around what a good user experience is.

Unlike other speech to text tools, it really makes me feel like the barrier between my thoughts and my computer has come down. Hard to overestimate the value this product has. Importantly, Aqua's design choices for integration make it incredibly simple to use across all aspects of my work.

What needs improvement

I'd love a mobile app!

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The most fluid yet customisable Voice to Text system I've tried (vs. Wispr Flow and SuperWhisper - which are also great products with their own strengths). Hope they release an iOS version soon! 🤞

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