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.
I just saw the Aqua Voice changelog and thought it was a great example of a product that's focused on the right things. It's no secret that a lot of us on the Product Hunt team are fans of Aqua Voice, especially @jakecrump ! Here's their latest changelog:
0.4.0
This is a "Snow Leopard" release focused on making the basics faster and more reliable.
Insane product, I wouldn't want to vibe code without it anymore. Aqua accelerated the speed at which I can code to light speed. Complete game changer!
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! 🤞
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 Finn from Aqua!
Aqua lets you talk into any text box. It's our attempt to make voice a first-class input method.
Watch the Video.
Live Demo.
I'm dyslexic and have been using dictation software since 6th grade. For over a decade, I've been chasing a dream that never quite worked - using your voice instead of your keyboard.
It's always been awkward, clunky, and just not actually better than typing. Siri is a complete joke, and a lot of well-meaning alternatives (I've tried them all) don't actually transform where you can use your voice.
Aqua lives on your desktop, and it lets you talk into any text field -- Cursor, Gmail, Slack, even your terminal. It does a lot more, but that’s the core. We’d love your feedback!
(Written with Aqua)
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@finn_brown Congrats on the launch Finn! I had started testing out @Wispr Flow and felt it was much more accurate than using iOS dictation. How is @Aqua differentiating itself from @Wispr Flow ?
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@ph_leeanntrang Thanks! We're going to do iOS, but we're going to do iOS the right way. You might prefer Aqua over Flow Voice if you want:
⚡ Faster Inference. Fewer mistakes(see benchmarks). More tuned output.
🎙️ Streaming mode: the dream for longer stuff, pacing around and dictating Churchill style.
🧠 Deep Context: increases accuracy when coding, messaging, and other complex scenarios by privately using what's on your screen. Think of it like MCP for every app that you don't have to setup.
🎛️ Custom Instructions: You can fine tune your output to get it just right:
Example: "Use lowercase in iMessage. In Figma, don't add periods or ending punctuation. Often used commands when in terminal, cursor, vscode: ..."
As you can see from some of the other comments, a lot of people have tried both and we've been having waves of people switch from Flow and then email us and say, "I've tried them all - you guys are #1."
(i posted this in another comment too but wanted ppl to see because this at the top!)
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@finn_brown awesome, thanks! I did notice the usecase of the different "styles" in diff apps. I haven't needed that yet, but that may grow on me. I will def give it a try!
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@finn_brown
Congrats on the launch — I recently gave Aqua a spin recently and I have to say, it’s hands down one of the most seamless and polished tools I’ve used. Incredible job building something that just works.
I’d love to make it part of my daily workflow, but I’m still a bit cautious about how Aqua handles data — especially with the deep context features that tap into what’s on my screen. That said, the transcription quality is unmatched. Nothing else like it out there -- will use that as daily driver.
@finn_brown Aqua looks great and could potentially replace @Wispr Flow for me. However, I was wondering about data privacy, as I couldn't find any details on your website. Flow explicitly states that "none of your transcripts will be stored by us." How does Aqua handle this? For example, are user audio files used for model training?
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Love Aqua Voice — it's super fast, accurate, and clever. Big fan.
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@chrismessina Thanks Chris!
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@chrismessina Thank you for the support Chris!
Manna
This sounds interesting! Now I can code with my mouth. lol
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@desmond_ren1 the fastest way to do it!