The dictation that is a hotkey

The startup idea

The problem

Typing the same sentence, in whichever window is in front.

Who would pay for this?

Primary

A Linux user who wants to dictate into the window already in front.

Secondary

Someone who will try the Mac or Windows build and treat it as a preview.

Early adopter

One hotkey, one sentence, and yazses doctor if nothing happens.

How could it make money?

Possible models. Nothing here is a claim about what YazSes charges.

• No price. Apache 2.0.
• No API key.
• The post says free.

What would the MVP look like?

1. A hotkey on Linux.
2. Text in the focused app.
3. The preview line for macOS and Windows.
4. No account.

How to validate the idea

• Ask five Linux users to dictate one sentence with the network off.
• If they only tried the eye trick, they followed the post, not the readme.
• Do not count a re-enacted terminal clip as a typed result.

How to differentiate

• The model stays on the machine.
• Linux is the tested path.
• Voice commands can replace a phrase instead of typing it.
• Do not become a cloud transcription desk.

Product that inspired this idea

Mohsen's post says close your eyes, speak, and the computer types. Free, open source, offline. An experimental webcam switch: hold your eyes shut, talk, open them, and the text appears. The readme says Apache 2.0. The loop is a hotkey. Hold it, speak, release. The default is Right Alt on Linux, Right Option on macOS, and Right Ctrl on Windows. Speech recognition stays on the machine. No account, no subscription, no API key. Linux is the tested platform. macOS and Windows are previews. The tour gif says the command-line typing is re-enacted. The readme does not describe an eye-close switch or a webcam. The post leads with one. This page did not dictate a line.

Posted by @mohsenardebili. Watch the original launch. No separate product site is listed unless the post itself is the source.

• voice
• desktop

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