Students

Write essays without the struggle

Essays are intimidating. Speaking your ideas first makes writing easier. Dictate your arguments naturally, then use AI commands to formalize your prose.

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Works with your apps

Ottex works system-wide on macOS. Dictate directly into these apps and more.

Microsoft Word

Professional documents by voice

Notion

Fill your workspace with voice

OpenAI
ChatGPT

Dictate better prompts, get better answers

Claude
Claude

Voice-first AI collaboration

Obsidian

Build your second brain by voice

And any other app that accepts text input. See all supported apps →

How students use Ottex

Write Essays & Assignments

Dictate essays, papers, or assignments. Speak your arguments naturally, then use AI commands to formalize your writing.

in
Notion
What you said
What appears
the industrial revolution changed everything it wasn't just about factories it fundamentally transformed how people lived and worked new paragraph in this essay I'll argue that technological innovation was the main driver of social change not just economic factors
The Industrial Revolution changed everything—it wasn't just about factories, it fundamentally transformed how people lived and worked. In this essay, I'll argue that technological innovation was the main driver of social change, not just economic factors.

Write Research Notes

Dictate research notes, literature summaries, or analysis. Capture your thinking process without losing momentum to typing.

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Notion
What you said
What appears
key insight from kahneman 2011 close parenthesis colon system one thinking operates automatically with little effort and requires no voluntary control new paragraph this contrasts with system two which requires deliberate attention and is easily disrupted when attention is drawn away system 1 system 2 with capital letter s
Key insight from Kahneman (2011): thinking operates automatically with little effort and requires no voluntary control. This contrasts with System 2, which requires deliberate attention and is easily disrupted when attention is drawn away.

Prompt ChatGPT & Claude

Dictate prompts to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or any AI chatbot. Speaking naturally lets you give more context—better context means better results.

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OpenAI
ChatGPT
What you said
What appears
can you help me understand why the sky is blue like I know it has something to do with light but confused about why it's not violet since violet has an even shorter wavelength explain it simply
Can you help me understand why the sky is blue? I know it has something to do with light but I'm confused about why it's not violet since violet has an even shorter wavelength. Explain it simply.

Other ways Ottex can be useful for you

Capture Ideas Quickly

Speak ideas the moment they hit you. Use Ottex anywhere to capture thoughts, then refine them later.

What you said
What appears
I just thought of something for mom's birthday she mentioned wanting to learn watercolor painting so maybe I could get her a starter kit and sign her up for that class at the community center has weekend sessions
I just thought of something for mom's birthday—she mentioned wanting to learn watercolor painting. Maybe I could get her a starter kit and sign her up for that class at the (has weekend sessions).

Send Cold Outreach

Dictate cold emails and LinkedIn messages. Speaking makes your outreach sound more natural and personable—prospects can tell when a message was written by a real person.

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Gmail
What you said
What appears
hey Sarah I noticed your team just closed a Series B and I figured you're probably scaling your sales team right now new paragraph we help companies like Stripe and Notion onboard SDRs 40 percent faster would love to share how new paragraph here's my calendar link new paragraph best comma Alex
Hey Sarah, I noticed your team just closed a Series B—congrats! I figured you're probably scaling your sales team right now. We help companies like Stripe and Notion onboard SDRs 40% faster. Would love to share how. Here's my calendar link: Best, Alex Turner RampUp Sales

Features that make it possible

The capabilities that enable these workflows.

3x Faster Than Typing

Speak 150+ words per minute vs 40 wpm typing. Finish tasks in a third of the time.

Academic Writing

Transform casual dictation into formal prose with AI commands. Perfect for essays and papers.

Inline AI Commands

Transform text as you speak: 'Ottex start fix grammar Ottex end'. Edit, improve, translate—all by voice.

Voice Corrections

Say 'scratch that' to delete mistakes, 'actually' to rephrase. Fix errors without stopping your flow or touching the keyboard.

Precision Typing

Say 'new paragraph', 'open quote', 'em dash', 'ellipsis'. Full formatting control by voice.

Custom Dictionary

Add names, technical terms, and jargon. Ottex transcribes them accurately every time.

Better Context, Better Results

Speaking naturally gives AI agents more context than typing. Describe your intent, explain edge cases, mention file names—your voice carries nuance that typing shortcuts.

Works with AI Chatbots

Dictate prompts to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity—anywhere you type. Better prompts, better answers.

Global Shortcuts

Start recording with Option+D, use Push-to-Talk, or cancel with Esc. All shortcuts are fully configurable.

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