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! ------------------------------------------------------ ❓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!

I use Google Now's voice feature, is this faster

Congrats team Steno on the launch!

Great!

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Excellent tool. This would be great for doctors who can talk and make exams at the same time.

So many things that felt like science fiction a year or two ago are now simple. Amazing that all this works locally. Very tight project. Nice work!

Loving it. Let's type faster!