Audience
Professionals and knowledge workers in need of a tool to accelerate content creation by speaking natural language to generate polished, structured text in any application
About Ito
Ito is a free, open source application that transforms voice into structured, context-aware text across any text box by combining traditional dictation with powerful large language models. After a lightweight install and simple hotkey configuration, you speak your intent and Ito instantly drafts full emails, code snippets, PRDs, meeting agendas, Slack messages, tweets, call summaries, and more, all formatted and polished for immediate use. Hosted locally for privacy and performance, Ito adapts to your personal style through custom vocabularies and usage learning, and it’s fully customizable by the community. Future updates will add deeper MCP-based app integrations, voice-driven navigation, and expanded workflow automation, making Ito a versatile, privacy-first companion that lets you think instead of type.
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Key Features:
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- 🗣️ Voice Type Directly into Textbox: No weird overlay or copy-pasting.
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🔒 Trusted and Secure
Your privacy is our priority – we do not collect or share your data. We do NOT store any dictation text in our database.
🛡️ HIPAA Compliance
We are HIPAA compliant in practice. Audio recordings are never stored. Transcription texts are
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Pricing
Starting Price:
Free
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Company Information
Ito
United States
www.heyito.ai/
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Platforms Supported
Mac
Training
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