User Acquisition Strategy

SnailText.app: Privacy-First Local AI Voice Dictation for Mac & Windows SnailText.app is a privacy-first AI voice dictation and speech-to-text app for macOS and Windows. Press a global hotkey, speak naturally, and text lands instantly at your cursor in any app—Slack, Gmail, Notion, or IDEs like Cursor and Claude Code. 100% Local AI Transcription & Offline Speech-to-Text Unlike cloud voice typing tools, SnailText runs entirely on your machine. Utilizing open-source models like OpenAI Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet TDT v3, audio is processed in RAM and discarded immediately. - Zero Cloud Dependency: Work offline with no latency or data leaks. - Audio & Video File Transcription: Convert local audio and video files into text without uploading sensitive data. - Native Cross-Platform Power: Apple Silicon support for Mac and Vulkan GPU acceleration for Windows ensures peak performance. On-Device LLM Smart Editing An integrated local LLM refines your text instantly without external API keys: - Clean-up: Drops filler words, fixes typos, and corrects code terms (e.g., GitHub, Postgres). - Local Translation: Speak your native language and get instant translated text. - Tone Adjustments: Turn casual speech into professional or technical registers. Fair Pricing & No Vendor Lock-In History is saved in a local SQLite file. Your data is always yours. - Free Tier: Unlimited access to compact Whisper models. No word caps, no accounts. - Pro Tier ($7.49/mo): Unlocks large Whisper models and Parakeet TDT v3. Covers 3 devices. Keywords: AI dictation app, voice typing Mac Windows, local speech to text, privacy-first dictation, OpenAI Whisper local, NVIDIA Parakeet transcription, offline voice-to-text, audio video transcription tool, AI agent prompting, developer dictation tool, local translation.

Team

Evgenii Balabanov

Founder