Context-aware dictation
Invoke Loqua with a global shortcut in most apps and text fields, then insert speech at the cursor as polished text. It removes filler words, repetition, and abandoned phrases while refining wording in real time.
Loqua
Loqua is a voice-first desktop app for macOS and Windows that turns natural speech into polished, structured text across most apps. It also supports translation, voice editing, screen-based questions, and selected hands-free desktop actions.
Voice-first productivity for desktop work
Loqua is a voice-first desktop productivity app for macOS and Windows. It turns natural speech into polished text in most apps and text fields, using a shortcut-activated workflow that places the result at the cursor.
Beyond dictation, Loqua supports translation, voice-based editing, screen questions, and selected desktop actions. Its Capture to Ask feature lets users select part of the screen and request an answer, analysis, translation, or summary without switching applications.
Core capabilities
Automatic formatting
Loqua can infer headings, lists, hierarchy, and other structure from natural speech, reducing the need to dictate formatting commands.
Live translation
Speak in one language and produce text in another, with translation support covering 100+ target languages.
Speak to Edit and Ask Anything
Select text and use your voice to rewrite, rephrase, or adjust its tone, or ask questions and receive answers in a popup without leaving the current app.
Capture to Ask
Capture a selected area of the screen and ask about text, charts, dashboards, error messages, reports, slides, diagrams, or formulas. Screenshots are stored locally and are only captured when the user triggers the flow.
Voice Actions and Read Aloud
Use supported voice commands for calendar tasks, app workflows, web navigation, and Read Aloud. Read Aloud works with selectable text across desktop apps; its current in-app language is English.
Practical uses
Writing across desktop apps
Draft emails, messages, documents, notes, and long-form text directly in the app where the work is happening, without repeatedly switching to a separate dictation window.
Plans, documentation, and project updates
Speak rough ideas, project requirements, status updates, or documentation and let Loqua remove verbal clutter and infer structure for a more usable first draft.
Editing and revision
Select a draft, post, note, or other editable text and request a rewrite, rephrasing, or tone adjustment by voice while keeping the selected context in place.
Researching on-screen information
Capture a chart, table, error message, dashboard, slide, or other visible content and ask for an explanation, translation, summary, or analysis without leaving the current workflow.
Hands-free desktop tasks
Use voice actions for supported calendar tasks, app workflows, web navigation, reminders, and Read Aloud when listening is more convenient than reading. Supported actions vary between Mac and Windows.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Works across macOS and 64-bit Windows, including Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
- Combines dictation, automatic cleanup and structure, translation, voice editing, and screen-based questions in one desktop workflow.
- Supports 100+ target languages for translation.
- Screenshots and dictation history are stored locally, and the provider states that user data is not used to train AI models.
Cons
- An internet connection is required for speech processing and related AI features.
- Each dictation can last up to 6 minutes; the current dictation is saved to History when the limit is reached.
- Some apps restrict direct text insertion, so transcription may need to be retrieved from Loqua History.
FAQ
Which devices and operating systems does Loqua support?
Loqua supports macOS, including Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and 64-bit Windows devices. It is not currently available for iOS or Android.
How do I install and start using Loqua?
Download the .dmg on Mac and drag Loqua into Applications, or run Loqua-Setup.exe on Windows. Then open the app, sign in with Google or email, and complete onboarding.
Does Loqua work offline, and where is my data stored?
No. Loqua currently requires an internet connection for speech processing and related AI features. Dictation history and screenshots are stored locally on the device.
Can I use Loqua in any desktop app?
Loqua works with most apps and text fields. Some applications restrict direct text insertion; in those cases, the transcription remains available in Loqua History.
Is there a free plan or trial?
A new account starts with a 14-day Loqua Pro trial. After the trial, it moves automatically to the Free plan, which has a weekly 5,000-word dictation limit. Pro provides unlimited dictation.
Quick Facts
- Category
- AI voice typing and desktop productivity
- Platforms
- macOS and 64-bit Windows
- Input method
- Shortcut-activated voice input in desktop apps
- Translation
- 100+ target languages
- Trial and plans
- 14-day Pro trial, then Free plan; paid Pro plan available
- Data handling
- Local history and screenshots; internet required for AI processing
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