Cursor-based dictation
Hold the activation key and speak; Loqui returns text with punctuation and inserts it wherever the cursor is in an app that accepts typing.
Loqui
Loqui is a Mac and Windows desktop voice-to-text tool that turns natural speech into formatted text at the cursor in apps where you can type. It supports multilingual dictation, context-specific output, and meeting transcription with structured notes.
Voice-to-text for desktop workflows
Loqui is a desktop voice-to-text tool for Mac and Windows. It lets users hold a key, speak naturally, and receive formatted text in the application where the cursor is placed, including examples such as email, chat, documents, code editors, design comments, and other text-entry fields.
Beyond basic dictation, Loqui edits spoken input while transcribing: it can remove fillers, apply corrections, format common content such as dates and amounts, and adjust the result for the context in which it will be used. It also includes multilingual dictation, reusable spoken text, and a meeting mode that records conversations and produces structured notes.
Features
Edited transcription
The system removes fillers, handles backtracking and corrections, and formats amounts, dates, and lists without requiring users to dictate punctuation explicitly.
Context-aware output
Loqui adapts output to the destination, offering different tones for contexts such as email, chat, documents, code, and comments. Tones and Spectros can also translate, summarize, or turn speech into an email.
Personal vocabulary
Users can add names, acronyms, and specialist vocabulary to dictionaries. The product says repeated corrections help it learn which terms not to miss.
Multilingual dictation
Loqui supports more than 90 spoken languages and can either use a selected language or detect the language being spoken.
Meeting capture and notes
Meetings can be recorded with separate speakers and audio tracks, then organized into decisions, actions, risks, dependencies, and open questions. The site also describes contradiction alerts and suggested next agendas.
Use cases
Email and messaging
Speak a draft into an email or chat application and let Loqui return a polished version suited to professional or conversational communication.
Notes and repeated text
Capture notes, lists, and structured text while keeping your hands away from the keyboard. The product can also save frequently repeated wording for later voice recall.
Code and design collaboration
Dictate comments or source-related text in tools such as VS Code, Cursor, GitHub, and Figma, with output adjusted for technical or neutral contexts.
Meeting documentation
Record a meeting, separate speakers and tracks, and review decisions, actions, risks, dependencies, and open questions in the resulting notes.
Transforming spoken content
Use selected tones or Spectros to translate, summarize, or convert spoken content into an email before inserting it into the current application.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Works across apps that accept typing without a plugin or copy-and-paste step.
- Produces formatted text rather than a raw speech transcript, including punctuation, corrections, and context-specific tone.
- Supports more than 90 languages and can select or detect the spoken language.
- Includes meeting transcription features such as speaker separation, separate tracks, and structured follow-up notes.
- Provides on-device history and dictionary features by default, with optional controls for sync and product improvement.
Cons
- Loqui requires an internet connection because audio is sent to remote services for transcription and formatting.
- The free plan has a weekly dictation quota, and its included meeting hour is provided once per account rather than renewing monthly.
- Audio and meeting history are handled differently: local history remains on the computer by default, while optional sync can store selected records in the account.
FAQ
Does Loqui work in any app?
Yes. Loqui inserts text wherever the cursor is in an app where you can type, without requiring a plugin or copy-and-paste workflow.
Does Loqui require an internet connection?
No. Loqui sends dictation and meeting audio over the internet for transcription and formatting, so it does not work offline.
Is dictation audio stored?
Audio is sent through Loqui's server and transcription providers for processing, then discarded from Loqui's server when the request ends. Local dictation history, including audio, stays on the computer by default; optional sync can store selected records in the account.
Which platforms does Loqui support?
Loqui is available for Mac and Windows. On Mac, the site shows the Fn key; on Windows, it shows Right Ctrl as the activation key.
What is included in Loqui's plans?
The Free plan includes dictation within a weekly quota and one one-time meeting hour per account. Pro removes the weekly dictation quota and includes three meeting hours per month; Pro + Meetings includes 30 meeting hours per month. The site also lists annual billing and optional 10-hour meeting packs for paid plans.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Voice-to-text and productivity
- Platforms
- Mac and Windows
- Input method
- Hold a key, speak, and insert text at the cursor
- App scope
- Apps where the user can type; no plugin required
- Languages
- More than 90 spoken languages
- Free plan
- Weekly dictation quota plus one one-time meeting hour per account