Dictate Your Journal — Hands-Free, Any App
Speak your thoughts and watch them appear instantly in Day One, Obsidian, Notion, Bear, or whatever journaling app you use — NovaVoice works system-wide on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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- Activate with a hotkey, speak naturally, and your words appear in any journaling app — no typing required.
- Capture raw, honest thoughts at the speed you think them, not the speed you can type them.
- Works in any desktop app or text field — your journaling tool of choice, no integrations needed.
- Agent Mode lets you do more by voice without leaving your journal — add a task, set a reminder, send a message.
Real-time dictation in any journaling app
Whether you write in Obsidian, Day One, Notion, a plain text editor, or a browser-based journal, NovaVoice dictates directly into the active text field. No copy-paste, no intermediate window — your voice becomes text exactly where your cursor is.
Hotkey activation — start in a second
Press your hotkey, speak your entry, stop — that's it. NovaVoice stays out of the way until you need it, so it never interrupts your flow.
Capture thoughts at the speed you think
Most people speak two to three times faster than they type. Dictating a journal entry means longer, richer, more honest reflections — because the friction of typing stops interrupting the thinking.
Agent Mode: act without switching apps
Mid-entry and want to capture a task, create a calendar event, or message someone? Trigger Agent Mode by voice without leaving your journal — NovaVoice can create a task in Todoist, add an event to Google Calendar, or send a message via Telegram or WhatsApp, then drop you right back.
Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux
NovaVoice is a native desktop app — not a browser extension, not a mobile-only tool. If you journal on any combination of Mac, Windows, or Linux machines, it works consistently across all of them.
Low friction, private, local workflow
Your journal stays in your app of choice — NovaVoice just handles the voice input layer. No proprietary journal format, no lock-in, no third-party service touching your entries.
Frequently asked questions
Which journaling apps does NovaVoice work with?
Any desktop app that accepts text input — Obsidian, Day One, Notion, Bear, iA Writer, a plain Markdown file, a browser-based journal, even a plain text editor. NovaVoice works system-wide, so if you can type in it, you can dictate in it.
How do I start a journal entry by voice?
Press your configured hotkey, speak your entry naturally, and release. Your words appear in real time wherever your cursor is. There is no recording step, no upload, no wait — text shows up as you speak.
Does NovaVoice work on Windows and Linux, or only Mac?
NovaVoice runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. If you switch between machines or use a non-Apple setup, you get the same dictation experience across all of them.
Will NovaVoice send my journal entries anywhere?
NovaVoice handles voice input — your text goes directly into your journaling app, the same as if you had typed it. Your entries stay in whatever app or file system you already use, with no intermediate storage by NovaVoice.
Can I use voice commands while I am journaling, without leaving the app?
Yes. Agent Mode lets you trigger actions in connected apps — create a Todoist task, add a Google Calendar event, send a WhatsApp or Telegram message — from any screen, including mid-journal-entry. You stay focused in your writing environment.
Is NovaVoice useful if I journal on mobile too?
NovaVoice is a desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux — there is no mobile app currently, though one is on the roadmap. For your desktop journaling sessions, it works across all three major platforms.
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