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Ideas begin before they have words.
A thought can be clear in your head long before it is ready for a keyboard.
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Speak into the open.
Hold one key and say it naturally. ArcInput starts where your thought already is.
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The thought finds a form.
Dictate clean text or turn loose speech into a prompt with structure and direction.
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Ready without the wait.
No downloads, no warmup. Release the key and ArcInput transcribes through its managed service in about a second.
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Useful text, right where you are.
Release the key. The result lands at your cursor, ready for the next move.
Voice in. Useful text out.
Your thought, ready to use.
Dictate, shape a prompt, or ask your Obsidian notes—without leaving the app you are already using.
DownloadFree to start · Pro $8.99/moMac · Windows
Meet the current ArcInput
A little less interface.
A lot more flow.
The slim recording pill keeps your work in view. Hold your shortcut, speak naturally, and release. Move from everyday dictation to structured prompts and answers from your notes.
Get the latest releaseThe recording control · enlarged preview
A rough idea becomes a structured prompt for your next AI conversation.
Dictation is free. Prompt and Vault are included in Pro.One gesture. Three outcomes.
Pick a mode, hold the key, and keep talking. The result returns to your cursor.
Hold Right Option · speak · release
Dictation
Your words, cleaned—not rewritten.
“Hey Jordan, um, quick update, I finished the homepage draft and, uh, I’ll send the mobile pass tomorrow morning.”
Hey Jordan, quick update: I finished the homepage draft, and I’ll send the mobile pass tomorrow morning.
Hold Right Command · speak · releasePro
Prompt
Talk through the rough brief. ArcInput gives it structure.
“Help me plan a launch for my new app. I have two weeks and a small budget. Give me a day-by-day checklist, and ask me about the audience first.”
- Role
- Product launch planner
- Context
- A new app, two weeks, and a small budget.
- Task
- Create a day-by-day checklist of low-cost launch actions.
- Dialogue
- Ask about the target audience before making the plan.
Prompt · this is what pastes
Act as a product launch planner. I am launching a new app in two weeks with a small budget. Create a day-by-day launch checklist with practical, low-cost actions. Before making the plan, ask me who the target audience is.
⏎ paste · E edit · Esc discard
Tap Right Command, then hold · speak · releasePro
Vault
Ask your own notes for the missing context.
“What did we decide about the ArcInput homepage, and what still needs approval?”
We’re keeping the dark scroll-led opening, smoothing the handoff into the rest of the site, merging the examples into the three mode sections, and cutting the lower-page copy by about half. Still open: the final section layout and branding rules.
Managed by design
Nothing to install but the app.
Install ArcInput, sign in to your free account, and hold the key. There is no speech model to download and nothing to warm up. Each recording goes securely to the managed transcription service, which does not keep it. Prompt mode sends transcript text for shaping, and Vault mode may include matching note excerpts.
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How does Prompt mode work?
Hold the prompt key, talk through the rough brief, and release. ArcInput transcribes your words and shapes them into a structured prompt. On Mac, the Proof Sheet lets you review, edit, paste, or discard it. Windows beta presentation differs. Prompt mode is part of Pro.
What’s included in the free plan?
Dictation: 2,000 words a week, cleaned up and pasted at your cursor. Pro is $8.99 a month or $60 a year after a 3-day free trial, and adds Prompt mode and Vault mode.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free one. Your account is how ArcInput counts your weekly words and how Pro is unlocked. You sign in once, inside the app.
What platforms are supported?
An Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 13 or later, or a PC running Windows 11. The Windows installer is an unsigned beta, so Windows shows a warning the first time — choose More info, then Run anyway.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, any time. Pro starts with a 3-day free trial, so you can try Prompt and Vault before you pay anything.