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Guides, honest comparisons and free tools for typing by speaking on a Mac, listening to your screen and getting through long content faster.
How-to guides
Dictate your AI prompts: give the full context by speakingWrite better AI prompts by speaking: give ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor the full context in a minute, then listen to long answers instead of reading them.Listen to your e-mails: long threads, summarized aloudSpend less time reading e-mail: hear what's asked of you and the deadline first, ask follow-ups by voice, and dictate the reply. Works in Mail, Gmail and Outlook.Read aloud on a Mac: listen instead of readingWays to have your Mac read text to you: built-in Spoken Content, read-aloud apps, and Corvi's one-key spoken summary of whatever is on screen.Voice typing on a Mac: type any app by speakingHow to type by speaking on a Mac, in any app: the built-in dictation, what a dictation app adds, and how Corvi's hold-to-talk key works.Listen to English content in your own languageHear English articles, reports, e-mails and YouTube videos summarized aloud in your own language on a Mac, and ask follow-ups in it. 35 languages.How to summarize a YouTube video and listen to the gistGet the point of a long YouTube video without watching it: transcripts, AI summaries, and Corvi's one-key spoken summary on your Mac.
Comparisons
Dictation apps for Mac in 2026: how to choose the right oneFive ways to type by voice on a Mac in 2026, compared on the criteria that matter: platforms, offline use, clean-up, listening, languages and price.Mac dictation vs Corvi: what Corvi addsThe Mac's free dictation and Spoken Content compared with Corvi: punctuation, clean-up, dictionary, summaries, questions and privacy.Speechify alternative on the Mac: Speechify vs CorviSpeechify and Corvi compared on the Mac: word-for-word reading vs spoken summaries, dictation, devices, languages and price. Checked October 2026.Superwhisper alternative: Superwhisper vs Corvi on the MacSuperwhisper and Corvi compared: offline dictation, meeting notes, platforms, listening and price. Checked October 2026.Wispr Flow alternative: Wispr Flow vs Corvi on the MacWispr Flow and Corvi compared on the Mac: dictation, platforms, languages, privacy and price, and what Corvi adds. Checked October 2026.
Who it's for
Corvi for people who find typing or reading hardFor people who find typing or long reading hard, from wrist strain to dyslexia or tired eyes: type by voice and hear short spoken summaries on a Mac.Corvi for managers and business peopleFor managers, founders and professionals on a Mac: hear what long e-mail threads and reports want from you, and dictate replies in the right tone.Corvi for developersFor developers on a Mac: speak long prompts into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, and hear the gist of long PRs, issues, docs and Slack threads with one key.Corvi for students and researchersFor students and researchers on a Mac: hear the gist of lecture videos and papers, ask follow-up questions, and draft essays and notes by speaking.Corvi for teams and companiesFor teams and companies considering Corvi on their Macs: how each person sets it up, what data leaves the Mac, and what's not available yet.Corvi for writers and content creatorsFor writers, journalists and content creators on a Mac: draft by talking, dictate hands-free, and hear the gist of sources, interviews and long reads.
Free tools
Typing vs speaking speed testFree test: type a short paragraph, read it aloud, then read it silently, and see your words per minute for typing, speaking and reading side by side.Typing time calculatorFree calculator: enter how much you type and read a day and see the minutes at the keyboard, the time speaking would take, and the hours a year you could win back.
Trust and method
About CorviWho makes Corvi, what it is for, the principles behind it, and how to reach us. Corvi is a Mac app by Miron Group LLC, not the LED brand or the footballer.How we measure Corvi's speedHow Corvi measures the time from key press to the first spoken word, the figures we have so far, and why we don't advertise a speed yet.Corvi's privacy, in plain wordsWhat Corvi reads on your Mac, what it sends and to whom, what stays on your Mac, and what you can switch off. A plain-language summary of the privacy policy.