Desktop users lack text tools that work across apps
Desktop users want dictation, typing suggestions, and proofreading available wherever they write, but the options described are confined to a web app, terminal, IDE workflow, or Siri commands. That makes people switch contexts or work around the app they are using. The signals span macOS and Linux, and the complaint about search shortcuts is related but not the same need.
For desktop users who write across multiple apps. Mentioned from Mar 2024 to Sep 2026 on GitHub, Hacker News and Stack Exchange.
5 different people described this problem in 5 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 8.0/10
- Pain
- 6.4/10
- Frequency
- 6.5/10
- Willingness to pay
- 6.3/10
- Momentum
- 5.6/10
- Who pays
- Professionals
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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I think I would pay for this in a heartbeat if it was more "available", as in not just a web app. I'd love a native app where I could use this in any textbox (web, app, etc) on my Mac
I've jumped through hoops today trying to find a way to make this work, but at present, VScode only seems to allow dictation in a file, or with the other built-in chat
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