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Scout turns your voice into text in any app on your computer. Hold a hotkey, speak naturally, and Scout types your words instantly — emails, code comments, Slack messages, documents, anything.

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What makes Scout different

Direct-to-STT

Audio streams directly to the speech engine. It never touches Scout’s servers — zero relay latency, total privacy.

Voice commands

Say “new paragraph,” “dollar sign,” “snake case get user” and Scout formats as you speak. 60+ commands built in.

Magic Edit

Select text, speak an instruction (“make this more formal”), and AI rewrites it in place.

Lightweight

50–100 MB RAM. Built with Tauri and Rust, not Electron. Starts in under a second.

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Quick start

1

Download Scout

Get the installer for Windows or macOS.
2

Sign in

Create an account or sign in with Google. No credit card required.
3

Grant permissions

Allow microphone access and accessibility permissions when prompted.
4

Start dictating

Hold Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Fn (macOS) and speak. Release to inject text.

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Explore the docs

Voice Commands

Punctuation, symbols, lists, case transforms, and more.

Features

Dictation, Magic Edit, writing styles, dictionary, quick phrases.

Settings

Hotkeys, audio, language, and general configuration.

Troubleshooting

Fix permissions, microphone, and common issues.