Hold to Talk
Press and hold F2 in any text field — Word, browser, chat, VS Code. Release the key, and your speech is typed instantly right where your cursor is.
Private by Design
Everything runs on your local GPU/CPU. Your voice and typed text never go to the cloud. No subscriptions, no hidden data collection.
Speak & Translate
Dictate in your native language and automatically translate into English, German, French, Chinese, or 90+ other languages directly into your active window.
Type faster in every app you already use.
Dictate emails, reports, and messages three times faster than typing by hand.
Reply quickly in Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, or any web messaging app.
Speak in your preferred language and output translated text instantly to international clients.
Three steps. One local workflow.
Press F2
Place your cursor in any active text box and press & hold F2 to initiate recording.
Talk naturally
SteelType captures audio and processes offline speech recognition & optional translation locally.
Text appears
Release F2 and your words are instantly pasted right at your cursor position.
90+ Languages Supported
Speech recognition & translation
Supports English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and over 80 other languages. SteelType automatically handles language detection and offline translation pipelines without sending data to third-party APIs.
Everything you need — built in
Simple. Clean. Quiet.
SteelType sits silently in your Windows system tray. Press and hold F2 whenever you need to talk instead of type.
Speak. Type. Done.
Download SteelType today and boost your writing efficiency in seconds. Try it free with daily character limits, or unlock unlimited usage with a one-time purchase.