Hold the button on your phone and talk. The words type straight into the box where your cursor is.
Copy
Your thoughts are fast. Your fingers go one letter at a time.
Emails, clinical notes, chat messages, prompts for AI. Dozens of times a day, you copy sentences out of your head by hand.
Here's the same sentence, typed and spoken at the same time.
In a 2016 Stanford study, speaking into a phone was about 3 times faster than typing. The comparison above is an illustration based on that. Read the study
Click a box. Hold the button. Speak.
Pair once. After that, it's one button on your phone.
1Pair your phone
Install Baro on your computer and scan the QR code on screen with your phone. You only do this once.
2Put your cursor, then speak
Click the box where the text should go, hold the button on your phone and talk. Settled words type straight in.
3Fix it right there
Edit with your keyboard as usual. Undo (Ctrl+Z, Cmd+Z) works too.
Write your next sentence out loud.
Sign up and we'll invite you to Baro before it launches.
Whatever you do, it lands where you're writing.
From a nurse's progress note to a developer's prompt, what you say goes right into place.
Questions
Which apps does it work with?
Most apps with a text box: email, documents, chat, web browsers, AI chat and coding tools, and work software such as EMRs.
Which computers and phones?
Windows and Mac computers, with iPhone or Android phones. Linux support is not decided yet; people who sign up will hear first.
Can I fix what I said?
Yes. The words go into the box as if you had typed them, so you edit them right there with your keyboard. Undo (Ctrl+Z, Cmd+Z) works as usual.
What if my cursor is not in a text box?
A card opens by your mouse and the words are written into it. When you let go, a Copy button appears so you can paste them wherever you like. Password boxes and apps running as administrator also get the card instead of typing.
Does it get in the way of my app or clipboard?
Baro never switches windows or moves your cursor. It does not use the clipboard either, except when you press Copy on the card.
Do I need an internet connection?
Yes. Speech is turned into text on a server, so both your phone and computer need to be online.
Is my voice or text stored?
Baro's logs never keep what you said. The privacy policy explains how voice and text are handled.
How do I get early access?
Press Get early access and leave your email, your name and a few quick answers. We'll send a confirmation email, then invite you before Baro launches. The start date and price are not decided yet; people who sign up will hear first.