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Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation

https://ito.ai

Hey HN, I’m Evan, cofounder and CTO of Ito AI.

Ito is a voice to intent app that turns what you say into structured text: notes, messages, code, or any text field you’re working in. It’s designed to feel fast, clean, and distraction free. It works on Windows and Mac.

Most speech tools are either locked inside closed systems or overly complicated & overly parameterized and difficult to setup. We wanted something that works like a native app, looks good, and stays transparent about your data. Ito is open-source under GPL-3.

Our focus is simplicity and polish. You can use a few different models and providers but we're still working on an entirely local first experience. It's also pretty easy to host yourself if you want to avoid our infra all together.

We’re still early, but it’s already stable enough that I use it daily for coding notes, writing, and quick thoughts between tasks.

Try it here: https://ito.ai

Code: https://github.com/heyito/ito

Would love feedback, critiques, and ideas for integrations.

( 14 comments | 9 points | on HN )
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by vibecoding-grft on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:55PM (#45838871)
It's an electron app? Wouldn't that be a little slow for this use-case? Very cool idea though, like the privacy-first approach.
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by dumbfoundded on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:59PM (#45838924)
It's an electron app but latency sensitive bits are written in rust: https://github.com/heyito/ito/tree/dev/native/audio-recorder
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by momina33 on Friday November 07, 2025 @07:24AM (#45845691)
Upvote
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by momina33 on Friday November 07, 2025 @12:14AM (#45843721)
Upvote
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by hinno331 on Friday November 07, 2025 @04:40AM (#45844889)
Nice
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by shehzadibatool2 on Friday November 07, 2025 @05:10AM (#45845057)
Nice
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by abideli54 on Friday November 07, 2025 @02:31AM (#45844290)
Upvote
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by shehzadibatool2 on Friday November 07, 2025 @05:10AM (#45845054)
Great
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by lisenok on Friday November 07, 2025 @06:51AM (#45845524)
За
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by alexdd on Friday November 07, 2025 @03:56AM (#45844694)
Upvote
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by shehzadibatool2 on Friday November 07, 2025 @04:42AM (#45844901)
Great
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by Bostov23 on Friday November 07, 2025 @04:56AM (#45844976)
Молодцы, это здорово, желаю вам дальнейших успехов
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by Bostov23 on Friday November 07, 2025 @04:57AM (#45844983)
Well done, this is great, I wish you more success
Re:Show HN: Ito AI, open source smart dictation by slater on Friday November 07, 2025 @06:04PM (#45852326)
Maybe don't have fake user accounts astro-turf your comments next time?