Show HN: AriaType v0.3 Has Come – Fast and Private Voice to Text Input Client

Posted by Joe_Harris on Thursday April 16, 2026 @12:16PM
from the show-hn dept.

What's New in v0.3

Retry failed transcriptions – history entries that failed can now be retried with saved audio Cancel with ESC – press ESC during recording to cancel without creating invalid entries More stable long recordings – fixed truncation issues for extended sessions Fn key support – custom hotkeys now support Fn key combinations

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Re:Show HN: AriaType v0.3 Has Come – Fast and Private Voice ... by glashatay on Thursday April 16, 2026 @01:27PM (#47796694)

the retry with saved audio is a solid UX choice. most STT tools just discard the failed attempt. curious what backend you use for the transcription - local model or API? the private aspect suggests local but wanting to confirm

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Re:Show HN: AriaType v0.3 Has Come – Fast and Private Voice ... by ryanshrott on Saturday April 18, 2026 @08:59PM (#47820923)

Fn key support is a bigger deal than it sounds. A lot of Citrix and RDP users have very limited hotkey availability since so many standard combos get intercepted by the remote session. Fn combinations are one of the few that usually pass through cleanly.

One thing worth adding down the road: a fallback to keystroke simulation for VDI environments where clipboard paste gets blocked. We built that into DictaFlow after a bunch of enterprise users hit that wall and it opened up a whole segment we did not expect.

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