Notes, experiments, and useful opinions from building Voice Type.

Three pairs of Wispr Flow documents, read side by side

A reading of one dictation vendor's published pages against each other, checked on 2026-08-29: the certification wording, the analytics wording, and the training default.

Ergonomic split keyboard: benefits, downsides, and what the evidence says

A split keyboard changes wrist and forearm angles in lab measurements. The one randomised trial in symptomatic users did not find a matching clinical improvement. What that means for buying one.

Vibe coding on Mac: a practical workflow (Cursor/VS Code + voice typing)

Vibe coding is fast, messy, and surprisingly writing-heavy. Here’s a practical Mac workflow: dictate requirements and prompts, let the tool generate, then review with a checklist. With sources.

Top 10 work from home productivity tips (that also reduce typing strain)

Ten practical remote-work habits, what the Bloom randomised experiment and a 2022 systematic review actually found, and how to cut keystrokes on writing-heavy days.

Ergonomic keyboard for RSI: what helps (and when voice typing wins)

Split keyboards can reduce awkward wrist and forearm angles, but the evidence for preventing injuries is not airtight. Here’s what research suggests, plus a practical decision framework (including when to use voice typing instead).

Microbreaks for typing: what the evidence actually shows

Microbreaks are tiny rest breaks taken during computer work. The pooled trial evidence does not show they reduce pain, and the 2025 Cochrane update calls it very uncertain. Here is what the research says, and a schedule worth trying anyway.

Split keyboard vs voice typing: a practical RSI setup for Mac

A split keyboard can improve posture, but reducing keystrokes matters more. Here’s a pragmatic setup for macOS (and when dictation helps).

Voice typing for RSI: what research says (and a Mac workflow)

Dictation cuts keystrokes and moves load to your voice. Two small lab studies, one case series on voice strain, and a hybrid macOS workflow that accounts for both.

Best dictation app for Mac in 2026: what actually matters

A practical buyer's guide to Mac dictation in 2026: which tools fit quick notes, full hands-free control, private local workflows, and file transcription.

Why Voice Type turned off the Core ML encoder

whisper.cpp ships a Core ML encoder path for Apple Silicon. Voice Type force-disables it, because a Core ML encoder wants a fixed input shape and live dictation produces batches of varying length.

How to voice type on Mac: the practical 2026 guide

How to enable voice typing on Mac, when to use Dictation vs Voice Control, and when a dedicated local dictation app is the better tool.

48 kHz to 16 kHz: what band-limited resampling protects, and where it happens

Whisper-style models expect 16 kHz and most Mac hardware runs at 48 kHz. Decimating without a low-pass filter folds everything above 8 kHz back into the speech band. What band-limited conversion does, and why Voice Type asks for 16 kHz at capture instead.

RNNoise or Silero: choosing a voice activity detector for dictation

RNNoise suppresses noise and reports speech probability as a by-product. Silero detects speech and leaves the audio alone. Why Voice Type gates with Silero, with the thresholds it actually ships.