Say it rough.
Send it polished.
Hold a key and say it the way you'd never send it — rambling, half-finished, “no wait, scratch that” included. English, German, Polish, or all three in one breath. Release the key: a clean, ready-to-send reply lands right where your cursor is.
You said
“ugh, tell them the report will be late because honestly I forgot it existed until ten minutes ago… no wait, don't say that — say something about, uh, finalizing quality checks? and they'll have it Thursday. Thursday morning. …well, Thursday.”
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Ready to send
Live demo — try the chips. (Yes, it heard the “no wait, don't say that” — and obeyed.)
Three seconds from thought to sent
Hold ⌥ Space and talk
Like you think, not like you type — filler words, Polish-German plot twists, and “no wait, scratch that” all welcome.
Release. It writes.
Your thought becomes the message itself — right language, right tone, shaped for email or chat, with your sign-off. Preview it or trust it.
It lands at your cursor
Pasted straight into Slack, Gmail, LinkedIn, WhatsApp Web, your terminal — wherever you were typing. Your clipboard is restored afterwards.
The real app, quietly in your workflow
A small status bar while you speak. A focused preview when you want the final say.
One glance, then back to your thought
The HUD confirms that RoughSay is listening, which preset it is using, and how to cancel. It disappears as soon as the capture is done.
Not dictation. A message composer.
Dictation apps are loyal to your words. RoughSay is loyal to your intent.
Ready-to-send presets
Email reply, Slack reply, formal German „Sie" email, even prompts for coding agents — each with the right structure and your own sign-offs.
Speak Polish. Send German.
Translation is built in, not bolted on. Speak in whatever language the thought arrives in; the reply comes out native-sounding in EN, DE, or PL.
It reads what you're replying to
Select or copy the message you got — your reply will actually answer their questions, names and dates included. Optional, always visible.
Your names, spelled right
A personal dictionary teaches it "Krzysztof", "NestJS", your clients, your products — the words generic dictation always mangles.
Attach without digging
One shortcut shows your recent screenshots and downloads. Enter pastes the newest screenshot into the chat — two keystrokes, no Finder.
Private by default
No account. Nothing stored. Keys live in your Keychain, usage is counted only on your Mac. Audio and text are processed via OpenAI — stated plainly, not buried.
Capture a thought straight to Apple Notes
Give Notes its own shortcut, speak without switching apps, and RoughSay quietly creates a new note from the cleaned-up thought in the background.
The screenshot you're talking about —
attached in two keystrokes
Press ⇧⌥Space anywhere, hit ↩ — your latest screenshot lands in the chat. Downloads too. No Finder digging.
Questions
Which apps does it work in?
Anywhere you can type. RoughSay pastes at your cursor in native apps and browsers alike — Slack, Gmail, LinkedIn, WhatsApp Web, Linear, Notion, iTerm. A preview panel lets you check and refine before anything is sent. Automatic preset selection recognizes supported native apps; browser tabs use your chosen default.
Which languages?
English, German, and Polish are first-class — including formal/informal German (Sie/du) and per-language sign-offs. You can speak a mix; it writes the output in one clean language of your choice.
What does the beta cost?
The beta is free. An invite code uses RoughSay's relay; alternatively, you can use your own OpenAI API key, billed directly by OpenAI. Launch pricing will be fair and simple, and beta users get founder terms.
Mac only?
macOS 14 or newer for now. An iPhone sister app is on the roadmap.
Stop typing what you already said out loud
Join the beta — first invites go out in small batches.