Introducing Glaido
Meet Glaido, the voice dictation tool that actually understands what you're writing. Context-aware, real-time, and built for professionals on Mac.
By Glaido Team
Writing is slow. Talking is fast.
The gap between them has always been frustrating. Traditional dictation tools turn your voice into text, and that's about it. They don't know if you're writing an email, a Slack message, or a code comment. They don't adjust formatting. They don't understand punctuation in context.
The result? A wall of unformatted text that takes almost as long to clean up as it would have taken to type.
We built Glaido to close that gap for good.
What makes Glaido different
Glaido is voice dictation that understands context. When you start speaking, Glaido looks at three things:
- The app you're in (email client, Slack, VS Code, Google Docs, etc.)
- The text around your cursor (what you've already written)
- The type of content you're producing (professional email vs. quick reply vs. technical docs)
Then it formats your words to match.
Drafting a professional email? Glaido capitalizes sentences, adds paragraph breaks, and keeps the tone polished. Writing a quick Slack reply? It stays casual and concise. Leaving a code review comment? It formats inline code references and keeps technical terms intact.
This isn't post-processing. It happens in real time, as you speak.
Built to stay out of your way
Glaido runs as a lightweight native Mac app. No browser tab, no Electron wrapper, and no startup friction. Press a keyboard shortcut, speak, and your words appear where you're already working.
It's designed to feel immediate, so your thoughts stay in flow. Glaido adapts output to your writing context and keeps punctuation, structure, and tone aligned with the work in front of you.
Most importantly, it works reliably across the apps you use every day, so voice can become a true default input method instead of a novelty.
Who it's for
Glaido is built for people who write a lot and want to write faster without sacrificing quality:
- Founders and executives who spend hours on emails, memos, and Slack messages every day
- Engineers who want to dictate documentation, PR descriptions, and code reviews without switching mental modes
- Writers and marketers who draft content across multiple formats and need consistent output
- Anyone with RSI or fatigue who needs a break from the keyboard without a break from productivity
If you've tried dictation before and gave up because the output was unusable, Glaido is the reason to try again.
What ships today
The initial release includes everything you need to replace keyboard input for most of your daily writing:
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Real-time transcription | Context-aware formatting as you speak |
| System-wide shortcut | Works in any app on your Mac |
| Menu bar integration | Quick access, microphone selection, audio settings |
| Session history | Playback and review in the web dashboard |
| Usage analytics | See how much time you're saving |
Pricing
| Basic | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | $20/month |
| Words | 2,000/week | Unlimited |
| Processing | Standard | Prioritized |
The free tier gives you enough to get a real feel for how Glaido fits into your workflow. No credit card required.
Try it today
Start your first session in under a minute. We'd love to hear what you think.