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Dictation software
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2014–2026), in 5 threads.
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Dictation has steep learning curve and makes typing slow and error-proneUnreviewed
20142026- Current dictation apps' UX is insufficient for daily use2026-03-09
- Current dictation app handles punctuation poorly and requires speaking the whole paragraph without pausing2025-04-01
- Dictation makes so many mistakes that correcting it takes longer than typing2023-10-01
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Current dictation apps' UX is insufficient for daily use2026-03-09
- Current dictation app handles punctuation poorly and requires speaking the whole paragraph without pausing2025-04-01
- Dictation makes so many mistakes that correcting it takes longer than typing2023-10-01
- Dictation has a steep learning curve and makes typing slow and error-prone2023-01-30
- Having to manually tap Done after every sentence breaks concentration and interrupts thought flow2014-05-24