# Rubil

> Type with your voice. Built for people who find typing difficult. Rubil is accessibility-first voice dictation software for Mac, Windows and Chrome.

Press a shortcut and speak. Rubil types your words where you were typing. It takes out the ums and restarts, adds punctuation and formatting, and is designed to keep your words and meaning. If Rubil can't paste, your text waits in Rubil.

Last updated October 12, 2026.

## What Rubil does

- **Dictation.** Press a shortcut and speak. Rubil types your words where you were typing. On Mac, tap Right Option or press Option+Space to start and stop.
- **Cleanup that keeps your words.** Rubil removes fillers and restarts and adds punctuation and formatting. It's designed to keep your words and meaning, not rewrite what you said.
- **If Rubil can't paste, your text waits in Rubil.**
- **Glossary.** Add a word once, like a name or a product, and Rubil uses your spelling.
- **Shortcuts.** Make a shortcut for things you type often.
- **You decide when to send.** Rubil types your words. It never sends anything for you.
- **No screen reading.** Rubil doesn't read what's on your screen. It checks which app you're in so it can format for it.
- Rubil needs an internet connection to turn speech into text.

## Who it is for

Rubil is built for people who find typing painful, tiring, difficult or slow, with or without a diagnosis. The conditions below are examples, not requirements. Naming one doesn't mean Rubil has been tested or proven for it.

- Typing hurts or is physically hard: repetitive strain injury (RSI), carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, arthritis, chronic pain, hand injuries, or limited hand or arm movement, including using a computer one-handed.
- Getting words typed is slow or overwhelming: some people with ADHD, dyslexia or dysgraphia.

People who stutter: Rubil removes repeated sounds and words, and pauses don't end the take. We haven't run a supervised trial with people who stutter yet.

## What we have not tested

- Speech affected by dysarthria, for example from Parkinson's, cerebral palsy, ALS or a stroke. We make no claim.
- Screen readers, including VoiceOver. Rubil hasn't been tested with screen readers yet.
- Voice Control on Mac doesn't work well with Rubil today, because its key presses don't reach Rubil.
- Rubil has not had a formal WCAG audit, and there is no VPAT.
- Rubil is a typing tool. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything.

Details, research and sources: https://www.rubil.io/accessibility

## Where it runs

- **Mac**: desktop app. https://www.rubil.io/download
- **Windows**: desktop app on the Microsoft Store. https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NWC0X7107X2
- **Chrome**: extension. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/rubil-%E2%80%93-voice-dictation-f/pdlbogddhgbojodnnpfneoabgcdccnai

One account covers all three. The newest features reach the Mac app first. There is no iPhone or Android app yet.

## Price

Free: 1,000 words a week. Pro: $7 a month or $59 a year, for unlimited words. Full refund within 30 days of a charge. Details: https://www.rubil.io/pricing

## Privacy

Your recording goes to a speech service (Groq, or OpenAI as a fallback) to become text. The text goes to OpenAI to be cleaned up. The privacy page names every service and what it receives: https://www.rubil.io/privacy

## What we're building

We're building ways to save notes and work with your other apps by voice. Our longer-term goal is to let you use more of your computer with your voice.

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://www.rubil.io/): what Rubil is, with a demo
- [What is Rubil?](https://www.rubil.io/what-is-rubil): a 4-minute video on how to use Rubil, with the full script
- [Download](https://www.rubil.io/download): Mac, Windows and Chrome
- [Try it in your browser](https://www.rubil.io/try)
- [Pricing](https://www.rubil.io/pricing)
- [Accessibility](https://www.rubil.io/accessibility): who Rubil is built for, what is tested and what is not
- [FAQ](https://www.rubil.io/faq)
- [Dictation for RSI and carpal tunnel](https://www.rubil.io/dictation-for-rsi)
- [Our mission](https://www.rubil.io/mission): why Rubil exists
- [If Rubil stops pasting on Mac](https://www.rubil.io/help/paste)
- [Support](https://www.rubil.io/support)
- [Privacy](https://www.rubil.io/privacy), [Terms](https://www.rubil.io/terms) and [Refunds](https://www.rubil.io/refunds)
- [Why your dictation tool shouldn't use AI to rewrite for you](https://www.rubil.io/blog/why-rewriting-your-words-is-the-wrong-default)
- [Blog](https://www.rubil.io/blog)

## Optional

- [Full version of this file, with questions and answers](https://www.rubil.io/llms-full.txt)

## Contact

support@rubil.io. Rubil is made by Bernard Moussa.