Speakeasy
Shares rank 23 of 26 dictation apps by recommenders
People recommend it as a simple, easy-to-use voice-to-text tool with file context, and for centrally managing MCP servers, identity and permissions across a team.
People recommend it as a simple, easy-to-use voice-to-text tool with file context, and for centrally managing MCP servers, identity and permissions across a team.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple, easy-to-use voice-to-text
“a simple, easy to use voice-to-text tool that has the ability to provide file context”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “SpeakEasy – Voice-to-Text with File Context for AI Agents” Centralized MCP server and permission management
“Easy identity and oauth management, centrally distribute a group of mcps to your team and manage permissions too.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: How are you managing MCP servers across a team?” Similar code output after Stainless migration
“they can generate very similar code once the configuration is migrated from Stainless-form”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What are Stainless users doing now that Anthropic has killed it?”
Other dictation apps people recommend
The four most recommended other dictation apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handy | 150 | 20 | 88% | 12 | 1 mo5 owners | Approved |
| Wispr Flow | 52 | 33 | 61% | 12 | — | — |
| MacWhisper | 31 | 9 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| macOS Dictation | 26 | 44 | 37% | 10 | — | — |
| SpeakeasyThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Covad bought SpeakEasy, for a net loss of beauty in the world.”
“Easy identity and oauth management, centrally distribute a group of mcps to your team and manage permissions too.”
“they can generate very similar code once the configuration is migrated from Stainless-form”
“a simple, easy to use voice-to-text tool that has the ability to provide file context”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.