# Vocal Slice

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Vocal Slice and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Cuts audio by selecting its text, on-device, so it suits voice and privacy-sensitive recordings. Main caveat: doubts about text-to-speech accuracy.

## Why people recommend it

- Speeds up audio editing workflow (3 comments): "the actual workflow optimisation that the app provides, but i totally agree some of the copy on the website could use improvement" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49328953)) "i recommend trying out the free trial to get a feel for the workflow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49331831)) "That's a major workflow headache you could make radically easier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49327720))

## What people warn about

- Website copy needs improvement (2 comments): "the actual workflow optimisation that the app provides, but i totally agree some of the copy on the website could use improvement" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49328953)) "There are lots of AI-sloppy tells, starting from, let's see:" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49328574))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Vocal Slice", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vocal-slice/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).