VoicePad Product Manual v1.2.1

Short version

VoicePad turns your voice into text — completely offline, completely private.

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100% LOCAL — Your voice NEVER leaves your PC

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UNLIMITED RECORDING — 3-hour meetings? No problem.

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UNLIMITED CONTENT — No word limits, no file size caps

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Hands-Free — Say "Dictation start/stop" (no keyboard!)

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600+ Tests — Stable architecture, craftsman precision

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€0 for First 1000 Users — Then €100 lifetime

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99+ Languages — Auto-detect or manual

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Plug & Play — Models pre-installed

🚀 Quick Start

3 Ways to Use VoicePad:

1

Keyboard

Ctrl+Space → speak → Ctrl+Space

2

Voice

"Dictation start" → speak → "Dictation stop"

3

Mouse

Click mic orb → speak → click again

🎤 Voice Commands

THE KILLER FEATURE! Say commands out loud — no keyboard needed.

Say This	VoicePad Does
"Dictation start"	🎤 Start recording
"Dictation stop"	⏹️ Stop and transcribe
"Dictation dark"	🌙 Dark theme
"Dictation light"	☀️ Light theme
"Dictation frost"	❄️ Arctic Frost theme
"Dictation exit"	❌ Close app (when idle)

How it works:

VOSK (40MB) listens in background
Hears "Dictation" + command → executes
Audio beep confirms
Works even when minimized!

🤖 AI Models

PLUG AND PLAY: Tiny + Base come pre-installed. Works instantly!

Model	Size	RAM	Speed	Best For	Status
Tiny	75MB	~1GB	⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡	Quick notes	✅ Installed
Base	150MB	~1.5GB	⚡⚡⚡⚡	Daily use	✅ Installed
Small	500MB	~2GB	⚡⚡⚡	Better accuracy	Download
Medium	1.5GB	~3GB	⚡⚡	Professional	Download

Built-in Intelligence:

✅ Whisper VAD — Auto silence detection
✅ Post-processing — Removes hallucinations, fixes capitalization
✅ Auto-detect language — 99+ languages
✅ Ollama Integration — Optional LLM punctuation

🖥️ User Interface

Main Window Elements:

Element	Icon	Function
History Button	☰	Opens left sidebar with past dictations
Title	📝	App name
Model Pill	●base▼	Shows active model, click to switch
Minimize	─	Minimize to taskbar
Settings	⚙	Opens right sidebar

Mic Orb States:

State	Visual	Action
Idle	Gray circle	Click or say "Dictation start"
Recording	Pulsing amber + waveform	Click or say "Dictation stop"
Processing	Spinning animation	Wait for transcription

⚙️ Settings (8 Sections)

Section	What's Inside
🎤 Recording	Speech language, Auto-copy, Sound effects
🤖 AI Model	Tiny / Base / Small / Medium
🎨 Appearance	3 themes, Font customization
🌐 Language	EN / DE / RO interface
⌨️ Hotkeys	Ctrl+Space (global), Escape (cancel)
📁 Sessions	Open data folder, Export history
❓ Help & FAQ	Documentation and tips
💬 Feedback	Ideas / Bugs / Say hi → alex@hoermal.app

🎨 Themes

Theme	Style	Best For
🌙 Default Dark	Glassmorphism, aurora blobs, amber accent	Low-light environments
☀️ Default Light	Warm white, pastel aurora, amber accent	Bright environments
❄️ Arctic Frost	Neumorphic, no aurora, ice blue accent	Minimalist preference

⌨️ Hotkeys

Hotkey	Function
Ctrl+Space	Start/Stop (GLOBAL - works anywhere!)
Escape	Cancel current recording
Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy last transcription

🆚 VoicePad vs Competition

Feature	Dragon	Wispr Flow	Voicy	VoicePad
Price	€300/year	€120/year	€8.50/mo	€0 / €100
Privacy	❌ Cloud	❌ Cloud	❌ Cloud	✅ Offline
Hands-Free	❌	❌	❌	✅ Voice
Time Limit	Varies	Limited	Limited	✅ UNLIMITED
Works Offline	✅	❌	❌	✅
Languages	~20	~30	50+	99+

🛠️ Tech Stack

Component	Technology	Purpose
Speech Recognition	faster-whisper	OpenAI Whisper optimized for CPU
Voice Commands	VOSK (40MB)	Hands-free control
Audio Capture	sounddevice + numpy	Microphone input
Global Hotkeys	keyboard	Ctrl+Space anywhere
GUI	PyQt6	Native Windows interface
Text Injection	pyperclip	Clipboard management

📊 Real Usage Stats

Metric	Value
Words Transcribed	967,000+
Recording Hours	170+ hours
Sessions	2,900+
Stability Tests	600+
Longest Session	3+ hours

💰 Pricing

Phase 1: Founding Members

✨ First 1000 users = FREE LIFETIME

Phase 2: After 1000 Users

€100 — Lifetime License (one payment, yours forever)

Optional Support:

☕ €5 • 🍺 €15 • 🍕 €25 • 🍾 €50