Dragon costs $65/month and needs weeks of training. Google Voice Typing has terrible formatting. Writer's block wins when you stare at a screen. Speaking bypasses all of it. Mumbl cleans up your speech and gives you a draft ready to edit.
macOS & Windows · iOS coming soon — Draft chapters by voice
One hotkey. One app. No cloud, no setup, no complexity.
Dictate the way writers think — out loud, fast, and unfiltered.
"so the character enters the room and she already knows something is wrong, it's not anything she can see exactly, it's more like the air is different, too still, and the reader should feel that before she even crosses the threshold"
She knew before she saw. The room looked the same — same furniture, same grey afternoon light pooling on the floor. But the air had changed. It was the kind of stillness that isn't peaceful, the kind that precedes something. She stood at the threshold, one hand on the doorframe, and let her body tell her what her eyes could not. Something was wrong.
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was unsure on how I would feel talking to my computer, but I figured I'd give it a try. Turned out 10x better than I had expected. It's crazy how much time has already saved me!
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
I wrote my first book in 90 days using Mumbl. Previous attempts took over a year and I never finished. I stopped trying to write and started talking. Mumbl turned spoken thoughts into clean prose.
I'm a freelance writer billing by the piece. Mumbl tripled my daily word count because I can dictate a 2,000-word article in 20 minutes. Income went up because output went up.
Dragon was the gold standard for writers but it's bloated, expensive, and cloud-dependent now. Mumbl is what Dragon should have become. Lightweight, local, accurate.
"The number 1 cause of writer's block is fear. The solution is to stop staring at the screen and talk instead."
"Dragon Professional Anywhere starts at $65/month per user, with no free version for individual authors." That's $780/year to dictate.
"Google's voice typing uses older technology that doesn't understand context well, which causes spacing errors and merged words."
Mumbl uses Whisper AI. No training. No cloud. $200 lifetime. Works in Scrivener, Word, Google Docs, anywhere you write.
| Feature | Mumbl | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier / $12 mo / $200 lifetime | $65/month ($780/year) |
| Voice training | None — works instantly | Weeks of reading aloud |
| Mac support | Yes | Dropped entirely |
| Filler word cleanup | Automatic | No |
| Works in any app | Yes — system-wide | Limited app support |
| Privacy | 100% local | Dragon Anywhere uses cloud |
Dictate first drafts of chapters while walking or pacing
Speak blog posts and articles when ideas are flowing
Capture story ideas and character notes by voice
Break through writer's block by talking instead of typing
Mumbl processes everything locally using Whisper AI. No cloud uploads. No servers. No data collection. Your words stay yours.
Start free with 10 transcriptions per week. Upgrade anytime for unlimited.
10 transcriptions per week. Perfect to get started.
Unlimited transcriptions. Best value.
Pay once, use forever. All future updates included.
Many professional authors dictate their first drafts. Speaking engages a different part of your brain, producing more natural, conversational prose. Mumbl cleans up filler words so you get a usable draft, not a messy transcript.
Yes. Mumbl pastes text wherever your cursor is. Scrivener, Word, Google Docs, Ulysses, Notion, any writing app. It's system-wide, not locked to one program.
Mumbl transcribes what you say and formats it in your chosen style. For dialogue, speak naturally and edit the formatting after. The goal is getting words on the page fast, then refining. First drafts don't need to be perfect.
Join thousands who've stopped typing and started talking. Download Mumbl for free today.
Download for FreemacOS & Windows • iOS coming soon • Free forever