Roadmap

See what's next for VoicePad and follow ideas as they move from consideration to release. Choose Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, Cross-Platform or Website to find the work that matters to you. Plans may change; release dates are shared when confirmed.

Full sitemap of Roadmap

Under consideration

  • An on-device assistant for dictation

    Under consideration: explore an on-device assistant that could help with questions beyond dictation, such as interpreting information or calculations....

  • Easier troubleshooting exports

    Under consideration: whether a user-controlled support export would help with troubleshooting VoicePad. A customer-facing export is not committed. Its...

  • Japanese and Korean dictation — feasibility review

    We are reviewing what VoicePad needs to support Japanese and Korean dictation, including how text length and dictation statistics work in these...

  • Native VoicePad for Windows on ARM

    Under consideration: a native Windows on ARM build for compatible ARM64 devices. Compatibility, scope and a release date have not been confirmed.

  • VoicePad for Linux

    Under consideration: a Linux version of VoicePad, including Ubuntu and Fedora. This is an exploratory idea. Supported distributions, scope and a...

  • Start dictation from Android Quick Settings

    Under consideration: an Android Quick Settings tile for faster access to VoicePad dictation. The interaction and delivery plan have not been decided.

  • VoicePad with Android Auto

    Under consideration: explore whether VoicePad can offer an appropriate experience through Android Auto. Feasibility, supported actions and the...

  • VoicePad actions in Apple Shortcuts

    Under consideration: let iPhone users start common VoicePad actions through Apple Shortcuts. The supported actions and delivery plan have not been...

  • Choose your own wake phrase

    Under consideration: a custom wake phrase for accessing VoicePad by voice. Platform support, privacy behavior and the delivery plan still need review.

  • Sync a personal dictionary between devices

    Under consideration: explore a way to keep a personal dictation dictionary consistent between devices. Sync design, privacy behavior and platform...

Planned

  • Keep VoicePad in the Windows system tray

    Planned for Windows: offer an option to minimize VoicePad to the system tray when you close its window, keeping it available for your next dictation....

  • Connect a microphone without restarting

    Planned for Windows: refresh the microphone choices when you plug in a device so you can select it without restarting VoicePad. No release date has...

  • Appearance Studio with a live preview

    Planned for a version after v3.0.0: customize VoicePad's appearance with themes, fonts, styles and materials, and preview the result before choosing...

  • Dictation profiles for specialist vocabulary

    Planned: explore selectable dictation profiles for different kinds of vocabulary, such as general use, development, professional work and science. The...

  • Dictate dates, spelling and codes

    Planned for Android first: improve written forms for spoken dates and times, spelling and identifiers, and technical vocabulary. The rules will be...

  • Help in nine app languages

    Planned: offer reviewed help content in English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, French, Portuguese and Polish so instructions are easier to...

  • Keep the Android keyboard working after rotation

    Planned for Android: keep the VoicePad keyboard usable when you rotate your phone, with typing and dictation checked through orientation changes. No...

  • Delete selected history entries on mobile

    Planned for Android and iPhone: select several History entries and delete them together, instead of removing them one by one. No release date has been...

  • VoicePad in more Android stores

    Planned: prepare VoicePad listings for Huawei AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy Store and Amazon Appstore, giving Android users more download options....

  • Meeting mode — see who said what

    Meeting mode is paused and excluded from VoicePad v3.0.0. It is not available in a released build, and no release date has been announced. The future...

In progress

  • Manage your licensed devices from the account page

    A rebuilt VoicePad account page has been implemented and pushed in the current website design, with generated pages in English, German, Spanish,...

  • Email a dictation from Android

    Android email sharing is implemented and has passed recorded checks in the v3 release candidate. Open your mail app from the finished dictation card...

  • Personal custom dictionary

    Save personal corrections, add terms from selected text and import your dictionary. Optional learning has review and Undo. Four-platform V3 acceptance...

  • Clearer controls and more reliable dictation on iPhone

    Clearer iPhone recording controls and safer handling of saved dictations. The V3 parity work follows Android; iPhone-specific implementation and...

  • More consistent offline Pro access

    Work is underway to make Pro access remain consistent while offline after activation, with Android and desktop behavior being checked....

  • Clearer first-run setup on Android

    Work is underway on clearer and more reliable Android setup, including speech-model loading and retrying or canceling a download. The full first-run...

  • Speak numbers and units naturally

    Work is underway on Android to turn spoken numbers, mathematical notation, years, money, units and phone numbers into appropriate written forms....

  • Choose how long recordings are kept

    Recording-retention controls and Reader playback are implemented in the mobile and desktop V3 work, with each platform tracking its own acceptance....

  • Recover interrupted dictations

    Recovery fixes have been implemented and pushed for the V3 candidates. Android can read interrupted WAV recordings whose unfinished headers previously...

  • More reliable Android dictation

    Clearer Android controls and more reliable dictation, with individual fixes documented in the changelog. The V3 candidate has recorded device checks;...