A dictation app for novelists.
TL;DR. Long-form fiction is hard to type and easy to talk through. ORAT is built for novelists who want to draft chapters, scenes, and dialogue by voice — and end up with a polished draft, not a transcript.
Built for long-form fiction
Most dictation tools are tuned for short notes. ORAT is tuned for chapter-length sessions: extended monologues, scene work, and dialogue that needs to read like dialogue.
What ORAT handles
Chapter-length recording sessions. Scene blocking, character beats, and action. Dialogue formatted into line breaks instead of a wall of text. A project framework for logline, themes, and characters.
What stays yours
Your voice and vocabulary. Your pacing and rhythm. Every sentence you actually finished — no rewriting for style. The raw recording, kept alongside the shaped draft.
From voice to manuscript
When the draft is ready, export to DOCX or EPUB and take it into Scrivener, Word, or your editor of choice. ORAT is the drafting tool, not the destination.
Example: raw voice to polished prose
Raw voice: um okay so she walks into the room and she's like really nervous right because she hasn't seen him in like ten years no wait eleven years and the whole place smells like that cologne he used to wear
After ORAT: She walks into the room nervous, because she has not seen him in eleven years. The whole place smells like the cologne he used to wear.
Formatting, not invention. Every word here was actually said.
FAQ
Will it handle dialogue?
Yes. Spoken dialogue is shaped into line-broken dialogue blocks instead of merged into prose.
Can I draft a whole chapter in one go?
Yes. Sessions are designed for long-form drafting, not 30-second notes.
Does it invent plot or character?
No. ORAT formats what you said. The story is yours, not the tool's.
Can I export to Scrivener or Word?
Export to DOCX, then open in Scrivener, Word, or anything that reads DOCX.
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