The dictation app built for writers.
TL;DR. ORAT is a dictation studio for people who write — novelists, essayists, screenwriters, journalists, academics. Record long-form drafts from any device, and ORAT formats the transcript into clean readable prose in your voice. A novel is about 80,000 words — at a typical speaking pace of 125–150 wpm (National Center for Voice and Speech), that's roughly 9–11 hours of talking.
Why writers choose ORAT
1. You speak faster than you type.
Average typing speed is around 40 wpm. Average speaking pace is 125–150 wpm — a 3–4× throughput improvement before counting first-draft fluency.
2. Your best ideas arrive away from the keyboard.
Showers, walks, drives, half-asleep moments. ORAT is mobile-first so you capture them when they happen.
3. The AI formats. It doesn't write.
Filler words and false starts gone. Your phrasing and rhythm kept. The diff is in cleanup, not content.
What you can write with ORAT
Fiction, memoir and personal essay, screenplays and TV scripts, academic and nonfiction, newsletter and blog drafts — anything you can speak.
FAQ
Can I really write a novel by talking?
Yes. A typical novel is around 80,000 words. Most people speak at roughly 125–150 words per minute, which puts a full novel at about 9–11 hours of talking spread over months.
Will it sound like me, or like AI?
It sounds like you. ORAT formats — it doesn't rewrite. The vocabulary, rhythm, and idioms in the final prose come from your dictation.
What kinds of writing does ORAT handle?
Fiction, memoir, essays, screenplays, academic writing, blog posts, long-form journalism, sermons, lectures — anything you can speak.
What if I lose my train of thought mid-sentence?
You don't need clean dictation. Backtrack, restart, contradict yourself, mumble — ORAT cleans it up.
Is my writing private?
Yes. Recordings and transcripts are stored encrypted, scoped to your account, and never used to train shared models.
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