Voice dictation without cleanup is just transcription — you'd still have to type-edit every "um" and rephrase. Pithflow's AI cleanup pass runs after every dictation and lands you a clean draft on the first try.
Six things, in order: (1) Removes filler words like "um," "uh," "like," "you know," "basically." (2) Applies your most recent self-correction ("actually, scratch that, let me start over" cuts the previous attempt). (3) Adds punctuation and capitalization. (4) Formats lists when you say "first... second... third...". (5) Matches the selected tone (Formal, Professional, Casual, Friendly, Very Casual, Excited, Empathetic, Concise). (6) Preserves your input language — it only translates if you pin another output language under Settings → Languages.
It doesn't paraphrase your words into something generic. It doesn't add information you didn't say. It doesn't "improve" your wording in ways that lose your voice. The cleanup is mechanical — strip the filler, fix the punctuation, apply the tone — not creative.
Cleanup is on by default. Toggle it off in the Style tab if you want raw verbatim output — useful when you need your exact words, or for coaching your own presentation style. The raw transcript is always preserved in your local history, so even with cleanup on you can recover the verbatim version later.
The same raw transcript will be cleaned up differently per tone. "Um so we should probably ship Friday" becomes: • Casual: "We should probably ship Friday" • Professional: "I recommend we ship on Friday." • Concise: "Ship Friday." • Formal: "I propose that we ship on Friday." • Friendly: "I think we should ship Friday — sound good?"
If you're using voice because typing causes pain (RSI, carpal tunnel), every minute spent editing voice output adds back the typing you were trying to avoid. AI cleanup closes most of the gap between "raw transcript" and "ready to ship" — you may still touch up a word or two, but it's a fraction of the keystrokes.
Yes. Switch AI cleanup off in the Style tab and you get the raw transcript instead.
No. It removes filler, applies your self-corrections, fixes punctuation and applies your tone. It does not add information you did not say.
No. Cleanup keeps the language you spoke. You only get another language if you pin it as the output language under Settings › Languages.
Yes. Dictations in the History list on Home keep the original transcript; click Original on a row to see it.
No. AI cleanup, every tone and every intent mode are on every plan, including Free.
