Push-to-talk is great for short messages, but long-form writing needs you to brainstorm without babysitting a key. Hands-free mode flips Pithflow into tap-on / tap-off. It is on every plan; what differs is how long one recording can run.
Default Pithflow is hold-to-speak: hold Ctrl + Space, talk, release, text appears. Hands-free is tap-to-toggle: tap Ctrl + Shift, talk freely, tap again to stop. Use whichever fits your current task.
Long-form essay drafting · Voice journaling · Walking meetings (use a Bluetooth headset) · Brainstorming sessions where you don't want to think about a button · Podcasting outlines
Pro and Team have no limit on how long a single recording can run. Tap to stop and tap again whenever you want to break a long session into pieces — Pithflow handles each part on its own.
The 'Speak' intent mode (natural conversational output) and the 'Casual' or 'Friendly' tone — good for first-draft brain dumps you'll clean up later.
Hands-free runs on the same path as push-to-talk: the microphone is captured on your local machine, the audio is transcribed and cleaned on our servers, and the finished text is delivered into whatever window has focus — including a remote session. Nothing is installed inside the session, which is why it works in Citrix, RDP and VDI setups where browser extensions and built-in dictation cannot reach the remote window.
Yes. Hands-free is on every plan, Free included. What differs by plan is how long a single recording can run: Pro and Team have no limit.
The default is Ctrl + Shift — tap once to start, tap again to stop. Change it in Settings → Hotkey: the recorder captures whatever combination you press, and the global shortcuts are paused while you choose so the app does not react to the keys you are testing.
Tap the hands-free hotkey again. The recording ends, the audio is transcribed and cleaned, and the text lands in whatever field has focus — the same delivery as push-to-talk.
Yes, the same way push-to-talk does: your microphone is captured on the local machine and only the finished text goes into the remote window. Nothing has to be installed inside the session.
Yes. Both hotkeys are live at the same time: hold Ctrl + Space for a short message, tap Ctrl + Shift for a long session. Use whichever fits the moment.
