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AI Dictation in iTerm2
Dictate git commit messages, AI CLI prompts, README edits, and long shell one-liners straight into iTerm2 at conversation speed — Amical formats voice into the precise terminal prose your tools and AI agents actually consume.
Why typing in iTerm2 is slowing you down
Commit messages take real time
Decent commit messages are long enough to explain what changed and why, and typing the third paragraph in a tiny terminal editor pane is exactly the friction that produces the dismissive one-liners reviewers later complain about being unparseable.
AI CLI prompts at typing speed
Aider, Claude CLI, codex, gemini CLI, and every other AI CLI tool reward long detailed prompts. Typing those at the prompt every turn breaks the natural conversational rhythm voice would close, turning a fast iterative loop into half-hour typing sessions.
Long one-liners with regex
Shell pipelines, jq queries, awk scripts, and grep patterns are exactly the kind of dense character-precise typing that punishes finger speed and rewards careful articulation — voice plus a smart formatter handles them better than fingers ever could.
iTerm2What Amical does in iTerm2
Terminal-aware tech vocabulary
Amical knows function names, file paths, flags, environment variables, shell builtins, and the dense identifier salad terminal commands actually contain. Output formatting comes out as precise terminal prose rather than the casual transcript a phonetic model would produce from the same audio.
Works in TUI editors and AI CLIs
iTerm2 hosts vim, neovim, helix, micro, plus AI CLI tools like aider, claude, codex, and gemini-cli. Amical dictates into all of them identically because it operates at the OS level on the focused input — same hotkey across every TUI you launch from a shell prompt.
Multilingual shell sessions
Comments, commit messages, and README edits routinely span multiple languages on international teams. Amical handles language switches mid-line automatically without changing modes — Spanish comment with English code, Mandarin commit body with English subject line, all in one dictation.
What you'd dictate in iTerm2
Experience the future of dictation
Local and Cloud Models
Choose from powerful cloud-based AI models or run everything locally for maximum privacy and control. Switch seamlessly between providers to find the perfect balance of speed, accuracy, and security.
Custom Vocabulary
Customize the AI to recognize your specific terminology, jargon, and proper nouns for industry-specific accuracy and personalized transcription results.
Custom Shortcuts
Create personalized voice commands and shortcuts to streamline your workflow and boost productivity with hands-free operation.
Multi Language Support
Transcribe and dictate in 100+ languages with native-level accuracy. Switch between languages seamlessly or use mixed-language dictation.
