What is Contextli?
Contextli is a hotkey dictation app that turns your speech into text already formatted for the app you are writing in.
How Contextli works
- 1
Press the hotkey
Option+Space on Mac, Ctrl+Space on Windows. Talk the way you actually talk.
- 2
Pick a context
Choose from 18 built-in contexts, such as Slack or Email, or use one you built yourself.
- 3
It pastes, formatted
Contextli auto-pastes the formatted text where your cursor already is. No copying, no switching tabs.
A context is a formatting profile for one place you write.
Each context knows its own tone and structure. Contextli ships with 18 built in, and you can add your own for anything else.
You choose where your voice is processed.
Cloud
Default on every planAudio goes to Contextli servers for transcription and formatting. Nothing to set up.
Bring your own key
Your own AI providerConnect your own key, such as OpenAI or Anthropic, and requests go to that provider.
Local
Included in Pro and Pro PlusTranscription and formatting run on your own device, so audio and text never leave it.
Where Contextli runs
7-day free trial on every plan. Plans start from $45 a year.
Frequently asked
What is Contextli?
Contextli is a context-aware AI dictation app. Instead of transcribing speech verbatim, Contextli reads which context you picked, such as Slack, Email or a Technical Bug Report, and formats the output to match it.
How is Contextli different from other dictation tools?
Most dictation tools treat every piece of speech the same. Contextli reads the context you selected and produces text that fits it, including tone, structure and formatting, instead of raw transcription you have to edit yourself.
Who is Contextli for?
Contextli is built for people who write a lot in different formats over the course of a day, including developers, customer support teams, founders and leaders, marketers, writers and project managers.
How does Contextli handle privacy?
You choose the processing mode. Cloud is the default and sends audio to Contextli for transcription and formatting. Bring your own key routes requests to your own AI provider. Local, on Pro and Pro Plus, runs transcription and formatting on your own device.
See more on who it is for, use cases and integrations.