Notes on voice, words, and writing well.
Essays, comparisons, and product notes from the team building Rubil.
- GuideJuly 15, 20268 min read
Voice dictation for consultants: get billable time back without losing your voice.
Dictate client emails, engagement updates, and deliverable drafts across every platform. Your Glossary keeps client names, project codenames, and industry acronyms right the first time.
Read post - PhilosophyJuly 14, 20266 min read
What is Zero-Edit Rate? A voice dictation metric defined.
Accuracy measures words. Users care whether the message is finished. A definition and reference implementation for zero-edit measurement.
Read post - GuideJuly 10, 20266 min read
Voice dictation in Google Docs: 2026 guide.
Google Docs has built-in voice typing. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and what to use instead.
Read post - ComparisonJuly 8, 20269 min read
Dragon NaturallySpeaking alternatives for 2026.
Dragon costs hundreds. Modern voice tools cost $9. Here's what's changed.
Read post - ComparisonJune 28, 20268 min read
Rubil vs Voice In: the Chrome voice dictation upgrade you didn't know existed
Voice In gives you a transcript. Rubil gives you formatted, ready-to-send text for Gmail, Slack, Notion, and 20+ platforms.
Read post - GuideJune 6, 20267 min read
Voice dictation for Notion: how to dictate structured pages that don't need editing
Dictate structured Notion pages with headers, lists, and clean prose. No cleanup pass.
Read post - ComparisonJune 3, 20268 min read
Best Willow Voice Alternative for Knowledge Workers (2026)
Rubil vs Willow Voice: both turn speech into text. One rewrites your words. One doesn't.
Read post - GuideMay 27, 20267 min read
Voice dictation for Slack: how to get every name, @mention, and acronym right.
Dictate Slack messages without fixing names, @mentions, acronyms, or jargon. Ever.
Read post - GuideMay 23, 20265 min read
Voice dictation for Gmail: how to dictate emails that are ready to send.
Voice dictation for Gmail that's ready to send. No editing required.
Read post - ComparisonMay 20, 20268 min read
Best Aqua Voice Alternative for Chrome and Mac (2026)
Rubil vs Aqua Voice: which AI dictation tool is better for knowledge workers?
Read post - ComparisonMay 12, 20267 min read
Best Wispr Flow Alternative for Knowledge Workers (2026)
Rubil vs Wispr Flow: voice dictation that formats your words instead of rewriting them.
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