Status updates
Same template every week. Three sections, six bullet points, two paragraphs of context. Speaking it is faster than typing it, and the content is the same.
For PMs
Status updates in a minute, not five.
Voice typing for product managers — Linear tickets, Slack threads, retros, 1:1 notes. Speak in any tool you already use.
No account needed. Works offline.
The week
Most of your day is writing.
Pull a typical PM week:
Monday: weekly status update, three Linear tickets, retro write-up. Tuesday: spec doc draft, four Slack DMs, two project briefs. Wednesday: 1:1 notes for three reports, board update, customer-call recap.
You are not writing essays. You are writing seven things a day, each one short — but they add up. That can mean a couple of hours of typing every day.
Voice can take a real bite out of that. A 200-word Slack reply is a few seconds of speech and a few seconds of editing. Repeat that across the week and you get hours back.
Use cases
Where it helps in a normal PM week.
Linear / Jira tickets
A thorough ticket and a sloppy ticket end up costing roughly the same effort once you stop typing them. Voice removes the reason to skip.
Slack threads & DMs
Long Slack replies are friction. With voice, you write the careful answer instead of leaving the question on read for the whole afternoon.
Retros & 1:1 notes
The transcript-from-meeting kind. Speak the rough version while it's fresh — a couple of paragraphs land in your Notion page instead of waiting for the "I'll do it later" that never happens.
Specs & briefs
First-draft specs are about momentum, not polish. Get the rough version on the page in one pass, then edit. Voice keeps you in the writing flow without keyboard friction.
Every PM tool
Same hotkey, every tool you use.
SnailText pastes text the same way you would. No integrations to set up.
PM & docs
Linear Jira Asana ClickUp Monday Trello Shortcut Notion Confluence Coda Slite Productboard Pendo Aha
Comms
Slack Microsoft Teams Discord Gmail Outlook Loom Vimeo
Design & meetings
Figma Miro Google Meet chat Zoom chat
Plus every other text field — including Apple Notes for raw 1:1 thoughts.
Privacy
Some of what you write is sensitive.
PM work touches the things companies guard hardest:
- · Roadmap that hasn't been announced yet.
- · Comp discussion with a report.
- · Performance feedback notes after a 1:1.
- · Customer escalation context.
- · Strategic positioning your competitors would love to see.
Why local
Cloud dictation tools transmit your audio.
That is not abstract — your unannounced Q3 roadmap, your perf review notes, the customer escalation you are handling — all of it would be in the audio.
SnailText runs Whisper locally. Audio is processed in RAM and discarded the moment we have your text. There is no upload, no transcript log on a server, no "we use anonymised data to improve our service" small print.
Three devices on one Pro plan — your work laptop, your home laptop, your iPad's keyboard companion — all under one privacy-first setup.
Pricing
Free for most PM work. Pro for the long-form.
The compact models are plenty for status updates, Slack, ticket descriptions, short notes. Pro is for spec drafts, board updates, and longer documents — three devices on one subscription, no per-seat fees.
Free
$0 always
Compact local models. Unlimited dictation. No account.
Pro
$7.49 / month or $89/yr
Advanced local models. Up to 3 devices. 30-day refund.
FAQ
Common questions from project managers.
Yes. Whisper handles commas, periods, paragraph breaks based on how you speak. Long pauses become paragraph breaks; falling intonation becomes a period. You'll edit a comma here and there — same as any first draft.
Not in MVP. SnailText is a hotkey-driven dictation tool — you press, you speak, text lands. For full meeting transcription with speakers, look at Otter.ai or Granola. We solve the writing-heavy work around meetings, not the meeting itself.
No — Pro is per-individual, with three devices for that individual (your work laptop, home laptop, spare). For team plans, we don't have one yet (Phase 3 on the roadmap). Most PMs we've talked to want a personal tool, not a managed corporate one.
No. There's no AI cleanup layer. What you said is what gets pasted. If you want AI editing, do it in your usual tool — we don't impose ours.
Try it
Hours back, every week.
Free to start. About thirty seconds to install.
⌘ Shift Space — that's the only thing you need to remember.