InkVox is a lightweight, voice-first input method created for Android e-ink devices. It helps readers effortlessly capture quick annotations, thoughts, and reading notes through speech rather than typing on a sluggish virtual keyboard.
Typing on e-ink devices can be cumbersome. Full-sized on-screen keyboards take up valuable page space, trigger heavy screen redraws, and can cause low-power e-readers to lag and warm up.
InkVox offers a calmer, more natural alternative: speak your thought, and have it appear directly in your reading or note-taking app.
- One-Tap Dictation: Tap to start speaking, tap again to finish. Your transcribed words are inserted right where your cursor is.
- E-Ink Friendly Layout: High-contrast, black-and-white interface designed specifically for e-paper screens, with zero distracting animations or rapid screen flickering.
- Quiet and Lightweight: Runs quietly in the background without draining battery or warming up your device.
- Privacy by Default: Audio recordings and recognized text are never stored locally or collected for diagnostics.
- Just What You Need: Keeps the interface simple with only essential controls—record, cancel, backspace, and a quick toggle to switch back to your standard keyboard when fine editing is needed.
- Open the InkVox app on your device.
- Enter your speech service credentials and save your configuration.
- Tap Enable InkVox to toggle the input method on in Android system settings.
- Tap Select InkVox to choose InkVox as your active keyboard.
- Tap on any text box in your reading or note app.
- When the InkVox panel appears, tap Start Recording (grant microphone permission on first use).
- Speak your note, then tap Stop Recording when you are done.
- The transcribed text will appear directly at your cursor position.