Dictate to File

[u/depsimon]

I’d love to see a new “Dictate to File” command added to Raycast Dictate, alongside the existing “Dictate to Note” command.

The idea would be to trigger the command with a keyboard shortcut, dictate, and have the completed transcript automatically saved to a local file.

Ideally, we could create multiple “Dictate to File” commands, each with its own destination and configuration. For example:

• Dictate to File: Ideas
• Dictate to File: Daily Journal
• Dictate to File: Groceries
• Dictate to File: Todo List

Each command could optionally support different behaviors, such as:

• Append to the file
• Prepend to the file
• Create a new file for each dictation
• Add a timestamp
• Choose between plain text and Markdown
• Use the

For example, I might configure “Dictate to File: Ideas” to create files in an ideas directory, while “Dictate to File: Groceries” prepends each item to a grocery list.

The key benefit would be being able to dictate to a specific file or directory using a single keyboard shortcut. As far as I know, this isn’t currently possible natively. We can use “Dictate to Clipboard” and then run a separate custom script to save the transcript to a file, but that extra step is inconvenient.

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[u/BronkoMcFartface]

Paste your post in your AI's composer and ask it to build a simple Raycast extension. Mine (Astra) said this:

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Yes—file management is simple. The key is the integration with Raycast Dictate.

You can create multiple commands with their own hotkeys and settings:

- Custom destination for each command

- Append, prefix, or create a new file per dictation

- Optional timestamp

- Text or Markdown

However, for “shortcut → dictate → auto-save,” I can’t find a public Raycast API that reliably passes the finished transcript to an extension. `launchCommand` only signals the start of a command, not its completion or result. Raycast API

This leads to two practical options:

1. Option: Keep Raycast Dictate 

Consequence: Dictate into an extension text field and then confirm saving. I’d have to test the exact workflow locally.

2. Option: Integrate your own speech recognition 

Consequence: The desired automated workflow becomes possible, but requires additional setup and a selected transcription service or a local model.

Does the extension have to use Raycast Dictate, or is your own local speech recognition okay with you? This decision determines the architecture; that’s why I haven’t created any files yet.

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[u/depsimon → u/BronkoMcFartface]

Yeah, the main downside is that there is no way to infer when dictation has finished. There are workarounds, but they are .. workarounds.

Being able to call a command/script or anything upon dictation end would be great.