I use Claude Code in VS Code to build apps. My old workflow for every prompt: think in Hindi → translate in my head → type English → half the context lost. Or open ChatGPT in the browser, talk to it in Hindi-English, copy the English, paste it back. Every. Single. Prompt.
Built-in voice dictation didn't help — it can't handle Hindi, and it falls apart on mixed speech, which is how we actually talk: Hindi + English, or Marathi + Hindi + English in one sentence.
So I built Maiboli ("my language"). One shortcut, speak naturally — any language or any mix — and short, correct English is pasted wherever your cursor is. Born for the Claude Code chat box; now it's used everywhere: ChatGPT, WhatsApp, Slack, email, Word.
It also fixed team messages: instead of half a message in uncertain English, people speak the whole thing and a complete, clear message lands in the chat.
AI rewrite (optional): when you talk, you jump — point 1, point 2, back to point 1. Rewrite reorganises it into clean, ordered text.
- 55+ languages and mixed-language speech
- Mac + Windows. One installer, no dependencies. Floating mic button or a shortcut.
- Free, open source (MIT). Bring your own API key — we use Gemini (free tier available); Whisper and Sarvam also work.
- Real numbers: 20 people on my team, 5 weeks of daily use, 3,000+ dictations on Gemini 3.5 Flash. Total bill: under ₹2,500 ($30). About one US cent per dictation.
Download: https://github.com/Dev14101989/maiboli/releases/tag/v0.4.3
Install guide: https://github.com/Dev14101989/maiboli/blob/main/HOW-TO-RUN.md
Source: https://github.com/Dev14101989/maiboli
I'm an accountant who moved into IT, not a career developer — this exists because I needed it.