I use Dragon today. Is switching hard?
No. There's no voice profile to train and no lengthy setup. Install Voibe, pick your hotkey, and you're dictating in minutes. Bring your custom terms over by adding them to Voibe's dictionary. Most people are up and running the same day.
My hard drive died and I lost my Dragon profile. Can that happen with Voibe?
No. Voibe has no voice profile to build, so there is nothing to lose. If a machine dies or you get a new one, reinstall, sign in, and you're dictating at full accuracy in minutes.
Does Voibe protect attorney-client privilege?
Yes. In on-device mode on an Apple Silicon Mac, audio is transcribed on your Mac and never leaves it. In zero-retention cloud mode, on any Mac or Windows PC, audio is deleted the moment transcription completes, never stored, and never used to train AI.
Does using Voibe satisfy my confidentiality obligations under ABA Model Rule 1.6?
In on-device mode on an Apple Silicon Mac, audio never leaves the machine, so there is no third party to vet. In zero-retention cloud mode, audio is deleted the moment transcription completes, with no model training, so no client information is stored anywhere. Your professional duties around device access, backups, and retention still apply, as they would with any tool.
What is the best dictation app for lawyers?
The one that knows legal vocabulary, never stores privileged audio, needs no voice training, and works inside Word, Outlook, and your practice management system. Dragon pioneered legal dictation, but Dragon Legal sells for about $800 per seat through resellers, is Windows-only, and ties you to a voice profile. Voibe was built to be the modern replacement: legal dictionary, audio that is never kept, meeting notes with no bot in the call, Mac and Windows, from $29 per seat a month.
Is it accurate enough for legal work?
Voibe uses modern speech models with a custom dictionary for legal terminology: citations, Latin phrases, party names. Drafts come out clean with minimal editing. For court-admissible, certified verbatim transcripts, a certified court reporter remains the standard.
Does Voibe ever train AI on my dictation or meetings?
Never. Your dictation, meetings and notes are never used to train any AI model, ours or anyone else's. Voibe keeps zero data retention. Audio is discarded immediately after transcription.
Does a bot join my meetings?
No. Voibe captures meetings from your computer, so nothing joins the call and there is no notetaker for anyone to admit. It works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and any other meeting app.
Where are my meeting transcripts and summaries stored?
On your computer. Meeting audio is processed by open-source models on zero-retention cloud providers and deleted as soon as processing completes. The finished transcript and summary are saved on your device, not on our servers, and are never used to train AI. Chat with your meetings runs on the same zero-retention cloud, and your questions are never stored.
Do I need to tell people I'm taking meeting notes?
Yes. When recording starts, Voibe reminds you to let everyone know you're taking notes. You're responsible for following the recording consent rules that apply to your meetings and your location.
Does it spell the American way, “honorable” and not “honourable”?
Yes. Voibe supports both US and UK English. Open Settings, choose your preference under English spelling, and every draft follows it: “honorable”, “judgment”, “color”, and the rest.
Does it work in Word and Outlook?
Yes. Voibe types wherever your cursor is: Word, Outlook, Teams, your practice management or document management system, or any other app. There's no plug-in to install and no separate window to dictate into.
Can Voibe remember my letter endings and boilerplate?
Yes. Voibe's Memory lets you tie a spoken phrase to any block of text. Say “end letter” and your standard closing appears; say “standard reservation of rights” and the whole paragraph drops in, spelled and formatted the way you saved it.
Do I still need to review what Voibe writes?
Yes. Voibe produces a clean first draft: punctuation added, filler removed, terms and names spelled the way you saved them. Like any dictation tool, it is not a substitute for reading the letter before it goes out or checking a citation before it is filed.
Which platforms does it run on?
Both Mac and Windows. On an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) you can run fully on-device or use zero-retention cloud mode. Intel Macs and Windows use zero-retention cloud mode. Meeting notes run on Mac, on macOS 14.4 or later, and on Windows.
How much does it cost?
$29 per seat per month or $290 per seat per year, with unlimited dictation and meetings, and no per-minute fees. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. Firms with more than 10 seats get a custom firm plan. Dragon Legal v16, by comparison, sells for about $800 per seat through resellers.
How does the free trial work?
Choose a plan and enter your card at checkout. We charge nothing for 7 days. Download Voibe, sign in with the same email, and use every feature. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. If you keep it, your plan starts on day 8.
