Saytrue

Saytrue suggests how to say something differently. Speak or type a text and Saytrue rephrases it, headed by what the new version does differently: "Warmer phrasing".

Unlike a writing assistant, Saytrue does not polish spelling and style. It shows how the same message can sound and tells you what has changed.

HOW IT WORKS
• Input by recording, audio file or typed text; speech is transcribed on your computer
• For each lens you choose: Off, Analyze or Suggest
• With Suggest you get the rephrasing with a one-sentence rationale, with Analyze the result itself
• If a text is too short, Saytrue does not analyze it and tells you why

IN THIS EDITION
• Rephrasing with the Tone lens: "Warmer phrasing"
• Emotion from voice and text (after Plutchik and Russell)
• Tone across five dimensions: formality, closeness, directness, energy, mood
• Topic in seven categories
• Bible Impulse and prayer for your text, optional and off by default

MORE FEATURES
• Dictation with spoken punctuation, global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+D)
• Quick recording from the tray menu: the text lands in the clipboard
• Help chat about the app's features and the approaches behind them
• Recordings stored locally; export as PDF, Markdown, text, HTML or Word
• 15 languages in interface and transcription

LOCAL, OR IN THE CLOUD WITH YOUR CONSENT
• Transcription with whisper.cpp on your computer
• Local AI with Ollama
• Optional cloud providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral based in the EU), only with your explicit consent
• API keys stored in Secret Service (Linux keyring)
• Optional crash reports, off by default (EU servers)

Rephrasings grounded in psychological approaches (Nonviolent Communication, Four-Sides Model, Transactional Analysis and more), phrasing alternatives and Coaching are part of Saytrue Pro (Mac App Store and Microsoft Store).

IMPORTANT
Saytrue describes language and suggests phrasings. It does not diagnose and is not a substitute for counselling or therapy. The results are generated by AI and can be inaccurate (EU AI Act Art. 50).

After installation, connect microphone access:
sudo snap connect saytrue:audio-record
sudo snap connect saytrue:password-manager-service