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Vocal — Simply send voice messages in Gmail
Easy to use Chrome extension to send audio messages in Gmail. Like you would in WhatsApp, iMessage, or Telegram.
Send messages up to 1-minute long for free!
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@rajupp Haha that's something I love to hear ;) I'm looking forward to your voice message then!
Congrats on the launch Nat! What's the most common use cases you see for this product?
@mattcrail Thanks! Not on PH that much usually but I thought that we had reached enough of a PMF to risk it ;)
The B2B use cases that we see the most are:
1. support agents wanting to be more personal/efficient.
2. VIPs who want to reply to their fans/customers with a special personal touch
there is also a big chunk of people in Spanish speaking countries who like communicating over voice much more than text it seems :)
This pretty cool, one can shoot fast reply on the go instead of typing it in.
UPDATE 2022: We just launched a new feature which lets you send video messages as well (kind of like Loom). As a little perk for those who'll see this message, you can use the code "PRODUCTHUNT" to get a free lifetime Pro access (10 codes available) :)
We recently made it to 1'500$ in total revenue and also reached 1'500 signups, which means it was time to share Vocal with the world!
We've built this as a small bootstrapped business and have been delighted by the feedback we've received so far :)
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- It works in a super private way: we record your voice message locally and attach it as an .mp3 file to your email. Your data is not stored anywhere.
- There is a free plan to send voice messages up to 1-minute and a paid plan if you want to go above and beyond
- The UX for listening to voice messages is super simple as well. No app required. People can just click on the mp3 file to listen to it in the browser. On mobile, it opens automatically as well depending on the device and version (on Android, users have to choose their default app the first time, but that's it). Only issue is with Outlook (of course :P) where the audio message has to be downloaded to the desktop.
- Next feature would be a mobile app to be able to send voice messages on the go (so that you can look in front of you while walking!). But we need more revenue first to be able to finance this :)
@shararaqs Thanks for letting me know! The link is actually correct but the text displayed is wrong. If you go on this link to upgrade: https://app.vocal.email/checkout/2 you'll be charged the annual amount (39$). We're fixing the text now :)
Congrats on the launch Nathan. I've installed Vocal but can't use it because it doesn't let me select my audio input device. My system device is bugged so I need to select the right audio interface.
Can you add this feature?
@benoit_chambon That's very kind of you! I'll only be able to get there with your help! :)
That is super original ! Voice messages are so popular these days, Vocal is a good way to insert voice messages in the professional environment. Congrats!
@cica_laure_mbappe Thanks! If you have any thoughts on how we could make the product even better for business customers let me know :) I'm always on the lookout to turn this side business into a real Saas :)
@otman_alami the receiver actually can :) it works very well in Gmail. There are some issues with some Outlook accounts though.
I just needed this, whatapp got me addicted to voice explanations. Even slack lacks this feature, great one
Congrats, looks like a great add on to the Gmail webapp!! Can it also make speech-to-text?
@milkers Thanks! We hope you'll enjoy it! We haven't built such a feature because there is always this time when it makes a mistake, and even if only 1/100 words is wrong, it's still too annoying :)
@milkers It would also require us to send the voice messages to a server, which makes it less private :/ Another reason for why we don't want to build this :)
@gansernathan I see, thanks a lot for sincere answers! AI will eventually come to the point with 100%, I think you could solve the privacy/security issues until then :D Good luck!
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