Dictation for the ear · Free beta

Learn English by ear, one sentence at a time.

Bring a video or a recording. Lisbit plays it back a sentence at a time, you type what you hear, and every word you missed shows up the moment you check.

Also for Windows and Linux · Works offline · No account

The check

See what you missed.

  1. Import

    A video or audio file. Subtitles are made on your computer.

  2. Dictate

    Hear a sentence, type it. Replay or slow down as often as you like.

  3. See what you missed

    Wrong and missing words, marked the moment you check.

  4. Review

    Sentences come back when you’re about to forget them.

Mistakes

Most misses come from three habits.

Lisbit sorts what you got wrong by why it went wrong, so you practise the habit, not just the word.

10misses

Small words vanish

  • would → would’ve
  • kinda → kind of
  • — → the
7misses

Similar sounds swap

  • curves → carves
  • articles → particles
  • filtering → filtration
6misses

One word heard as two

  • safe guards → safeguards
  • where as → whereas
  • any more → anymore

Works offline

Your library and progress stay on this computer. No account.

Speech to text

No subtitles? Lisbit transcribes the audio on your device.

Your dictionaries

Import MDX, StarDict or CSV and look words up as you go.

AI explanations

Ask why a word slipped with your own key, or copy the prompt.

Spaced review

Misses come back on time.

Six themes

Riso, Klein, Forest, Phosphor, Aurora and Bauhaus, in light and dark.

The app

Made for the ear.

Today: a short session planned from what is due
Today
Mistakes sorted into three habits
Mistakes
The Appearance panel with six themes, in dark mode
Six themes
A checked sentence with the misheard word marked
The check
The day’s receipt: sentences, accuracy, what tripped you up
Day done

Admit one pair of ears.

Free while in beta. Checks for updates once a day; you can turn that off.

macOS

macOS 12 or later · Apple silicon (M1 and later) · .dmg

Intel Mac? Download the Intel .dmg

Windows

Windows 10 or later · 64-bit · .exe

Not signed yet: choose “More info” → “Run anyway”.

Linux

x86-64 · tar.gz with a self-updating install.sh, or .deb

install.sh keeps Lisbit up to date.
All downloads and requirements →
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