How It works:

• Plans the writing flow before you speak
• Asks adaptive follow-ups based on your answers
• Keeps tone, facts, and earlier context
• Lets you skip, revise, or finish anytime
• Supports progressive discovery — you don’t need to know exactly what to say before starting

(5/n)

What we found:

With 25 participants, StepWrite:
• Cut editing effort by 7× vs dictation
• Lowered workload on all NASA TLX measures
• Matched ChatGPT in usability, fully hands free
• Produced longer, more coherent, richer drafts
• Improved idea organization and narrative flow

(4/n)

Why it matters 📝

Writing while walking, cooking, or commuting is mentally taxing.

Dictation makes you plan and say everything at once, which often leads to messy drafts.

StepWrite splits the process into small, answerable steps so you can stay in flow anywhere.

(3/n)

Ever had to write an email, message, or note while walking, cooking, or commuting but found dictation tools fall short?

StepWrite augments your ability to turn fleeting thoughts into structured text, hands-free and eyes-free. Our paper will be presented at #UIST2025 and the code is open source.