Plugin for Eclipse^tm

Increase development productivity by adding voice annotations to your Java^tm code.
Accelerate code reviews, improve your documentation and increase the quality of your code. Download now!

Features

• Easily add annotations to  any Java source file.
• Voice annotations are shown as markers [] in the editor's sidebar (see screenshot).
• VoiceInk annotations can be shared among team members and  included in version control.
• Speech encoding is based on the popular Speex codec (open-source, non-proprietary).
• Significantly smaller file sizes than MP3 for same speech quality.

Benefits

VoiceInk greatly simplifies code reviews and walkthroughs. Feedback becomes more constructive and useful because the reviewer can share his thoughts more easily. No keyboard slows down his thoughts. Developers also benefit: Audio feedback is much richer than typed comments can ever be. Besides accelerating code reviews, VoiceInk thus increase the acceptance of regular code reviews among reviewers AND those reviewed. For many IT departments, the VoiceInk Plugin will serve as an enabler for the vital practice of regular code reviews and lead to higher quality code.

The VoiceInk Plugin is also useful for adding annotations to code when working under high time pressure. If necessary, VoiceInk annotations can be converted into written text by less expensive staff or a specialized transcription service provider.

Requirements

• The early access release only works on Windows Operating Systems
• Supports Eclipse 3.0 and 3.1
• The early access version is valid for 3 months.

Installation Instructions

Download the Eclipse Plugin file. Unzip the VoiceInk Plugin into a temporary location. Copy the unzipped plugin folders (com.voiceink.eclipse_<version>) into your eclipse plugins folder (e.g. c:\program files\eclipse\plugins). Note: Even if you are using Eclipse 3.1 you still need to unpack the archive. Start Eclipse again. The plugin will be automatically installed and started.
Finally, delete the files in the temporary location.

A screenshot of the context menu provided by the VoiceInk plugin: