f-pro - the affordable transcript solution

Works with anything!
Our USB footswitch, which is a home-grown German product from design to manufacture, can operate audio and video files on all PCs and MACs, regardless of which recording equipment has been used.

Simply plug & play
It works in direct conjunction with a lot of free transcription programs and offers an inexpensive and flexible workspace solution.

Saves 15 to 30% of work time
Using the USB footswitch allows you to keep your hands free, making it much easier to create transcriptions on the computer.

Programmable
The USB footswitch can also be used to operate other programs. You can set your own preferred key combination.

How to use

1. Attach the USB footswitch and wait a moment for your PC to automatically detect it.

2. Open the f4 transcription software or Express Scribe and open your audio file in the software.

3. Open Word or any other program you are using for your transcription or type directly into the transcription software. 

The footswitch has only one button.

Switch is pressed = Play

Switch is released = Stop

Switch is pressed again = Play again

repeatedly pressing the switch = Rewind

Technical specifications

Operating systems supported : Windows 2000, XP, Vista, MAC OS X10.2+ (not Windows 98)
Size : 90mm * 65mm * 25mm (plus a 1.5m USB cable)
Weight : ~150g
Guarantee: three years

What do users have to say about f4 and the USB footswitch?

" I really like f4. It is simple and yet powerful. "  - Hakon Finne, Senior scientist SINTEF Technology and Society, Norway

" User-friendly and quite affordable USB footswitch. " - Ikuya Sato - Hitotsubashi Univ., Grad School of Management, Japan

" Der f4 Fußschalter ist leicht bedienbar und erleichtert die tägliche Arbeit enorm ." - Heike Kaminski (“The f4 footswitch is simple to use and makes my daily work much easier.”)