MACOS DICTATION · LIVE SINCE 2026
Hold a key. Say it. Keep working.
Dictate is a macOS menu-bar app for putting spoken text into the app that already has focus. Hold the shortcut, speak, release, and the text lands where the cursor was.
ILLUSTRATIVE PRODUCT RECREATION
Hi Priya,
— Sam
HOW IT WORKS
Voice in. Finished text at the cursor.
The product is built around one repeatable motion, so dictation stays inside the writing task instead of becoming a separate transcription job.
- 01
Hold the shortcut
Start recording without leaving the focused application.
- 02
Speak normally
Say the sentence or paragraph while the recording HUD stays visible.
- 03
Release
Stop the recording and let Dictate produce the text.
- 04
Continue where you were
The result is inserted at the existing cursor when the app permits it.
PRODUCT LEDGER
A branded stop, not another generic dictation guide.
Dictate has its own product site and learning library. This page records the product in the Solworks shelf and sends visitors to the full experience.
Text insertion depends on the focused application permitting input at the current cursor.
- PLATFORM
- macOS menu-bar application
- TRIGGER
- Global hold-to-talk shortcut
- OUTPUT
- Text at the focused cursor
- HOME
- Full product details at dictates.app
KEEP FOLLOWING THE JOB