Dictation records while you hold its hotkey, turns your speech into text, applies your selected polish and writing style, and inserts the result at the current cursor.
Dictate into an app
- Click the text field where the result should appear.
- Hold your Dictation hotkey. The default is Fn.
- Speak naturally. The overlay shows that mrmr is listening and, when enabled, previews words as they arrive.
- Release the hotkey to finish.
Very short accidental taps are discarded. A recording warns at two minutes and stops automatically at five minutes.
Use hands-free mode
Use either method:
- Double-tap your Dictation hotkey.
- While holding the hotkey and dictating, tap Space.
The recording stays active after you release the hotkey. Press the Dictation hotkey again to finish, or cancel from the overlay.
Cancel a recording
Press Esc while recording or processing. Cancelling prevents the current result from being inserted.
If text cannot be inserted
mrmr uses macOS Accessibility access to paste at your cursor. If the focused app changes or insertion is not safe, mrmr copies the result to the clipboard instead. Paste it manually with Command + V.
Check General → Permissions → Accessibility if insertion repeatedly fails.
Paste the latest transcript again
Use the Paste last transcript shortcut shown under Voice → Dictation mode. The default is Command + Control + V, and it can be changed.
Recording controls
Open Voice → Dictation mode to configure:
- Hotkey — the keys held to dictate.
- Live preview — show recognized words while speaking.
- Mute while recording — silence other apps during dictation and restore them afterward.
- Auto-submit after dictation — press Return immediately after inserting text.
- Paste last transcript — change the recovery shortcut.
Auto-submit should be used carefully. It submits the polished result before you can review it, and Return inserts a newline rather than submitting in many editors.
Languages
Under Voice → Languages, select the languages you dictate in. Selecting one language locks recognition to it; selecting multiple keeps those languages available. mrmr preserves the language and script of your speech when polishing.
Audio feedback
Under Voice → Feedback, you can enable or disable start/stop sounds and trackpad haptics. These settings do not change transcription behavior.