How to dictate in any app
Tap the dictation keys, talk, and Koi types where your cursor is, in any Mac app. Voice commands, offline use, languages and how to stop, step by step.
Step by step
How to do it
- Open Koi's Settings and go to Notch & tools.
- Turn on Window previews in the Dock. If Koi still needs Accessibility or Screen Recording, turning it on asks for it.
- Rest the pointer on a running app's icon in the Dock for a moment. Its windows on this desktop show above it, or beside it with the Dock on the left or right.
- Click a window to bring it to the front, or click a minimized one to restore it. Hover a window and click × to close it.
Good to know
Worth knowing
- It needs System Settings, Privacy & Security, Accessibility (Device Control and Data Access on macOS 27) and System Settings, Privacy & Security, Screen & System Audio Recording (Screen Recording on macOS 14). It's on once both are allowed.
- The pictures are taken on your Mac when you hover, held for a few seconds and never kept or sent.
- Nothing is pictured while a password is typed, from password managers, or from windows that ask not to be captured.
- Move the pointer away and the previews go.
Keep exploring
How to teach Koi your words, snippets and styles
Make Koi spell names your way, type a saved address when you say a phrase, and pick Casual or Formal for each app. All in Settings, Dictation, on your Mac.
How to talk to Koi
Tap the call keys once and talk: Koi answers out loud, looks at your screen, points, draws and fixes your writing. How a call starts, ends and what it sees.
How to type to Koi
Tap Control twice for Koi's chat box: type a question, get a written answer that sees your screen and selected text, and send saved prompts with a slash.