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
- Tap Fn + ⌃, or click Record on the dock.
- Pick Online call, then Audio only or Audio and video.
- Talk as usual. The dock's Record button shows red sound bars while it records.
- Tap Fn + ⌃ again, or the dock's stop button, to finish. The document opens.
- Say yes to "Summarize this call?" for a title, a summary, your to-dos and a follow-up email.
Good to know
Worth knowing
- The other side needs Screen Recording: System Settings, Privacy & Security, Screen & System Audio Recording (Screen Recording on macOS 14).
- When Zoom, Meet or Teams starts using your mic, the dock asks "Record this call?". Settings, Koi can make it start by itself.
- Live captions in your language (macOS 26 and later) show what the others say, translated on your Mac.
- Tell people you're recording. In many places that's the law, and Koi doesn't announce itself.
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.