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
- Settings, Shortcuts: change the keys to dictate, talk with Koi, record, search your documents and make a new one.
- Settings, Preferences: pick Koi's voice (each plays a sample) and a 12 or 24 hour clock.
- Drag Koi's tab to any edge of the screen to move the dock there. Hover its far end to put it back.
- Settings, Koi: turn any power off, like seeing the screen, using your Mac or memory.
Good to know
Worth knowing
- Or just ask: "use a 24-hour clock".
- Settings, Dictation picks the speech model: Small built in, Base and Large v3 Turbo a download away.
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.