Hold a key on your Mac. Talk. Your words pop up in whatever app you're in — almost instantly.
This app is for Mac.
Send yourself the link and open it on your Mac.
How it works
Press and hold the Fn (Globe) key. It starts listening right away.
Just say what you want to write. Talk how you normally do — it understands.
Let go of the key. The words pop in right where you were typing.
Features
Under 1 second from your last word to text on screen. Let go of the key and the words are already there.
Your words drop in wherever you were typing. No copying, no clicking around. Just talk.
Add names, work words, or weird spellings to a list. It uses your list so it gets them right every time.
Sits at the top of your screen, out of your way. One key away when you need it. No dock icon, no windows.
Slack, your browser, email, notes, code editors — if you can type into it, you can talk to it.
Privacy
Only listens while you're holding the key. Never sits in the background.
Only used to drop your words into the app you're typing in. That's all.
Your voice gets turned into text and thrown away. Nothing is saved on our side. Recent text may stay on your Mac only — never uploaded.
Just the app from holdtotalk.com. No extra software, no browser stuff. More on Privacy and Download.
FAQ
Hold the Fn key (or another key you pick). Talk. Let go. Your words show up in whatever app you were typing in — in less than a second.
Two things: the mic (so it can hear you) and a Mac setting that lets it paste your words into other apps. No browser stuff, no extra software.
Yep, there's a free plan with about 2,000 words each week. Pro is $10/month for 30 hours of transcription each month.
No. Your voice gets turned into text and thrown away right after. Nothing is saved or logged on our side. Recent text may stay on your Mac only.
Any Mac on macOS 14 or newer. Works on every kind of Mac you can buy today.
Under a second. Let go of the key and the words are already there. Way faster than the dictation already on your Mac.
Faster (under 1 second vs several seconds). You hold a key down instead of turning it on and off. You can teach it your own words. And it works in every app, even code editors and Terminal.
Yes. Slack, your browser, email, notes, code editors, Terminal — anywhere you can type, you can talk.