Download — Hold to Talk

Download Hold to Talk for Mac

Use the button below to download the macOS app.

Download HoldToTalk.dmg
Version 1.2.42
Download Size 4.1 MB DMG
Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later

Hold to Talk is distributed as a direct DMG from holdtotalk.com. It does not install bundled software, browser extensions, or download helpers. The app needs Microphone access for speech capture and Accessibility access only to paste text into the active app.

SHA-256: 8820014c9f622de7f83559793b37f26b2721178295c7bcefa2d2af2aeec6871b

Getting started

  1. Open the DMG and drag Hold to Talk into your Applications folder.
  2. Launch the app. You'll see a waveform icon appear in your menu bar.
  3. Grant Microphone permission when the system prompt appears.
  4. Grant Accessibility permission so the app can paste text for you. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and toggle Hold to Talk on.
  5. Hold Fn and speak. Release to transcribe and paste. That's it.
Tip: If the Fn key isn't triggering recording, open System Settings → Keyboard and set "Press Globe key to" to "Do Nothing". To use a different hotkey, click the menu bar icon → Settings → Input tab.