How can we help?

• What do I need?

  SpokenKey requires macOS 15.0 or later.

• Where do I get it?

  From the Download page.

• Installing

  Open the download, move SpokenKey to your Applications folder, then open it from there.

• If macOS shows a warning

  Don’t bypass it. Contact support with the exact message.

• Updating

  New versions are posted on the Download page. Download the new version and replace the copy in Applications. Your History stays.

• Choosing a source

  Long-Form asks what SpokenKey should hear before recording. Microphone is selected the first time. Choose Microphone + Mac audio to include sound playing on your Mac.

• Permissions

  macOS may ask for audio-capture access. Recording starts only after you select Continue.

• If access was denied

  Open System Settings › Privacy & Security. Turn on SpokenKey under Microphone, or under Screen & System Audio Recording for Mac audio. Then quit and reopen SpokenKey.

• How it works

  Hold Fn, speak, then release to finalize.

• If SpokenKey shows “Fn not enabled”

  SpokenKey needs Input Monitoring to hear the Fn key, and Accessibility to type into the field you’re using. Turn on SpokenKey in System Settings › Privacy & Security under both, then reopen SpokenKey.

SpokenKey inserts finalized text into the focused editable field when insertion can be verified. It doesn’t work in every app or field.

• If you see “Your text is ready to copy”

  SpokenKey couldn’t insert the text, but kept it. Select Copy text, switch to the app you were working in, and paste.

• After text is inserted

  Choose Save to History to keep it, or Done to clear it. Push-to-Talk text isn’t saved unless you choose to save it.

• Starting

  Choose Microphone or Microphone + Mac audio, then select Continue. SpokenKey remembers the last source you chose.

• While recording

  The transcript stays hidden until you pause or stop.

• Pausing

  Pause to review and edit confirmed text. You can copy the transcript, resume the same session, or stop and finalize.

• Finishing

  The finalized transcript is saved to History on your Mac. Copying doesn’t stop or save a recording.

• What’s saved

  Long-Form transcripts, and Push-to-Talk text you choose to save.

• How long

  Saved transcripts are kept for 30 days by default. Choose 7 days or No Expiry in Settings.

• Raw audio

  Raw-audio history is off by default. If you turn it on, recordings stay on your Mac for 30 days.

• What you buy

  A one-time, perpetual license for one device.

• Getting your license

  Your license key arrives by email right after checkout. Paste it into SpokenKey to activate it.

• Refunds

  14-day refund, no questions asked. Refund policy

• Moving to a new Mac

  Deactivate SpokenKey on your old Mac, then activate it on the new one with the same key. Can’t get to the old Mac? Email support@spokenkey.app with your order number.

Tell us your macOS version and what you saw on screen.

Email support@spokenkey.app.