Continuous vs On‑Demand Dictation
dictop supports two complementary modes. In On‑Demand, press to record and press again to transcribe and insert or copy the result. In Continuous (always listening), dictop listens in the background and, after a pause of your chosen length, transcribes and inserts text automatically. Adjust the silence threshold and timing (default 3 seconds, range 1–10 seconds).
On‑Demand for thinking out loud
Press once to record; press again to transcribe and insert or copy. You can pause and resume while recording from the menu bar, or assign a dedicated shortcut with press/release behavior. Completed dictations are saved in History by default.
Continuous for live typing
In Continuous mode, every silence break triggers the same pipeline—transcription, replacements, optional LLM refinement, then insertion or copy—and updates the ongoing history note. Tune the silence time to match your speaking cadence.
Switch effortlessly
Assign shortcuts for Start/Stop and Pause/Resume. The status bar shows your current state at a glance: idle, recording, transcribing, LLM processing, or copied.
Energy and privacy considerations
Continuous mode uses more compute; On‑Demand conserves resources. On‑device models keep audio and text local. Cloud options are available when you explicitly select a provider.