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How to Install & Use privisay

Installation

  1. Download priviSay.zip
  2. Unzip to reveal privisay.app
  3. Drag privisay.app into your Applications folder
  4. Open privisay from /Applications
  5. Wait ~30 seconds for the speech model to load on first launch
  6. Grant permissions when prompted (see below)

The menu bar microphone icon turns gray when the app is ready.

Usage

  1. Place your cursor where you want text to appear
  2. Press ⌘⇧Space
  3. Speak your text
  4. Press the hotkey again to stop, or wait 2 seconds of silence
  5. Text appears at your cursor!

Menu Bar Icon States

IconMeaning
Gray microphoneReady to transcribe
Red circleRecording in progress
Blue spinnerTranscribing audio
Yellow triangleError occurred (auto-clears after 3s)