Floating mic button

What it does

The floating button stays on top of other windows so you can start dictating from anywhere without switching apps.

Button states

• Three dots: ready to record.
• Glowing on hover: ready to record.
• Pulsing or visualizer bars: recording in progress.
• Animated dashes: processing your speech.

Move the button

Press and hold the button until it enters drag mode, then move it anywhere on screen.

Dictāta saves the position between sessions.

Recover a cancelled recording

If you cancelled a recording by mistake, a notification appears briefly. Press Option+Tab on macOS or Ctrl+Tab on Windows within a few seconds to transcribe and insert that recording anyway.