Skip to main content
While you dictate, Rekody shows a small floating pill near the bottom of your screen. It exists so you always know three things at a glance: that Rekody is listening, how long you have been talking, and what it heard. When the dictation ends, the pill disappears.
The Rekody pill showing a timer, a teal waveform, and streaming transcript with a caret.

​
What you see, left to right

  • The target app’s icon. The app your text will land in, so there is never a surprise about where the words go.
  • A timer. How long this dictation has been running.
  • A live waveform. Moving bars that react to your voice, your confirmation that the microphone hears you.
  • Your words, streaming in. The transcript tail brightens as words settle, with a caret marking where the next word will land.
In hands-free mode the pill also reminds you how to stop: tap ⌥ Space again, or just pause and Rekody finishes on its own.

​
Out of your way by design

  • The pill floats above your windows but never takes focus. Your cursor stays where you are working.
  • It is hidden from screen shares by default, so a dictation during a call stays private to you.
The Rekody pill floating over an editor and terminal while dictating.
No pill on screen? The pill only appears while a dictation is running. If dictation itself is not starting, see Troubleshooting.

Related topics

Your first dictationFAQTroubleshootingWhat is Rekodyconfig.toml reference