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Everything you need to know about using Voibe effectively, on Mac and on Windows.
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- Getting Started 30-second overview of Voibe: hold the hotkey, speak, release — and the text appears in whatever app you're using.
- System Requirements Voibe works on all Macs — Intel and Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later — and on Windows 10 and 11. On-device mode needs Apple Silicon; zero-retention cloud mode runs anywhere. Here's how to check your machine.
- First-Time Setup on Mac Step-by-step macOS walkthrough: install, grant microphone and accessibility permissions, pick your hotkey, and run your first dictation in under two minutes.
- Voibe on Windows Setting up on a PC: install the app, allow microphone access, pick a hotkey, and find the system tray icon. Plus how zero-retention cloud mode works and what differs from the Mac app.
- Permissions On Mac, Voibe needs microphone and accessibility permissions; on Windows, just the microphone. What each one does, what we cannot do with them, and how to grant them.
Using Voibe
- Dictating to AI Assistants Voice-prompt Claude, ChatGPT, and anything else with a chat box. Which mode suits long prompts, why you should stop self-editing, reusable prompt scaffolds, and where your words actually go.
- Dictation Modes Learn about Push-to-Talk, Hands-Free, and Live Dictation — three ways to dictate with Voibe, each designed for different workflows.
- Menu Bar App Voibe lives in your Mac's menu bar — and in the Windows system tray. Where to find the icon, what the menu shows, and how to access history, stats, and settings.
- Memory Create spoken shortcuts that Voibe expands inline — fix words it consistently mishears, shorten URLs and emails, and store reusable prompts. Stored locally on your own machine.
- Developer Mode Voice dictation for Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf. Voibe scans your workspace locally and resolves file names, folder paths, and identifiers — and attaches files to AI chats when you mention them.
- Spoken Punctuation Say punctuation and symbols by name and Voibe types them as you dictate — commas, brackets, @, math signs, currency, and full email addresses. Runs on your own machine, instantly.
Privacy & compliance
- Privacy Overview On-device or zero-retention cloud — your choice. Either way your audio is never stored, sold, or used to train AI. What that means and what we collect to run your account.
- How On-Device Dictation Works The technical pipeline: how audio flows from your microphone to text, why Apple Silicon's Neural Engine matters, and what "on-device" actually means versus other "on-device" claims.
- HIPAA-Friendly Dictation For healthcare professionals — why Voibe's on-device architecture fits clinical workflows, what we don't offer (BAA, certifications), use cases, and what to confirm with your compliance team.
- Voibe for Legal Work For lawyers and privileged work — why architecture matters more than policy, attorney-client privilege, NDA-bound work, custom legal vocabulary, and what to confirm with your firm.
- GDPR Compliance For EU and UK users — what we process and why, legal bases, your rights under UK and EU GDPR, international transfers, and how to exercise them.
Account & support
- Frequently Asked Questions Quick answers on Mac vs Windows, offline use, battery impact, whether Voibe is always listening, developer tools, changing the hotkey, and using it for medical or legal work.
- Troubleshooting Fixes for the most common Voibe issues — hotkey not working, no audio detected, poor accuracy, the app won't launch, and AirPods or Bluetooth problems.
- Plans & Billing Free, Pro Monthly, Pro Annual, Lifetime, and Team — what each plan includes, how billing works through LemonSqueezy, plus refund policy and license management.