Dictating
The pill
The small indicator that shows Voxy is listening, working, or done.
When you start a dictation, a small rounded indicator — the pill — appears near the bottom of your screen. It exists so you are never guessing whether Voxy heard you.
What it tells you
| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Listening | The key is held (or the tap session is open) and your voice is being recorded |
| Transcribing | The key is released and the speech model is turning audio into words |
| Refining | The words are being tidied by AI Refine |
| Error | Something went wrong. The pill says what |
The capsule changes size with each phase, so the shape alone tells you where you are without reading it. If AI Refine is off, the refining phase is skipped entirely.
The pill floats above other windows and does not take focus, so whatever you were typing in stays active underneath it.
Why it is not a window
A dictation window would mean switching apps, dictating there, then copying the result across. The pill deliberately does the opposite: it stays out of the way, and the text lands where your cursor already was.
If you never see the pill
That usually means the key press is not reaching Voxy. Check:
- Voxy is running — look for its menu-bar icon.
- Accessibility permission is granted. See Permissions.
- You are pressing the key Voxy is set to, on the right side of the keyboard. See Hold or tap.
Troubleshooting goes through this in order.