Menu bar
Click Speechy's waveform icon in your Mac's menu bar to dictate, copy your last transcript, add a word to your Dictionary, or open Home, History and Settings. It works without opening Speechy's window.
How to use Menu bar
Click the icon
The waveform in your menu bar.
Copy what you said
Copy last transcript puts your newest dictation on the clipboard.
Add a word
Click Dictionary, type the word, press Return.
What you do, what you get
Menu bar
You do
“Click Copy last transcript after a paste didn't land.”
You get
Your last dictation on the clipboard, ready for ⌘V.
Menu bar
You do
“Type "cooper netties" in Dictionary, then "Kubernetes" under Write it as.”
You get
From now on, Speechy writes Kubernetes when it hears that.
Menu bar
You do
“Click Dictate.”
You get
Dictation starts, the same as pressing your shortcut.
Questions
Dictate, Home, History, Copy last transcript, Dictionary, Settings, Check for Updates and Quit.
Yes. In Settings, General, switch off Show in Menu Bar. If the Dock icon is also off, the menu bar icon stays so you can still reach Speechy.
Yes. Copy last transcript falls back to the newest entry in History.