Fn without a new editor
Hold Fn where the cursor already is. Double-tap Fn to lock listening; finish with Fn or the menu-bar Listen item.
Mac dictation for developer workflows
Dictate instructions. Guide technical spellings.
Hold Fn in most standard Mac text fields, including Cursor, Xcode, Slack, and Mail. Add preferred spellings for the terms you use every day.
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Write for the destination
Dictate instructions without leaving your editor.
Optional Contextual polish presents the same request for each destination.
What you say
“Update refresh_access_token so concurrent 401 responses share one in-flight refresh, preserve the existing public API, and add a regression test for the race.”
Listen Orb writes
Update refresh_access_token - Make concurrent 401 responses share one in-flight refresh. - Preserve the existing public API. - Add a regression test for the race.
Terminology control
Map how you say a term to how the project spells it.
Add package names, acronyms, product names, and teammate names. You control every entry.
Vocabulary entry
- Preferred form
- URLSession
- Spoken forms
- U R L sessionURL session
Spoken
“Move the retry policy into the U R L session transport and keep cancellation propagation intact.”
Inserted
Move the retry policy into the URLSession transport and keep cancellation propagation intact.
Made for technical terms
Teach a spoken form such as “post gress Q L” for PostgreSQL. Vocabulary replacements are designed to avoid recognized code, commands, URLs, email addresses, handles, identifiers, and paths.
Spoken forms are not sent to OpenAI. Vocabulary exports include them. Preferred terms may be sent as transcription hints.
Works where you write
Small insertion details matter in technical work.
Insert at the cursor
Text appears where you are writing. Longer passages can paste with your previous clipboard restored afterward.
Context is optional
Standard polish sends only the transcript. Contextual polish may also use the app name and nearby text with permission. Secure fields are excluded.
Review technical output
Vocabulary replacements are designed to avoid recognized code, commands, URLs, email addresses, handles, identifiers, and paths. Transcription and optional polish can still vary.
Your OpenAI account
Use your own OpenAI API key.
OpenAI bills API usage separately. ChatGPT subscriptions do not include API usage.
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Your Mac
Listen Orb records only while you dictate. Your OpenAI key is stored in Keychain. Settings and vocabulary stay on your Mac.
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OpenAI, using your key
Audio goes directly to OpenAI using your key. Preferred terms may be sent as hints. Contextual polish may also send a short nearby-text excerpt. OpenAI bills your API project.
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Text at the cursor
Finished text returns to Listen Orb and appears in the active field.
Product limits
Built for focused push-to-talk dictation.
Requires internet access and your OpenAI API key.
Not designed for meetings or audio-file transcription.
Vocabulary and transcription results can vary.
Try before you buy
Try it in your editor before deciding.
Simple ownership
One-time license. No subscription.
Try every feature for 14 days with no card. One license works on up to 3 Macs.
Pay once for the Mac app. There is no recurring Listen Orb fee.
Pay OpenAI for what you use. Usage-based API billing can cost less than a fixed dictation subscription. Your actual cost depends on how much you dictate and the model you use. ChatGPT subscriptions do not include API usage.
One-time Mac license
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- No subscription
- One license for up to 3 Macs
Try it in the apps you already use
Try it where you already write.
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