Recording Feedback

Sound Feedback

VoiceInk plays a sound when you start and stop recording so you always know the recorder is active.

• Toggle Sound Feedback on or off in Settings → Recording Feedback
• When enabled, expand the section to customize the start and stop sounds with your own audio files

Mute Audio While Recording

Mutes your Mac's system audio output while you're recording, then restores it when you stop. This prevents sound from other apps bleeding into the microphone.

• Enable Mute Audio While Recording in Settings → Recording Feedback
• Set a Resume Delay (0–5 seconds) to control how quickly audio resumes after you stop recording

Restore Clipboard After Paste

VoiceInk pastes transcribed text using your clipboard (it temporarily sets the clipboard to the transcription, sends Cmd+V, then restores your original clipboard content).

• Enable Restore Clipboard After Paste to get your previous clipboard content back after each transcription
• Set a Restore Delay — if your old clipboard content keeps getting pasted instead of the transcription, increase this to 0.5–1 second. See Clipboard Issues for more details.

Use AppleScript Paste

An alternative paste method that uses AppleScript to send Cmd+V instead of simulated key events.

Enable this if VoiceInk is not pasting correctly with your keyboard layout (for example, custom layouts like Neo2 or other non-standard setups).

Pause Media While Recording (Experimental)

Pauses any playing music or video while you record and resumes it when you stop.

• Enable in Settings → Experimental → Pause Media While Recording
• Set a Resume Delay to control when media resumes after recording ends