HoldSay

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Frequently asked questions Does it work offline? Where your data is stored Set up HoldSay Supported languages Activation & device seats

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The HoldSay app icon above the floating voice card in its light and dark dressStart here

What is HoldSay?

See the three voice tasks HoldSay puts on one floating card.

Read → HoldSay running on an iMac with the floating card beside the main libraryStart here

Set up HoldSay

Install the app, grant the right permissions and confirm dictation, recording and file transcription all work.

Read → The HoldSay voice card shown ready, recording and transcribingStart here

Use the floating voice card

Move, hide, restore, record and replay from the control that stays close to your work.

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Dictation

Dictated text landing at the cursor beside the HoldSay voice card, among Gmail, Google Docs, ChatGPT and Slack input fieldsDictation

Dictate into any app

Hold or tap a shortcut, speak and place polished text at the current cursor.

Read → One spoken sentence forking into its Raw and Polish written resultsDictation

Choose dictation cleanup

Use light cleanup by default or a deeper polish when presentation matters.

Read → Names, places and technical terms as dictionary entries around the HoldSay voice cardDictation

Teach HoldSay names and terms

Add people, brands and specialist vocabulary one at a time or from a CSV file.

Read → A HoldSay dictation history list with short dictations kept as notes, beside the voice cardDictation

Find and reuse dictations

Copy, edit, star and reuse words you dictated earlier.

Read → The HoldSay homepage: “Unlimited dictation & meeting notes alternative to Wispr Flow” with two floating voice cards, one idle and one recording.Dictation

A Wispr Flow alternative

The same dictation job, with the speech model on your own machine and one payment.

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Recording & meetings

A Mac desktop with a two-person video call open and the HoldSay card recording microphone and computer audioRecording & meetings

Record a video meeting

Capture your voice and the people speaking through your computer without adding a meeting guest.

Read → HoldSay showing a live transcript beside an active recordingRecording & meetings

Record an in person conversation

Capture a lecture, interview or meeting through the microphone and turn it into a replayable note.

Read → Three recording segments beside the merged note that contains them allRecording & meetings

Combine multiple recordings

Put separate recording segments in the right order and merge them into one note.

Read → Two named speaker profiles with their voiceprints and recording countsRecording & meetings

Teach HoldSay who is speaking

Name a recurring voice once and reuse that identity in future local recordings.

Read → A transcript line whose generic speaker label is corrected to a real nameRecording & meetings

Fix speaker names and labels

Rename generic speakers, connect a recurring person and check difficult handoffs against the audio.

Read → HoldSay showing a speaker separated transcript beside an online meetingRecording & meetings

Unlimited transcription without Plaud Unlimited

Record online meetings directly or import Plaud audio into HoldSay.

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Transcripts & export

An audio file, a video file and a Mac folder beside the HoldSay voice card showing Drop to TranscribeTranscripts & export

Transcribe an audio or video file

Drop existing media into HoldSay and keep the source, transcript and replay in one local note.

Read → A Mac folder beside the HoldSay file queue with one file transcribing and the rest queuedTranscripts & export

Transcribe a folder of files

Add a folder, watch each job and pause, retry or cancel work from one queue.

Read → A macOS context menu over an audio file with Transcribe with HoldSay highlightedTranscripts & export

Right-click to transcribe

Send audio or video straight from Finder or File Explorer without opening HoldSay first.

Read → A transcript with a corrected word, a search with highlighted matches, and the source audio chipTranscripts & export

Edit and search a transcript

Correct important wording, search a long conversation and keep the source audio available for checking.

Read → Timecoded transcript lines with one playing, above the audio player barTranscripts & export

Replay audio while reviewing

Use playback controls and Mac timecodes to verify difficult passages against the source.

Read → A recording beside its summary styles and a finished summary with decisions and action itemsTranscripts & export

Turn a recording into a summary

Choose a useful summary style, generate it locally and check the decisions that matter.

Read → The HoldSay export menu for document, text and source audio formatsTranscripts & export

Export and share your notes

Choose the source audio, transcript or summary and send it in a format the recipient can use.

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Library, privacy & support

A large search field with a query and match count above two matching notes from the libraryLibrary, privacy & support

Search and organize your library

Use titles, filters, stars and search to bring the right dictation or recording back quickly.

Read → The HoldSay Library folder beside an external drive holding its backup copyLibrary, privacy & support

Find and back up your files

Open the local library folder, copy a complete backup and move the working library carefully.

Read → A paper plane with a blue trail flying above a HoldSay dictation still being writtenLibrary, privacy & support

Use HoldSay offline

See which voice tasks stay local and which setup actions still need an internet connection.

Read → A license key card above two computers, one seat activeLibrary, privacy & support

Activate HoldSay and manage seats

Use a license key, understand one seat per computer and move access with help from support.

Read → A toolbox tile surrounded by common symptoms, one already fixedLibrary, privacy & support

Fix common HoldSay problems

Work from the symptom to the permission, audio device, model or source file that needs attention.

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