Quick start

Get up and running with Epilude in five minutes.

Overview

Epilude is a voice productivity suite for Mac. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, and release — formatted text appears wherever your cursor is.

Setup checklist

Install Epilude and grant permissions
Choose your dictation hotkey
Start dictating

Your first dictation

Open any text field

Click into any app where you can type — Notes, Mail, Slack, your browser, a code editor, anything.

Press and hold your hotkey

The default hotkey is Right Option (⌥). You'll see a small indicator appear showing Epilude is listening.

Speak naturally

Talk at your normal pace. You can say punctuation commands like "comma", "period", or "new paragraph" for formatting.

Release the key

Epilude will process your speech, format it with AI, and insert the text at your cursor position.

Smart formatting

Epilude automatically formats your speech using Smart Formatting:

Punctuation: Say "comma", "period", "question mark" to insert punctuation
Lists: Say "list" or "bullet" followed by numbered items
Line breaks: Say "new line" or "new paragraph"
Corrections: Say "actually" or "scratch that" to revise

Next steps

Learn about Smart Formatting in detail
Pick a Cleanup level that matches how polished you want your text
Try Hands-free dictation for longer sessions

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