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Install InkSpoke on macOS
Walk through the .pkg installer, accessibility permissions, and microphone setup.
Beginner3 min
Everything you need
to master InkSpoke.
Six tracks, from your first dictation to writing your own parameterised commands. Pick one and start scrolling, or jump straight to what you need.
1
Getting started
Install, set up your hotkey, dictate your first sentence. Twelve minutes, start to finish.
02
Install InkSpoke on Windows
MSI installer, UAC prompt, and Defender notes. Where settings.json lives.
Beginner4 min
03
Install InkSpoke on Linux
AppImage, .deb, and Flatpak paths. AT-SPI permissions, audio backend selection.
Beginner5 min
04
Your first dictation
Pick a hotkey, point at a text field, hold and talk. Watch the magic. Troubleshoot the obvious.
Beginner2 min
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Workspaces
The recipe system that makes InkSpoke feel like it reads your mind.
01
Anatomy of a workspace
Domain context · output style · tone · custom instructions. What each one does and how they compose.
Beginner6 min
02
Auto-detecting workspaces
How InkSpoke matches the active app to a workspace, and how to write better triggers.
Beginner5 min
03
Tone presets vs custom prompts
When to use a curated tone and when to write your own refinement prompt.
Intermediate7 min
04
Per-workspace vocabulary
Adding internal product names, acronyms, and codenames so transcription gets them right.
Intermediate4 min
05
Global vocabulary overrides
Stacking your global dictionary on top of per-workspace overrides. Conflict resolution.
Advanced5 min
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Voice commands
Hands-free workflows: wake-word, macros, and "send to app" actions.
01
Enabling the wake-word
Picking a phrase, downloading the local model, calibrating sensitivity.
Beginner3 min
02
Writing your first macro
"Summarise this and send to Slack" — how to compose a multi-step command.
Intermediate8 min
03
Parameterised commands
Slots like {channel} and {recipient}. The grammar engine and how to extend it.
Advanced10 min
04
App-launch commands
"Open Mail", "Close Slack", "Hide everything but Cursor". Configuring app favorites.
Intermediate5 min
05
Voice keyboard simulation
Sending arbitrary keystrokes by voice — useful for accessibility and macros.
Advanced6 min
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Models & BYOK
Use ours, plug in yours, or run the whole thing on your machine.
01
Choosing a voice model
Whisper-tiny vs base vs large. CoreML vs CUDA vs CPU. Trade-offs between latency and accuracy.
Beginner5 min
02
BYOK: connecting OpenAI
Adding an OpenAI key, choosing a model, routing rules. (Pro only.)
Intermediate4 min
03
BYOK: connecting Anthropic
Claude as your refinement engine. Streaming, temperature, and prompt tweaks.
Intermediate4 min
04
Connecting any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
Self-hosted vLLM, LiteLLM proxies, Ollama, LM Studio — all work.
Advanced6 min
05
Running on-device with Llama
Picking a GGUF, sizing for your machine, the LlamaSharp backend.
Advanced10 min
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Privacy & control
Turn the dials. Verify the claims. Lock things down.
01
Local Shield: zero-network mode
Enabling Local Shield, verifying with Little Snitch / netstat, what's possible offline.
Intermediate5 min
02
Managing API keys
Where keys live (OS keychain), how to rotate them, how to share with a team.
Beginner4 min
03
Encrypted sync setup
Your User Sync Key, what it protects, and how to back it up.
Intermediate7 min
04
Retention & history
Configure how long InkSpoke remembers what you dictated. Or set it to zero.
Beginner3 min
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Power user
Deeper customisation for people who live in InkSpoke.
01
Custom hotkeys & modifiers
Hold vs toggle modes. Side-button mice. Caps Lock as the trigger.
Intermediate5 min
02
Scripting the keyboard
Voice-driven shortcuts. Sending arbitrary key combinations. Integration with system automation.
Advanced8 min
03
Exporting & re-importing settings
Bundle your workspaces, vocabulary, and command set into one file — useful for backups or moving between machines.
Intermediate6 min
04
LAN-only mobile sync
Pairing your phone over your own network. QR-code handshake. No cloud roundtrip.
Advanced7 min
05
Migrating settings between machines
Exporting and re-importing settings.json, history, and dictionaries.
Beginner4 min
You spoke. Now ink it.
Free with platform-hosted voice + text models. Pro unlocks BYOK, on-device models, and unlimited workspaces.