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The main Dictation workflow is intentionally simple, but a few settings let you make it fit the way you work.

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Choose A Shortcut Mode

Open Settings -> Shortcuts -> Dictation and choose Shortcut mode: The shortcut itself can be a preset or a custom key combination. Snaply warns you about conflicts with the Writing Assistant and Meeting Notes shortcuts.

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Import A Voice Note

You do not need to record inside Snaply. From the Dictation page, click Upload Voice Note and choose a local audio file. Supported formats:
  • WAV
  • M4A
  • MP3
Snaply converts the file, transcribes it with your selected dictation model, and adds the result to Recent Transcriptions. The imported audio follows the same local history and retention behavior as a normal dictation.

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Pause Background Audio

Open Settings -> Dictation and enable Auto-Pause Audio if you want Snaply to pause music and videos when dictation starts. This is useful when media playing on your Mac would otherwise be picked up as background sound. You can also enable Dictation sound in Settings -> General to hear a sound when recording starts and stops.

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Choose Punctuation Behavior

Under Settings -> Dictation -> Punctuation behaviour, choose:
  • Automatic: Snaply adds punctuation from the way you speak.
  • Explicit: in English, say words such as “comma”, “dot”, “question mark”, or “new line”. Other languages use automatic punctuation.
See Punctuation for examples and tradeoffs.

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Recover A Failed Dictation

If a transcription cannot be inserted, the result can still appear in history. From Recent Transcriptions, you can copy it, replay the audio, transcribe it again, show the audio file in Finder, or delete it. Audio is retained locally for seven days; after that, the text can remain while replay and retranscription are no longer available.