Help

What Do I Do First?

Choose Set Up Dictation or Set Up Meetings and follow the steps.

How Do I Dictate Once It’s Ready?

Click where you want your text, hold your dictation shortcut, speak and let go.

When Does My Trial Begin?

Your 7-day free trial starts with your first dictation into another app or first meeting recording.

Where Do My Words Go?

Where you’re typing, with a copy saved in Dictations. Search the list to find and copy a previous dictation.

Can I Listen Or Try Again?

Choose Play Dictation to listen to saved audio, or Transcribe Again if there’s no text. Change audio retention in Settings → Privacy.

How Do I Delete A Dictation?

Use Delete Dictation… on its row. To remove all dictations and meetings, use Settings → Privacy → Storage → Delete….

How Do I Record A Call?

Choose whichever is easiest:

1. Click Start Recording? when Sleekit detects a call, or its red dot.
2. Hover over the bar at the bottom of your screen and choose Record Meeting.
3. Press Control–Option–M, or your shortcut in Settings → Shortcuts.
4. Choose Record Meeting from Sleekit’s menu bar menu or by right-clicking the idle bar.
5. Open Meetings and choose Record Meeting.

Finish setup if asked. Choose Stop when you’re done.

How Do I Find Or Share A Recording?

Search Meetings and open a meeting to read or listen. Use Copy Transcript, Export → Export Markdown… or Export → Export Plain Text… for text; More → Export Audio… for the recording.

How Do I Get Key Points And Actions?

Choose Copy Transcript and paste it into your favourite AI chat.

How Do I Add A Word?

Open Dictionary → Add Word. Type the spelling and press Return. Add more words, then choose Done.

What Does The Small Graduation Cap Mean?

Sleekit learned that word from a correction you made. Turn off Learn new words automatically in Settings → General.

Can I Change Or Remove A Word?

Use Edit on its row to change the spelling, or Delete to remove it.

What Is A Replacement?

A short phrase that expands into text you use often. For example, “my email” can become support@sleekit.app.

How Do I Make One?

Open Replacements and choose Add Replacement. Enter the phrase to say and the text to write, then save it.

How Do I Change One?

Open its row, edit the phrase or text, then save. You can delete it there too.

Where Do I Change The Shortcut?

Open Settings → Shortcuts. If fn opens the emoji picker, set System Settings → Keyboard → Press fn (Globe) key to to Do Nothing.

Can I Turn The Tidy-up Off?

Switch off Clean up dictations in Settings → General.

Where Do I Choose A Microphone?

Open Settings → Audio. Your choice applies to the next recording.

Where Are Storage, Updates And My Key?

Open Settings → Privacy for audio retention, history deletion and updates; Settings → Licence for your key and Free Up This Mac.

How Do I Enter My Key?

In Settings → Licence, paste the whole key from your purchase email and choose Enter Licence Key. Activation needs an internet connection.

How Many Macs Can I Use?

Up to 3 of your Macs. Licence Terms.

To move to a new Mac, go online on the old one and choose Settings → Licence → Free Up This Mac. Enter your key on the new Mac.

Lost or broken old Mac? Email support@sleekit.app to free it up.

I’ve Lost My Key

Open Lemon Squeezy’s My Orders, enter your purchase email address and follow the emailed link.

What Happens After The Trial?

You can still read, copy and export your recordings. Buy a licence to make new dictations and recordings.

Sleekit Can’t Hear Me

Switch Sleekit on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone. Check your microphone in Sleekit’s Settings → Audio.

My Text Didn’t Appear

Click in a text field and switch Sleekit on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. If the bar says Copied, press Command-V. You can also copy the text from Dictations.

Permissions Stopped Working After An Update

1. Open Sleekit from Finder → Applications.
2. If setup still waits for Accessibility, open Already Switched On but Still Waiting? and choose Check Again. If it still waits, choose Show This Copy in Finder.
3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Remove the old Sleekit entry with −, add the copy you just found with +, then switch it on.

The Other Side Of My Call Is Missing

Switch Sleekit on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording. Reopen Sleekit if macOS asks.

How Do I Report A Problem?

Choose Report a Problem… from Sleekit’s menu bar menu, then Open Email Draft. Write what you did, what happened and what you expected.

How Do I Include The App’s Log?

Choose Show App Log in Finder in the same window. Check app.log before attaching it: logs can include app names, file paths and error details.