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Dictate Instead of Typing

Use desktop dictation (Whisper flow) to turn speech into text for an email, document, or prompt. In the Siesta AI app for Windows and macOS, you will find this feature under Wisps.

Speak, check the transcript, and paste it where you need it. For the settings on each platform, see the Windows App and macOS App.

Before You Start​

  • Use Siesta AI Desktop for Windows or macOS and allow the app to access your microphone.
  • On Windows, your organization needs a configured voice transcription connection. On macOS, choose On-device (Apple) or your Organization transcription provider; Apple dictation also needs Speech Recognition permission.
  • Choose a quiet place and decide where you want to paste the text.

Follow The Steps​

  1. Install The App And Set Up Dictation

    Download the Siesta AI Desktop App. Choose your system, install the app, open it, and sign in. If you already have it, open it and continue.

    In Settings, check your microphone, dictation language, and shortcut. On Windows, the shortcut is under Wisps. On macOS, the language and transcription engine are under General, and Wisp shortcut and its mode are under Screen Capture. Use the shortcut shown in your app.

    Siesta AI macOS Settings with the Wisp dictation language, microphone, shortcut mode, and shortcut
    macOS: check the dictation language and your Wisp shortcut in Settings.
    Platform guide: macOS dictation settings

  2. Dictate With Wisps

    Open Wisps and click the microphone button. Speak a short sentence or paragraph, stop recording with the same control, and wait for the transcript.

    To dictate while working in another app, keep Siesta AI running and use your configured shortcut. In Push to Talk mode, hold it while speaking and release it to finish. On macOS, Toggle mode starts recording with one press and stops it with the next.

    Wisps in the Siesta AI Windows app with transcript history and the microphone button at the bottom right
    Windows: open Wisps and use the microphone button, or dictate with your configured shortcut.
    Platform guide: Windows Wisps

  3. Check And Paste The Text

    Read the transcript in Wisps and click the copy icon beside it. Return to your email, document, or message field and paste with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on macOS. Windows also copies a completed transcript to the clipboard automatically.

    Correct names, numbers, and punctuation in the destination app before sending or saving. Your local Wisps history lets you copy the text again later.

    Wisps history in the Siesta AI macOS app with a copy icon beside each local note
    macOS: use the copy icon beside a Wisp to reuse its text in another application.
    Platform guide: macOS Wisps

Try It​

Open an empty email draft and dictate this short message:

Hello, I will send the updated proposal tomorrow by 3 pm. Please confirm that this works for you.

Check The Result​

The email draft should contain your complete message, including the correct time. Check that nothing is missing or repeated, then decide whether to send it.

If It Does Not Work​

  • No sound: check the selected input device and the app's microphone permission.
  • The shortcut does nothing: check it in Settings and try the microphone button in Wisps. On macOS, also check Accessibility permission for global shortcuts.
  • No transcript or wrong language: check the dictation language. For organization transcription, check your connection and ask your administrator to verify the voice transcription provider; for Apple dictation, check Speech Recognition permission.

To polish the pasted text with Quick Actions, continue to Fix or Rewrite Selected Text on Desktop.

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