The direct answer
Speak in place, and the reviewed text arrives at your cursor.
Put the cursor where the text belongs—a Word document, a Mail reply, a Slack message box, an Obsidian note, a form field in your browser—and start Aureon. When it finishes, the result is placed at that cursor the same way pressing Command+V would place it. Aureon does not press Return, Enter, Send, or Submit, so nothing leaves your hands until you decide it should.
This is a different job from built-in Dictation. Dictation types the words you say as you say them. Aureon takes the whole spoken thought, shapes it into a draft, and delivers that draft in one step. If you already know your exact sentence, Dictation is the smaller tool and the better choice.
Because delivery uses the same paste path a person would use, Aureon does not need a plugin, an extension, or a per-app integration. It works in the frontmost window you started in. There is no separate Word version or Slack version to install—the app you are in is simply the app that receives the text.
This page is about writing text into an app you are already using. It is not about Aureon creating items inside a connected service on your behalf. That is a separate capability with its own supported list and its own confirmation design.
How the delivery actually works
One paste, into the window you started in.
The mechanism is deliberately unremarkable, because a predictable insert is easier to trust than a clever one.
It goes where your cursor is
Delivery follows the receiving app's current text focus inside the window you were in when you started, including replacing a selection—exactly as your own Command+V would. There is no app-specific adapter deciding what to do differently.
Your clipboard is put back
Aureon snapshots the clipboard, uses it to carry the result, then restores what was there. If you or another app copy something during that moment, Aureon leaves the newer clipboard alone rather than overwriting it.
It never presses Send for you
The insert is the entire effect. Aureon does not synthesize Return, Enter, Send, or Submit, so a draft in a message box stays a draft until you send it yourself.
If it cannot deliver, it does not guess
If you switch windows or cancel before delivery, nothing is written at all. A failed insert keeps the result in the recovery panel and History, where you can re-insert or copy it deliberately.
Four steps
How to use voice to text inside any Mac app.
Grant Accessibility permission once
Delivery requires macOS Accessibility permission, because placing text into another app is a system-level action. You approve this once in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility.
Put the cursor where the text belongs
Click into the document, message box, or form field first. That focused field is where the result will land, so choosing it before you speak is what makes the insert predictable. For voice to text in Word, click into the document body; for voice to text in Gmail or Mail, click into the reply box before you start.
Speak the whole thought, not a perfect sentence
False starts and mid-sentence changes of direction are fine—shaping them is the point. Stay in the same window while Aureon works, because a window change before delivery cancels the write instead of guessing where you meant it to go.
Read what arrived before you act on it
The text is inserted, not sent. Check names, numbers, dates, and anything that states a commitment, then send, save, or keep editing yourself.
The same mechanism, different windows
Voice to text in Word, Gmail, and anywhere else you write.
These are synthetic examples, not customer results. In each one the app is simply the window that had focus.
Voice to text in Gmail and Mail replies
let her know we can do the tuesday slot but not the morning one, and that I still owe her the revised quote
We can make the Tuesday slot work, though not the morning one. I also still owe you the revised quote.
The result sits in the reply box as a draft. Aureon does not press Send, so the message waits for your review.
Voice to text in Word documents
so basically the pilot ran for six weeks, we saw fewer support tickets, but honestly the sample was small so I would not lean on it too hard
The pilot ran for six weeks and coincided with a drop in support tickets. The sample was small, so this result should be treated as indicative rather than conclusive.
The speaker's hedge survives. A version that dropped “small sample” would read more confidently than the writer intended.
A note while reading
worth remembering that the pricing page converts better on mobile than desktop, which is the opposite of what we assumed
The pricing page converts better on mobile than on desktop—the opposite of what we assumed.
Captured into whatever note field was focused, without switching apps and losing the thought.
Two ways to get words on the page
Typing as you speak, or delivering a shaped draft.
Both put text into the app you are using. They differ in what exists when you stop talking.
| Use case | macOS Dictation | Aureon |
|---|---|---|
| When text appears | Word by word, as you speak | Once, after the thought is shaped |
| Best input | A sentence you have already composed | A rough thought, including false starts |
| Setup per app | None | None—no plugin or extension |
| Required permission | Microphone | Microphone and Accessibility |
| Selected text | Typed at the insertion point | Replaced, as Command+V would |
| Sending or submitting | Not performed | Not performed |
Aureon does not deliver into fields macOS marks as secure, such as password fields. That restriction is intentional and is not a bug to work around.
Where this fits
Choose by what you have when you stop speaking.
The insert is the whole effect. Anything beyond it—sending, filing, creating a record elsewhere—remains a separate, deliberate step.
Good fit
Writing into a focused field
- Long replies where typing is the bottleneck
- Rough thinking that needs shaping before it reads well
- Writing in a language you did not speak in
Use something else
Literal or hands-free input
- Short exact strings, where Dictation is faster
- Controlling your Mac by voice, which is Voice Control
- Password and other secure fields, which are excluded
Still your call
Anything after the insert
- Sending the message you just drafted
- Facts, figures, dates, and commitments in the text
- Whether the tone suits the person reading it
Before you rely on it
Common questions about voice to text inside other apps.
The useful questions here are about limits: what it will not do, and what happens when delivery fails.
01How do I use voice to text in Word on a Mac?
Click into the Word document where the text belongs, start Aureon, and speak. The result is delivered at your cursor using the same system paste path Aureon uses everywhere else, so voice to text in Word needs no add-in and no separate setup. Aureon is not a Microsoft product and is not affiliated with one.
02Can I use voice to text in Gmail or Mail?
Yes. Click into the reply box first, then speak. Voice to text in Gmail works the same way as in any other window, because delivery follows whichever text field has focus. The drafted reply stays in the box—Aureon never presses Send.
03Do I need a plugin or extension for each app?
No. Delivery is a system-level action into the frontmost window, so it does not depend on per-app plugins, browser extensions, or app-specific adapters. The trade-off is that Aureon works with the app's normal text focus rather than doing anything special inside a particular app.
04Will it send the message after inserting the text?
No. Aureon never synthesizes Return, Enter, Send, or Submit. A drafted reply stays in the message box until you send it. This is a deliberate limit, not a missing feature.
05What happens to what I already had copied?
Aureon takes a snapshot of the clipboard, briefly uses it to carry the result, and restores the snapshot afterwards. If you or another app copy something during that moment, Aureon does not overwrite the newer clipboard.
06Why does it need Accessibility permission?
Placing text into another application is a system-level action on macOS, and Accessibility is the permission that governs it. Without it, Aureon can still produce the text for you to copy, but it cannot insert it for you.
07What if the text does not appear?
If delivery cannot complete—for example because you switched windows, or the field is a secure one—nothing is written rather than written somewhere unintended. The result stays available in the recovery panel and History, where you can re-insert or copy it.
08Is this the same as connecting Aureon to an app?
No, and the distinction matters. This page describes writing text into an app you are already using. Creating an item inside a connected service—a Notion page, an Obsidian note, a calendar event—is a separate capability with its own supported list and confirmation design. See the integrations pages for what is actually supported there.